intheflow88
02-11-2012, 02:05 AM
I just got a request from my acupuncturist colleague to write this up for a patient of his so I thought I would share with anyone who can use it. Hydrogen peroxide is a very effective alternative to toxic drugstore remedies for clearing up nail fungus and athlete's foot. It works by oxygenating the tissues and killing the fungus.
Directions:
Buy a quart of 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide. A quart will be more than enough to treat a toe nail infection. I’d stay away from the 3% they sell in the drugstores as it’s probably been sitting around long enough to have lost its potency, but I’d use it in a pinch. There's an issue with shipping laws for 35%, so the Good Earth, for instance, can't carry it. It's also a trick to find high quality 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide because it loses 6% strength per year. But I've checked out and used a high quality source from Guardian of Eden in Florida. https://www.dfwx.com/h2o2.htm 1-352-563-5200
$26.83+$19.23 S&H for 1 quart.
Store this in your fridge for longest shelf life. From this concentrate make some 3% H2O2.
Use gloves or be prepared to wash it off with water very quickly as it burns the skin, however it won't harm you and the white burn will go away in about a half hour.
Mix 2 oz. 35% H2O2 with 22 oz. water for 24 oz. of 3% H202. If you are thrifty use only 16 oz. of this and store it a glass juice bottle in a dark cupboard and reuse it about 5x or until it gets too much body skin in it.
To clear toe nail fungus put that 16 oz. bottle in a pitcher of very hot water to passively heat it. Then preheat one end of a plastic dish pan and pour it in. Place the dish pan against a wall and put 2 folded hand towels under the side closest to you so it's tipped at an angle. Put your feet in the dishpan and lay on the floor with your knees bent. 16 oz. will cover your toes.
It's also possible to pour the solution into a gallon sized freezer bag and put your foot into it.
For fingernail fungus you can use a lot less 3% H2O2 and soak in any non-metallic small container.
Soak for 20 min. 2x a week. I had a client who tried this on really thick toe nail fungus completely covering the big toe nail bed @ 1x a week and it took about 1 year to grow out. I also have a client soaking their toe 2x a week and it's 1/3rd grown out in 1 month. The more frequently you soak, the quicker new healthy pink nail will grow out. I'm sure 3x a week would give even faster results.
Also key is cutting away the dead nail as much as you can. Use big clippers if it's very thick. It really speeds up the healing process.
You'll notice all your toe nails will grow more quickly because they are so oxygenated.
Please feel free to download this in Word Doc format for your reference below.
Susan Landes N.M.T.
Directions:
Buy a quart of 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide. A quart will be more than enough to treat a toe nail infection. I’d stay away from the 3% they sell in the drugstores as it’s probably been sitting around long enough to have lost its potency, but I’d use it in a pinch. There's an issue with shipping laws for 35%, so the Good Earth, for instance, can't carry it. It's also a trick to find high quality 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide because it loses 6% strength per year. But I've checked out and used a high quality source from Guardian of Eden in Florida. https://www.dfwx.com/h2o2.htm 1-352-563-5200
$26.83+$19.23 S&H for 1 quart.
Store this in your fridge for longest shelf life. From this concentrate make some 3% H2O2.
Use gloves or be prepared to wash it off with water very quickly as it burns the skin, however it won't harm you and the white burn will go away in about a half hour.
Mix 2 oz. 35% H2O2 with 22 oz. water for 24 oz. of 3% H202. If you are thrifty use only 16 oz. of this and store it a glass juice bottle in a dark cupboard and reuse it about 5x or until it gets too much body skin in it.
To clear toe nail fungus put that 16 oz. bottle in a pitcher of very hot water to passively heat it. Then preheat one end of a plastic dish pan and pour it in. Place the dish pan against a wall and put 2 folded hand towels under the side closest to you so it's tipped at an angle. Put your feet in the dishpan and lay on the floor with your knees bent. 16 oz. will cover your toes.
It's also possible to pour the solution into a gallon sized freezer bag and put your foot into it.
For fingernail fungus you can use a lot less 3% H2O2 and soak in any non-metallic small container.
Soak for 20 min. 2x a week. I had a client who tried this on really thick toe nail fungus completely covering the big toe nail bed @ 1x a week and it took about 1 year to grow out. I also have a client soaking their toe 2x a week and it's 1/3rd grown out in 1 month. The more frequently you soak, the quicker new healthy pink nail will grow out. I'm sure 3x a week would give even faster results.
Also key is cutting away the dead nail as much as you can. Use big clippers if it's very thick. It really speeds up the healing process.
You'll notice all your toe nails will grow more quickly because they are so oxygenated.
Please feel free to download this in Word Doc format for your reference below.
Susan Landes N.M.T.