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Toenail fungus home treatment Toenail fungal infection is actually a lot more common than most people think it to be. In this condition the toe nail of the affected person suffers from an infection of micro sized living fungus. The fungi that causes fungal infections is referred to as dermatophytes.
They generally live on skin that is dead or on the hair on the skin.
Toe nail fungus infection is brought on by tinea corporis or the toe nail fungus, which lives on and around the skin underneath the toe nail. Once the fungal growth sets in it gradually starts to spread to the surrounding areas, including the cuticles and nail bed.
- Tea tree oil has come to be widely regarded as one of the most effective of all natural home remedies used for dealing with toenail infection.
- Tea tree oil contains certain chemicals which are called terpenoids, believed to have medicinal properties. Cineole is another ingredient present in tea tree oil that has some interesting properties. Both ingredients posses antibacterial and antifungal properties.
- Tea tree oil in fact even kills the microorganisms that display a resistance to some antibiotics. It has in fact been widely used in the treatment of Athlete's foot, a severe condition that is again a fungal infection of the toe nail.
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