I have a long-standing fingernail fungus problem that I think began when I used to do pottery, but I also garden. I have tried several of the remedies on this list. Tea tree oil seems to help some, as well as Menthol/Camphor in Vics Vaporub or other brands. I have difficulty sleeping with the smell, though. I tried CS but the fungus which had been only in 2 nails appeared in a third and I was afraid it was the CS that had let it spread, perhaps by killing some natural bacteria that were keeping the fungus in check? I tried dipping my nails in vinegar every night and it would burn but seemed to help a little but then I started getting a detached nail for the first time and wanted to try something else. My daughter was using hot Celtic salt water for healing her pierced ears to prevent infection, and I thought it might be worth trying for my nails as well (a teaspoon to a tablespoon per cup, microwaved for ~50 seconds or as hot as I can stand, reused for a week or so). When I dip my fingers in the hot salt water 3 x a day I really see results, my nail reattached, and they were rippling and getting thin but the rippling is almost gone. I also had frequent cracking and redness in my skin next to the nail, and the salt water seems to help that if I am diligent. I have also been using an herbal salve for fungus I bought from:
http://www.herbalhobbit.com/HHHerbalRemedies.htm "Foot Armor Extreme When the conditions are so extreme that even the Foot Armor isn't quite enough Guaranteed to work or your money back. It has all of the power of the original Foot Armor plus the extreme disinfectant and anti-fungal properties of Leleshwa Essential Oil. " I have had much less cracking and splitting with it. At times that I had severe painful cracking putting Desitin ointment on with a bandaid to cover it would really fix it up. But it is smelly and will rub off on everything unlike the Foot Armor. I wish I could say my nails were totally healed but they are close. The nail that got a new infection is ripple-free, skin no longer affected, now and the others would be better but I slacked off to soaking them once per day. The rippling is very slight. I think if I would just be disciplined to soak them 3x a day I would get that final improvement. Nancy ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:59:34 -0500 From: Marshall Dudley <mdud...@king-cart.com> Some time back someone asked how to cure toenail fungus. I just ran across a site with a compreshensive list of cures, despite doctors saying that it is incurable! http://georgestancliffe.freewebsitehosting.com/ Marshall -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
