Home Remedies for Toenail Fungus

You do not have to visit a dermatologist to treat your toenail fungus. There is a plethora of home remedies for toenail fungus available. Follow these quick tips and you can take care of your toenail fungus within a few weeks to a few months, depending on the severity of your condition. 

The following home treatments work to form a chemical barrier on the skin that destroys fungi. They work as natural antibiotics and antifungals.  You can purchase any of the following at your local grocery or health food store to use as a home remedy for toenail fungus.  Just one of the following home remedies should work fine.

• Olive Leaf Extract pills. Take three 500 mg pills a day.
• Distilled White Vinegar. Apply to the infected toenails with Q-tips or cotton swabs twice a day.
• Essential Coconut Oil. Apply the oil to your toenails once in the morning and once before bedtime. In addition, take 4 tablespoons of coconut oil a day, one at every meal and one before you go to sleep at night.
• Essential Lavender Oil. Apply lavender oil once at night and once in the morning to your toenails.
• Tea Tree Oil. Apply to your toes with a Q-tip twice a day until the fungus had cleared, which should be between 3-4 weeks.
• Vicks Vapo-Rub. Apply to the infected toenails and massage into the feet every morning and night.  The menthol, eucalyptus and camphor in Vicks Vapo-Rub work well together as an antifungal.

Toenail fungus grows in moist, dirty spaces. It is important to properly clean and dry your feet before trying any of the above home remedies for toenail fungus. Keep your toenails as short as possible since it can be hard to clean under a longer nail; cut them so that no nail protrudes out over the toe.