Listerine, Vinegar and Vicks for Beautiful Feet

It worked for me and I recommend it at least three
times a week until the nail
grows out.

I had ignored my feet for many years. The nails on the big toes began to change. I did not recognize it as toenail fungus. A shoe size that became more tight fitting as I grew older lead to irritation of the big toe and the next toe.

Last winter I presented to my doctor with a foot that was so painful that it was difficult to walk. The toe next to my big toe was very sensitive and purple on the end. I tried vinegar soaks and Vick's and noticed improvement, but the redness and tenderness were still there and were aggravated by walking.

I was sent to a podiatrist. After checking to be sure I was not diabetic, and that circulation to my feet was normal he prescribed, Econazole nitrate. This is a cream applied to the nails and toes each night. Treatment continued for about a month. Soon after treatment began the redness, sensitivity, and pain disappeared and I could walk again without discomfort.

Now, eight months later, over 2/3s of the big toenails are regrowth: new, smooth, and without any sign of fungus. There has been no recurrence. Of course, I am very grateful for the success of the treatment. And I take the utmost care to practice good foot hygiene now, including rinsing my feet thoroughly after showering.

I tried soaking my foot 25 minutes a day in 50% vinegar for five weeks. I was hopeful, and I had no development of athlete's foot fungi, even though it was a sweaty summer. However, the improvement in the toenail was essentially zero.

I've successfully used white vinegar right from the bottle to cure toenail fungus on both feet over many years. No side effects ... and cheap!

Could you please tell me exactly how much vinegar, Listerine and Vaseline you used? I don't know if you are talking about large amounts or small amounts. Please give exact measurements. Am willing to try anything!!! Thanks

regarding the vicks, vinegar and listerine soaks, do I have to remove my toe nail polish for the soak to be effective?. My toes are so bad they need to be covered.

I have been using the Listerine and vinegar mixture at night for about 3 weeks, then applying vicks and putting back on my socks. Have seen some improvement in my toenails. also had a major problem with my fingernails and am doing the same thing there. I do see a difference, and will keep using both the mixture and the vicks. My question is.. once my nails improve will I have to continue this?

I've had a discolored left big toenail for about 10 years now, and I just recently decided to tackle it. I've been putting it off because it hasn't really spread and I don't like the idea of soaking it for 30 minutes every day for a year, etc. Several days ago, I clipped off as much of the discoloration as I could, and began scraping the top of the discoloration with a small knife. Then, I apply a mixture of apple cider vinegar and listerine mixed with petroleum jelly to help it stay adhered. I do this once a day, and after 4 days the improvement is noticeable. This has been much quicker than any of the remedies I've read about, and I recommend it.

could anyone please tell me how long to soak in the vinegar/listerine mixture? may i safely assume that a 'generic' listerine may be used or is there a specific ingredient in the brand name that makes it effective?

About 2 years ago I injured one of my toes and ever since I have found that my toe nail doesn't grow normally and now I believe that it has fungus. Now, I have cut down almost the entire nail off and I'm willing to use these remedies and hope to have a beautiful nail again!
I will start with VaporRub nightly along with Listerine and Vinegar.

My question is a little different from the vinegar/Listerine use...but I am having problems with my big toenail. It's like it is squeezing together, so instead of a nice flat toenail, it's kind of humped. (can't figure how else to describe it!) I asked a podiatrist, and he said, 'oh, toenails do that sometimes. Just be careful of ingrown toenails.' Not good enough! It's ugly! Is this because I'm getting older?!

I developed a nail fungus on my left big toe about 6 months ago, 1/2 my nail fell off. I think it was from getting pedicures. I too went to the podiatrist and she told me to use this expensive stuff like clear nail polish. I tried it and nothing changed. I found lots of websites that mentioned the vinegar and vick's option and decided to give it a try.

I have had great success. My nail is almost back to normal, and it has not spread to my other toes yet, which worried me because this is highly contagious and spreads easily. I never tried the Listerine, just the pure white vinegar and after a 1/2 soak in the evenings, I put some vick's on w/ a Q-tip and put socks on for the night. I too am unsure as to weather this should continue even after the nail is completely grown back clear. Maybe someone can clarify this for me too, but I am very happy about the success of this cheap and safe option.

I had a fungus on EVERY toe, the big toe being the worst. The big toe was discolored and actually were rough and.... I can't even really describe it. They would peal off in layers from the top to the nail bed but there would be just an awful looking mess. I've never seen anything like it. The rest of my toes were just very brittle and the toe next to my big toe was slightly discolored.

The drug considered the best to fight nail fungus is Lamasil but I heard that it has a rather high risk of side effects, particularly liver damage, that I decided there was no way I'd risk it. I ruptured my liver in an accident so I wasn't going to gamble with it. I decided to try home remedies. I had heard they actually had more success than the prescription medication anyway. I used the vinegar (seemed to be the most popular in the forums I read but there were a few that people used successfully), putting it on with an eye dropper 2 times a day for a couple of months and then the nail started to clear up and the rough part started growing out. Behind that was decent nail, still brittle and not tight to the nail bed but still much better.

Once I had a decent nail coming out it seemed to stop working. It stayed brittle and slightly discolored. I had heard that if I stopped before it was COMPLETELY GONE that it would come right back so I didn't stop but I knew I had to do something. I thought it may have something to do with the fact that the nail was thick again. I figured that the eye dropper wasn't putting enough vinegar on to soak into the thick nail. I figured that when the nail was falling off, splitting off in layers, that the vinegar easily penetrated the nail but once it was hard it couldn't penetrate it anymore.

Rather than the dropper, I started soaking my feet in a tub of vinegar but vinegar is actually acidic so it's harsh to the skin. It started to split the skin so I put the tub at an angle. The angle allowed the vinegar to cover just my toes and I noticed that it started working again and showing improvement. I would soak them for 20 minutes 2 times a day. It took almost a year but I finally had nice nails again.

If I had it to do all over again, I think I would soak them from the start rather than using the eye dropper but I think I'd try a combination of remedies to MAKE SURE I found the right one for me. I would mix vinegar and Listerine (I believe a generic brand would be fine), soak 2 times a day for 20-30 minutes. On top of that I would put Vicks on them at night and maybe tea tree oil during the day in between the morning and evening soaks. I'd do that just to 'hit it' from all sides....LOL. You may not know which remedy worked the best by I'm quite certain it will work and I'm absolutely certain that you won't care which remedy worked the best....LOL.

I Don't say this about all home remedies but; the prescription medications are expensive and potentially dangerous!!! When it comes to nail fungus, try the home remedies first, the only thing you have to lose is a little time. They are safe and they work much better than the prescription meds!!!!

I used the vinegar and generic Listerine treatment on nail fungus for about 3 months last year. The fungus was the thickened yellow nail which has something that looks like strands under the nail. It was doing well but I stopped since I thought it was good enough to wear sandals. I was using it once a day as a soak for 10 minutes. I am starting again and wanted to offer a few tips.

First, do go to a 20 to 30 minute soak. Also, I mix 50/50 about 2/3 full in a 32 ounce vinegar bottle. Add a couple of drops of dish detergent to help penetration. I put all of this (about 20 fluid ounces) into a plastic paint roller pan so that I only have to submerse my toes; the heels being up on the incline. To the person that uses nail polish - don't do this since it actually creates conditions to help fungus growth. The solution can be reused multiple times.

I mix fresh about once per week. I also use Vapo-rub a couple of times a week but wash it off before the vinegar treatment. Seems to me that the oils would prevent penetration. Hope this helps. The treatment works if you stay diligent.

LOSE THE LISTERINE..VICKS AND WHITE VINIGAR MIXED AND SMEARED ON MY TOES TURNED AROUND A BAD FUNGUS SITUATION ,THAT NOTHING ELSE HELPED IN VERY LITTLE TIME..