Nail fungus is an extremely unpleasant disease, which is easily caught: just go to the pool, the beach or wear someone else's slippers.But getting rid of the disease is not easy: fungal spores tend to affect not only the nail plates, but also penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin and firmly settle there.
In advanced cases, the fungus enters a chronic phase and treatment is delayed for years.Therefore, it is very important to immediately pay attention to the symptoms and start therapy with special medications, which include special varnishes for nail fungus.
Why are mushrooms dangerous?
Fungal infections enter the body through microcracks that appear in the skin for various reasons.For example, this can happen when a person walks barefoot on the beach or on the floor, wears someone else's shoes, or does a pedicure with tools other than his own.If pathogenic organisms manage to gain a foothold, they gradually penetrate all layers of the skin, increasing the territory.
The infection thrives in warm, humid conditions, making the toes an ideal place for the fungus to develop, especially if a person sweats excessively.Self-medication in this case is useless and will not bring success.The only way out: the use of medical ointments, creams, nail polishes.
The difficulty of treating the disease also lies in the fact that there are more than five hundred types of fungi that can harm human health (and there are more than seventy thousand in total).Each type should be treated only with drugs specially developed for it, otherwise even the best medicine will be ineffective.If you detect suspicious symptoms, you should go to a dermatologist before starting treatment.
Fungi make themselves known with the following symptoms:
- skin between the folds of the fingers, burning, itching, redness;
- the appearance of suspicious spots on the skin;
- the formation of bubbles is possible, which after some time burst, forming cracks and ulcers;
- the nail begins to change its structure: it bends, formations in the form of waves appear on the nail plate, it itself becomes thicker or thinner and begins to crumble;
- White or yellow spots appear on the nails, which are not characteristic of healthy nails.
If you pay attention to the symptoms in time, notice problems with the skin on the feet, deterioration of the condition of the nails and seek help immediately, you can get rid of the disease in two months.Therapy usually includes ointments, creams and tablets.Recently, special preparations have appeared that are medicinal nail polishes, the main purpose of which is to stop and destroy the fungi that have affected the nail plate.
How does anti-mold spray work?
Antifungal nail polish helps best in the first stage of disease development.The principle of operation is simple: after filling the top layer with a file and painting the plate with alcohol, apply the product to the nail, after which the medicinal ingredients included in its composition, thanks to its liquid structure, easily penetrate through the layer of the plate and begin to destroy pathogens.
After the varnish dries, air stops penetrating the fungal spores, for the development of which it is essential, which also blocks their vital activity.As a result, deprived of air and seriously exposed to the medicinal components contained in the spray, the mushrooms die.
Antifungal nail polish dries in about three to four minutes.After completing the procedure, you must remember to carefully close the bottle and disinfect all the tools used to treat the nail and the skin around it.
If the type of fungus is correctly identified and the right medicine is applied, after some time it will be possible to get rid of pathogenic microorganisms.Another point worth paying attention to is that the use of nail polish alone is not enough for effective treatment, as mold spores are also present on the skin around the nail.
For the therapy to be successful, the treatment must be comprehensive: in addition to varnish, accompanying creams and tablets must be used.For example, a well-known company produces not only medicinal spray against fungi, but also ointments that help the body cope with the disease.
Before choosing a medicine, you should carefully study the instructions and make sure that it is directed against the type of fungus that was found in the body (in principle, this should be done by a doctor, but it does not hurt to make sure yourself).It is also worth paying attention to the number of healing ingredients and their concentration.
If the disease is at the end of the second stage - the beginning of the third stage, the fungal spores will already be strong enough, and if a weaker drug is used, they will begin to fight it, develop immunity and become more resistant.Therefore, when treating a disease, it is necessary to choose stronger means.
Brands and their effects
Currently, there is a large number of antifungal paints, and since each case is individual, opinions about their effectiveness are different and often contradictory.According to reviews, they help some people, not others.The second option is due to the fact that the nail plate was prepared incorrectly, or a varnish was used that was not designed for the type of fungus affecting the nails.
Antifungal varnishes with the active ingredient amorolfine are especially popular.All of them have a broad spectrum of action and are designed to destroy the main types of pathogenic microorganisms.Which one is better to choose depends mainly on the type of fungus that has affected the nails, so they should be used only after the tests have determined the type of pathogens, and the instructions for the drug indicate that the medicinal manicure copes with it.
French varnish against nail fungus is an expensive drug, the active substance of which is amorolfine, the principle of which is based on the destruction of the cell membrane of the fungus.It not only destroys the cells that have already appeared, but also prevents the spores from multiplying and spreading, capturing new territory.The duration of treatment with this drug, according to reviews, lasts from two months to two years, depending on the stage of the fungal infection.
Another product, a product of our manufacturer with formic acid in its composition, not only fights pathogens well, but can also be used as a prophylactic agent.The active substance of the drug is polyvinyl acetate;contains Bacillus bacteria, due to which it has biochemical activity.
A German spray with the active ingredient ciclopiroxolamine, whose active substance is ciclopiros, is considered effective.Opinions about this drug vary, from extremely negative to positive, many agree that varnishes containing amorolfine are better.This may be due to the fact that, unlike previous application methods, the manufacturer allows the varnish to be applied without filling the surface of the plate.
This is not the best application method, as it is easier for the product to penetrate deeper into the treated nail.To make cyclopiroxolamine varnish more effective, it is better to paint the nail plate.
How often you should apply antifungal nail polish depends mainly on the disease and the treatment regimen prescribed by your doctor.Some products are recommended to be used once a day, others - twice a week, when signs of recovery are visible on the face, the interval between procedures can be increased.
Whatever medicine is chosen for treatment, do not forget about the importance of comprehensive treatment and the need to follow the rules of hygiene.When applying varnish, remember that nails affected by fungus must be treated with a special tool: it is not advisable to paint healthy and sick nails with the same file or cut them with the same scissors.
You also may not give your manicure tools to other people for use, or receive tools from them to treat your nails.It is worth paying attention to strengthening immunity, taking vitamin and mineral complexes and maintaining proper nutrition.