Vinegar for Fungus

Maybe it really wasn't nail fungus.

I tried vinegar mixed with water for toenail fungus a few years ago, with a little success.
Six months ago, or maybe as long as a year, I started using Hydrogen Peroxide mixed 50/50 with water and applied with a Q-tip. All discoloration is gone and my nails are going back to normal shape.

I think Hydrogen Peroxide works the best for toenail fungus. I had great results.

My experience with healing a nail fungus was by soaking the foot in APPLE CIDER VINEGAR (not distilled vinegar) in full strength. Repeated infrequent soakings for three weeks. The fungus has not returned since I did this two years ago.

My dermatologist had me soaking my feet every day in warm water with 2 tbs of white vinegar. He said that it adjusts the PH of the skin and helps to prevent fungus and infection. He recommended it to me since I was a diabetic.

For 8 years I have been trying to get rid of nail fungus on both my big toes. Went to countless docs, took expensive meds and one day a friend suggested your web site and I found so many possible remedies that I just picked one. For 4 months I have been using the 50/50 vinegar and water solution twice a day after I shower and my nails are FINALLY growing in normal! I cannot tell you how excited I am! Thanks so much for all the helpful non-toxic options!

I found using tea tree works every time for toenail fungus.

I was just wondering if you could use tea tree oil in the ear for fungus.
Paula

I had developed a fungal infection under my fingernails and my MD didn't want me to take the anti-fungal medications for fear it would exacerbate another condition. He advised me to soak my fingertips in a 50/50 solution of white vinegar and water as warm as I could tolerate for 15 to 30 minutes, three times a day. The fungus disappeared after about 20 days. That was 6 years ago and I have never had a recurrence.

I have had psoriasis for many years. With this dreaded virus comes yellowing fingernails and toenails along with both being brittle. I found that if you apply metholatum ointment (Vicks) to the nails twice a day, the nails will clear up in a month or two.

Zeasorb-AF for athlete's foot worked well and fast after persistant AF. Had tried everything! I continue to use it after showering. Spread the word.

I supposedly have psoriases and have used every ointment imaginable over the past ten years to no avail; well, one worked that had an antibiotic, but cost me $25, which I cannot afford. I tried the fungus for feet cream, and it has helped as much as any of the others. Some doctors say it is a fungus and others do not. These are skin specialists! Help!

I had a nasty and persistent case of athlete's foot that damaged my big toenail so badly my doctor referred me to a surgeon to remove it. Fortunately my brother had read about the vinegar cure and I soaked my feet in straight white vinegar about 30 min a night, a few nights a week for a few months. It was easy, just soaked them while checking my email. The athlete's foot cleared up and never recurred. My toenail grew back nice and healthy. I'm a believer!

I used tea tree oil and cut back the nail for about one month to get rid of most of the fungus nail, as soon as the nail was very short (near the half moon) i started soaking it 2X a day in vinegar and no more tea tree oil, and it grew in nice. whole process about 6 months!

I have successfully used vinegar many times for both fungal ear infections & vaginal yeast infections (tho my doc is extremely skeptical of the latter). The trick is to maintain contact, not just rinse.

The recipe for ears is 1 pt vinegar, 1 pt isopropyl alcohol & 2 parts water. Flood the ear & use a cotton ball to maintain contact for an hour or so twice a day for 2 days. (I found tea tree oil burned my ears even when diluted with mineral oil.)

The recipe for vaginal yeast requires a diabetic type syringe to inject 50-50 vinegar water into a tampon. Repeat twice a day for 2 days (with a fresh tampon, obviously).

And please report back whether this works for you. No one believes it when I tell them, and I have never seen it written anywhere.

I'm a nurse with horribly cracked and peeling fingertips. The dermatologist gave me the strongest cortisone cream available and after a year I still had the problem. Another doctor told me it looked like a fungal infection and gave me anti-fungal creams - which did not work very well. Then my mother told me to use Vick's Vaporub - within 2 days my hands were almost completely cured!!

I used full strength distilled vinegar to soak my feet in once a week for one hour each time. The toe fungus disappeared after a couple of months.

I am now being treated for ear fungus. The ear drops prescribed by my doctor are so painful that I almost collapsed upon use.

Can I put full strength distilled vinegar into my ear?

I just started the VapoRub, first night a big change. Have had this for years, too fearful of the pills and didn't know what else to try until I found this site. Thanks

I have toenail fungus and it's terrible. I can't go to the beach, can't wear sandals and even swimming pools are out of the question. oh... and I keep my socks on :(

I took lamisil for 3 x 3 months (3 x $1200.00) It didn't work. then we did a 400 dollar biopsy ($410.00) of the fungus to make sure it is fungus and not cancer. turns out it is a fungus. So we switched to sporanox 2x a day. for 3 months. ($ 2100) didn't work. I have tried tea tree oil, bleach... nothing helped. so I'm gonna try the vinegar... at least it's cheap.

I have had athlete's foot for 1 year. I was using lamisil for a year but it was getting worse, little by little. I spent probably $100 on lamisil cream, total.

Then I tried vinegar. Straight vinegar painted onto the fungus and rubbed in with my finger, enough to saturate it.

Vinegar has BLITZED it in three days. The fungus is still in there, I can tell, but the level of improvement is so far beyond lamisil that it makes me furious-- why are they allowed to sell that overpriced crap when a dime's worth of vinegar does a far better job?

I have the same problem. No beach - I live in San Diego, no pool parties, always socks even in hot weather at a friends house. I feel so awkward.

I'm trying the vinegar/listerine/tea tree oil/vapo rub.

I'm starting to see some progress and very excited about it.

Good luck.

"the level of improvement is so far beyond lamisil that it makes me furious-- why are they allowed to sell that overpriced crap when a dime's worth of vinegar does a far better job?"

In part because vinegar doesn't make any money for the drug companies :|

>>"the level of improvement is so far beyond lamisil that it makes me furious-- why are they allowed to sell that overpriced *rap when a dime's worth of vinegar does a far better job?"

> In part because vinegar doesn't make any money for the drug companies :|

AND...
...the vinegar companies don't want to deal with the FDA. :\

I've been dealing with the toenail fungus (in the Midwest btw where my first podiatrist told me I got it from the soil) for 20 years. I've managed to spread it to everyone in the household.

Tried tea-tree (aka melaleuca) oil? No.
Tried Vicks Vapo-Rub? No.
Tried bleach water? No.

Still. Bring on to vinegar!

I'm also testing a home remedy of my own invention: a "dry soak" mixture of cat litter (for the clay, to rob the fungus of moisture) and black-walnut shavings (because that species is known to suppress the growth of encroaching trees). I even sprinkled shavings in my house shoes, but found the cat litter too painful to walk around on.

Try equal parts apple cider vinegar and plain glycerin. It works beautifully and does not cause pain. My daughter had ear problems for months the doctors could not cure and this worked within two days. Just use 4-5 drops a few times a day.

Yes to using Apple Cider Vinegar. This remedy helps, but did not really cure my problem.

My solution will be unpopular to most people, but I swear it is what finally rid me of disgusting toes (that I had for almost a year). I went on a Candida Free diet for overall health. In other words, I eliminated ALL forms of sugar for over a month. Some people would benefit from a much longer "sugar fast" such as 6-12 weeks.

Eliminating all forms of sugar starved the nasty candida yeast in my gut that was clearly over-abundant. In addition to losing toenail fungus, I also lost eczema which has plagued me for YEARS and it also greatly reduced occurrence of migraines.

In order to do this, check out one of the Yeast Free Diet websites, but the short version is to eliminate all fruit (including jams and juices), products containing yeast (read all labels) and all types of sugar including honey, molasses and similar. Stevia is ok. I also used grapeseed extract to help kill the bad yeast.

Could the vinegar be added to mineral oil instead of glycerin for ear fungi?

PEOPLE'S PHARMACY RESPONSE: REALLY, THE EASIEST AND SAFEST IS TEPID (BODY TEMPERATURE) WATER. BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO PUT ANY COLD OR HOT LIQUID IN THE EAR.

After years with toenail fungus I successfully treated by soaking in warm water with Sodium Bicarbonate. Cleared up after only a couple of soaks leaving toenail beautifully white & back to normal. Amazing.

For ear fungus found olive oil with a few drops of tea tree to be very effective.

For dandruff (scalp fungus) apply olive oil with tea tree & let soak into hair & scalp for 20 mins to a couple of hours before washing. Leaves hair soft & scalp clean & clear. I also add a few drops of tea tree to my normal shampoo & conditioner to maintain a clean scalp.

Amazing results. Cheap & no toxic chemicals required!

I have been dealing with toe nail fungus for 2years now, it has been a very expensive journey as I tried to treat it with loceryle and lamisil tablets and seeing specialists, I only had success with one toe nail the other keeps coming back, it reaches the tip of my nail and creeps back down, I cant put in words how frustrating it has been trying to treat this problem, I have started using apple cider vinegar and hoping and praying for some success.

Add this one to my list of Don't Works:

Tried cat-litter-with-black-walnut shavings? No.

(Haven't tried the 50/50 peroxide/water treatment, AND I've still got toenails left to try it on...)

I did a footsoak (for about an hour) of water with some Sodium Bicarbonate, for a couple of nights & my infected toenail went pure white (from yellow) and I was able to scrape out the fungus from underneath the nail. It is the best it has been for over 25 years.

I couldn't recommend it highly enough

Very easy to do - and it's dirt cheap!!

Do you need to get a rx for Sodium Bicaronate or did you just use baking soda? In the info I have found online, those seem to be the options. Thanks!

PEOPLE'S PHARMACY RESPONSE: BAKING SODA IS SODIUM BICARBONATE. IT SHOULD WORK FINE.

I have itchy and very flaky scalp and ear. I've been having this for about 15 years now (flaky ear for 5 years now).

I was told it's seborrhea and no one can get it BUT 4 people got it from me :((( and I am very very very disappointed with dermatologists.
I'll go back again and I will tell them that I do not leave their room until they get a sample because this is clearly beyond everything.

I am a biotechnologist educated in Canada and I know a lot about fungi; I am not stupid but they take every patient as if they were dumb or uneducated if they have a slight accent. I told them that someone got it from me and they said that's impossible but they never obtained a sample.

Had anyone had any success with vinegar/water treatment on scalp??? I'm afraid it may promote hair loss.

I did the hydrogen peroxide and vinegar routine, rotating everyday, for six weeks. It worked. I didn't dilute either. Used them straight. I don't see the reason behind dilution. A 15 to 20-minute soak, full strength, doesn't hurt my skin at all.

First I removed as much of the nail as I could before beginning the vinegar treatment. Then I filled a spray bottle with regular white vinegar and generously sprayed all of my toes (not just the infected ones)twice a day (morning and night and especially after a shower). Then I waited for my feet to dry before putting on shoes/socks. No soaking was done on my part.

It was hard to tell if it was working at first because I had to wait for the nail to grow in, but within a couple of months the fungus was completely gone! The color and texture are both back to normal. I started the treatment 6 months ago and the nails are fully grown in and perfect. I'll probably continue to spray for at least another 6 months to be sure its gone completely.

O and as a bonus, I used to get athletes foot on occasion and that is completely gone too.

Was using tea tree oil for about 4 months for toenail fungus and saw no real improvement. upon stopping the tea tree oil my feet have exploded with athletes foot and severe blisters. The fungus started responding to lotramine and I thought it was on its way out so I tried the tea tree oil again to kill the rest of it since my bottle of lotramine was almost gone. Oh was that a bad idea, the fungus exploded again and started moving towards my ankle. These blisters are the worst.

The doctor said I needed to go see a podiatrist to get it taken care of. Forget that, I'm not taking oral antifungals. I just started using apple cider vinegar last night and I think its helping a little bit. It is so painful to soak in the 50/50 solution that I had to start using 20/50 and may have to tone that down a little bit more.

This coming from a guy who prior to the vinegar was soaking my raw and hamburger looking, from the popped blisters, in rubbing alcohol. The alcohol was less painful. Hope the vinegar works because oral antifungals aren't an option.