Treat Your Ingrown Toenail With These 6 Natural & Homemade Remedies

  1. Washing it with some castile soap

In case you do not have time for soaking, try to wash the foot and offending the nail twice a day with some soap and water, and you can also use Castile soap to its natural and pure ingredients and make sure to keep the foot clean and dry.

  1. Soak it in some apple cider vinegar

This one is very old folk remedy used for almost everything lately which includes ingrown toenails. In itself it contains anti inflammatory, antiseptic and pain relieving abilities although scientific evidence is limited. In case you want to try this remedy, prepare a basin of warm water combined with one quarter cup of apple cider vinegar and soak the affected foot for up to twenty minutes a day, and then at last dry your foot after the soaking.

  1. Pack the area with dental floss or cotton

This is something that not every medical group agrees and that it tucking small bits of cotton or waxed floss under the edge of an ingrown toenail so to help proper nail growth. Putting cotton under your nails can boost the pain and allow some harmful bacteria to thrive and soaking  the cotton or floss in alcohol before the application of this may minimize this risk.

  1. No high heels or tight shoes

Even though many of the females like high heels, those who have a problem with ingrown toenail shall stay away from them. Tight shoes or high heels can increase the pressure to the affected area so sandals are quite a good idea.

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