Athletes Foot Home Remedy

What is Athletes Foot and How to Get Rid of It

An athletes foot home remedy can work even better than over-the-counter medicines. Choose one of the treatments below for a fast athletes foot cure.

What Causes Athletes Foot?

Athletes foot is a fungus infection. The fungus thrives in warm, wet areas and is very contageous. It is usually picked up from the floors in locker areas and showers at gyms and swimming pools. The area between the toes is warm and moist - the ideal place for the fungus to grow.

The infection causes blisters to form. The infected area feels hot (burning), itchy, and can be quite painful.

To prevent athletes foot, always dry with a towel the area between the toes. Use cornstarch in your socks to keep your feet dry and it is best to wear cotton socks. Wear flip flops in public lockers and shower rooms. Use bleach on the shower floor at home - let it stand for 20 minutes before rinsing. If you have athlete's foot, also wear flip flops or slippers in your home bathroom to prevent others from becoming infected and use an athletes foot home remedy from the list below:

Athletes Foot Home Remedies

Tea Tree Oil is just about the best treatment you can find because it is a powerful disinfectant. Just paint the oil on the infected area two or three times a day. It helps to then dry between the toes with a hair dryer. Learn about the amazing benefits of Tea Tree Oil.

Grapefruit Seed Extract is another strong antifungal and can be used the same way as Tea Tree Oil.

Soak your feet in warm water to which a cup of Apple Cider Vinegar has been added. Do this at least twice a day and always dry between the toes. When washing your socks, add a cup of white distilled vinegar to the rinse water. Read about the health benefits of apple cider vinegar.

Sprinkle the powdered form of the herb Cat's Claw on the infection. Read about other health benefits of Cat's Claw.

Olive leaf is a strong antifungal and is an excellent athletes foot home remedy. Olive leaf extract can be applied directly to the infection and also taken orally as a tea or in capsule form. olive leaf Health Benefits.

Oil of Oregano

A couple of drops of Oregano Oil rubbed into the infected area is an effective remedy for athlete's foot. Oregano has antifungal properties. Read more about Oregano Oil Health Benefits.

Goldenseal has anti-fungal properties. Apply goldenseal liquid extract to the affected area twice a day. Read more about this amazing herb at Benefits of Goldenseal.

Soak your feet in a basin of warm Calendula tea twice a day. Calendula, or Pot Marigold, is both an anti-fungal and antibacterial. Learn more about Calendula Flower.

Foot FungFree made by Native Remedies combines several herbs in a cream that can be applied to the affected area twice a day. The sootheing affects will be felt immediately on the first application. The ingredients in the cream include grapefruit seed extract, marigold, witch hazel, lavender, myrrh, and tea tree oil.

It is important to wash your hands after touching the infected area to keep from infecting other areas of your body. Fungal infections also thrive in the groin area, under finger nails and in the ears.