Among the treatments for toenail fungus, home remedies have proven owrthy of trying. In this article we explore one of these alternatives: the essential oils treatment.
When deciding for a treatment to eliminate nail fungus once and for all, not everyone of us prefer the use of chemicals and pharmaceutical products. The nature has always provided us with a form to heal ourselves from the most varied infections and diseases. In the pursuit of this natural cure, many people resort to essential oils.
What are essential oils?
They are aromatic oils extracted from plants. Their therapeutic uses are widely known from long traditions and confirmed by modern scientific research. Nowadays, the use of essential oils is revitalized by the popularity of homeopathic medicine. Other uses of essential oils are applied to aromatherapy, cosmetics and even flavoring.
Nail fungus infections are tough, but there are two types of essential oils that have the penetrating power and action to get to the fungus and eradicate it from your toes or fingers. These are the Tea Tree Oil, and the Oregano Oil.
Tea Tree Oil is extracted from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia, and Australian plant. This oil is a known anti fungal agent and a potent antiseptic, scientific research made mostly in its country of origin have confirmed its properties.
Oregano oil is one of the most effective natural remedies against nail fungus. Since this essential oil is believed to be a fungicide it has been used in many nail fungus products. This is also due to the fact that oregano oil contains antiseptic, antibacterial, anti-parasitical, antiviral, analgesic and antifungal properties. Basically, all these factors add up to a great remedy and destroyer for nail fungus.
As I said earlier in the article, now, thanks to homeopathic medicine is easier to find these products. And they constitute a powerful option for nail fungus treatment. Essential oils have always been around us, and much of the knowledge we had about them is being rediscovered. Although if you don’t get a satisfactory result for these natural treatment, you will have to look for other proven options such as oral medication. Essential oil treatments are to be applied daily, a single day missed, can mean taking several steps back.
