Vinegar Nail Fungus

The vinegar nail fungus cure must be one of the oldest traditional treatments for this common and unpleasant type of infection. The rationale behind this treatment is that fungus does not like an acid environment, therefore soaking an infected nail in vinegar, an acid, will kill off the fungus. Although vinegar has not been scientifically studied as a cure for onychomycosis, there is current interest in the potential for acids to act on fungal nail infections, and the fact that this home remedy is still around suggests that there may be something to it.

For treating nail fungus apple cider vinegar may be even better than white vinegar, and many people believe that apple cider vinegar has other healthful properties. Taking it internally on a daily basis, they say, will clear up allergies, heal skin conditions, detoxify the system, give you more energy, and even boost your vinegar nail fungus fighting ability. Again, modern medicine hasn't confirmed the benefits of drinking apple cider vinegar, but it hasn't debunked it either. Many people use this home remedy and swear by it.

To try the vinegar nail fungus home remedy, simply soak the affected hand or foot in a container of vinegar for about twenty minutes to half an hour once or twice a day. It's important to keep up the treatment and take the time to do it every single day because the fungus can presumably recover and rebound if you stop for periods of time. To treat nail fungus apple cider vinegar may not be any more effective that white vinegar if you are soaking - and white vinegar is very much cheaper - however apple cider vinegar that contains "the mother of vinegar" is reputed to be much better for internal use.

Treatment for nail fungus takes time, and the vinegar nail fungus treatment is no different. The problem is that the fungus is actually growing inside the cells that form the nail. It takes time for a new nail to grow in, so the trick is to prevent the infection from advancing while new healthy nail grows. If you are successful at this, your treatment will take as long as it takes for your body to entirely replace the nail. During this entire period, you must continue to use the remedy; however, this is not a particular disadvantage of the vinegar nail fungus treatment - it's the same for all treatments except surgical removal of the nail.

A word of caution: if your nail problem isn't nail fungus apple cider vinegar or any other acid is unlikely to help, so get the problem properly diagnosed by a health care professional before embarking on this time consuming home remedy.