Toe nail fungus also known as onychomycosis is nothing but the fungal infection of the toe nail. Fungus is group of microorganisms that are capable of causing infection under condition that favors their growth.
Treatment options are many for toe nail fungus. Bleaching is one among them. Of yore bleaching was so popular but this treatment was slowly replaced by commercial home remedies and prescription medications.
Bleaching is time consuming process. This is the main reason for losing its popularity nevertheless its efficiency in treating toe nail fungus. The person really need to spend not less than half an hour every. This is really asking too much.
Bleaching of course the cheapest treatment option one can think of for toe nail fungus and compared with the other popular remedies. Some will have bleaching powder along with their laundry supplies and some will have this stored along with their cosmetics. There are few other people in all probability will be bleaching toenails for different reasons.
There are many foot care professionals who recommend bleaching for various purposes. Some advise the persons to use one part of bleaching powder in hundred parts of water just to keep the foot clean and fresh. Some other professionals recommend one part of bleaching powder in ten parts of water in order to remove the stains from toe nail fungus.
Bleaching for curing toenail fungus require different dilution and more contact time. First of all, one needs to trim the toe nail as much as possible followed by filing the nail to make it thinner. Now take one table spoon of bleaching powder in one gallon of water. Soak the toe nail for not less than thirty minutes. It will be better if one could soak the infected toenail fifteen minutes in the morning and fifteen minutes in the evening.
Some people even go to the extend of using one in four solution of bleaching powder or un diluted bleaching powder directly on the infected toe nail. But one must be careful here not to irritate the skin as bleaching powder is a corrosive chemical. The fumes that come out from the bleaching powder must not be inhaled as it will damage the respiratory system.
Bleaching won't cure the toe nail fungus immediately. One must be prepared to wait for two to three months to get cured completely. Bleaching though it takes long time to cure toe nail fungus, considered harmless if used in proper dilution.
Glossary
Onychomycosis - the discoloration and thickening of the toe nail caused by fungus.
Fungus - micro organism like bacteria and virus but bigger in size than both
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