Athletes Foot Home Remedy

Many people look for an athletes foot home remedy rather than use an over-the-counter or prescription remedy, as it is one of the most regularly occurring fungal infections.

There are some everyday measures that should be utilized in order to minimize the risk of infection, such as keeping the feet clean and dry and airing the feet regularly.

There are also several herbs and herbal preparations that can be used to combat this infection, and they can be administered in a number of ways.

Athletes foot remedies include:

  • Tea tree oil is an excellent athletes foot home remedy. It is a natural antiseptic, antibacterial, and antifungal. It is one of the few oils that can be applied undiluted to the skin but can also be added to bathwater, a foot bath, or applied to the affected area in a cream.
  • Soaking the feet in a foot bath made with cinnamon tea can help to heal the infection.
  • Calendula can be added to cream and applied to the affected area to improve the skin’s healing.
  • Echinacea can also be used in creams for topical application, and taking echinacea internally will help to boost the immune system and help prevent the infection from returning.

Nail-Rx by Native Remedies contains many of these herbs to effectively control athlete’s foot fungus.  Learn more here.

  • Goldenseal is a natural antifungal and antibacterial agent. The herb can be taken internally in the form of capsules or a tincture, though the dried herb can be used externally as a poultice.
  • Thyme oil is good for athletes foot relief due to its antifungal properties. A few drops can be added to bathwater or a foot bath.
  • Olive leaf extract can fight the bacteria and fungus that can trigger an outbreak of athlete’s foot.
  • Pau d’arco tea can be drunk regularly to help fight the infection internally, though a foot bath made using 8 – 10 pau d’arco tea bags can be a good athletes foot natural cure.
  • Chamomile can be used in a similar way to pau d’arco to fight infection.
  • A decoction of dried licorice can be used as an athletes foot home remedy. It can be applied externally to the affected area several times a day.
  • The Mexicans use an herb called sosa as an athletes foot natural cure, and studies prove it to be very effective against the infection.
  • Peppermint is another herb that is a natural antibacterial agent. The tea can be taken internally to boost the immune system and fight infection or the oil can be added to bathwater or a foot bath.
  • A decoction of ginger can be made and applied externally to the affected area to harness its antifungal properties.
  • Lemongrass is a good option for athletes foot relief. The tea can be drunk to cleanse the system internally and the cooled tea bags used as a compress on the affected area.

When using herbal remedies internally, it is advisable to ensure that there will be no interaction with any prescription medication.

Many of the herbs mentioned here are gentle enough to be used externally, but those who are prone to allergies should do a skin patch test prior to commencing treatment to ensure that there will be no reaction.

Nail-Rx by Native Remedies contains many of these herbs to effectively control athlete’s foot fungus. Learn more here.

 

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