When your nails turn yellow, curl, become thick and even painful to the touch, it is most likely a fungal infection called onychomycosis. However, there are both folk and medication for this scourge. Our rating will help you choose best remedy for nail fungus on the legs or arms.
10. Probiotics
Price - from 231 rubles.
Without a sufficient amount of friendly flora, one of which is lactobacilli, “bad” bacteria easily “take over” in the body. This allows fungi such as candida and nail fungus to proliferate uncontrollably.
So consuming probiotic supplements daily (that don't contain sugar or artificial sweeteners) will help you fight fungus from the inside out. It is most effective to use probiotics in combination therapy, together with one of our top 10 remedies.
9. Apple or grape vinegar
Price - from 155 rubles. for 250 g.
Daily ten-minute soaks (1 cup of vinegar in a bowl of hot water) will help get rid of nail fungus. However, they will take a long time to do, up to 6 months. In addition, vinegar makes your nails thinner, more fragile and more sensitive. Therefore, in the top 10 most effective remedies for nail fungus, vinegar got the penultimate place.
8. Tea tree oil
Price - from 150 rubles.
When treating nail fungus with folk remedies, the most effective are essential oils with antifungal properties. These include tea tree oil. When applied directly to the affected toenails every morning and evening, the positive results are visible in just three weeks.
Disadvantages: if applied inaccurately, it can "pinch" and burn the skin.
7. Thermicon tablets
Price - from 567 rubles.
The drug with the active ingredient terbinafine is taken up to 12 weeks, one tablet per day. Those who do not wish to take pills can purchase Thermicon spray or cream. The disadvantages of this product, users refer to its high cost and the need for long-term use.
6. Fundizol
Price - from 97 rubles.
Antifungal cream of Russian production. In reviews, it is recommended to apply it under a bandage at night. Under the influence of the cream, the affected part of the nail plate softens and can be removed.
Cons - a specific smell.
5. Lotseril
Price - 1366 rubles.
The varnish with the active ingredient amorolfine is very easy to use. It is enough to apply it to your nails once or twice a week.
To completely get rid of onychomycosis, you will have to wait from 9 months to a year. This is one of Lotseril's flaws. The second drawback is the high price.
4. Nogtivitis
Price - from 149 rubles.
An alternative to surgical removal of the nail affected by the fungus. After applying the ointment, the pieces of the nail exfoliate without causing any discomfort to the "owner".
The only drawback of the remedy is the need to apply the ointment every 3-4 days, for a long time.
3. Listerine
Price - from 125 rubles.
Technically, this mouthwash is not a cure for toenail fungus, but it works very well, which is why we included it in the rating.Make a foot bath with 30-50 ml of Listerine mixed with two cups of warm water and take it once a day for 30 minutes. Listerine is a powerful antiseptic, it kills the fungus quickly.
2. Exoderil
Price - from 464 rubles. for cream and from 558 rubles. per solution.
One of the best, and at the same time the most advertised remedies for nail fungus. Available in the form of a solution for external use and a cream. It is best used twice a day.
Disadvantages: long-term treatment (up to six months) and the unsuccessful form of the bottle with the solution. It is very easy to spill the product out of it.
1. Mycosan
Price - from 155 rubles.
An easy-to-use cream that is absorbed into the nail in a couple of minutes. The result becomes noticeable after just five days of use. An excellent remedy for those who want to treat a fungal infection, but do not accept pills and do not trust folk remedies.
What is the most effective remedy for nail fungus? The readers will have to decide for themselves using the method of enumerating options.