Ingrown toenail.
By DiDeCo
@DiDeCo (50)
Canada
October 24, 2008 10:08pm CST
Everyone tells me the only way to get rid of an ingrown toenail is to have the toenail professionally removed.
Personally, I don't think that is true.
I have found two ways of healing an ingrown toenail when it begins. Both of those solutions have helped.
1. By soaking your toe or your whole foot in about a capful of bleach per one gallon of warm to hot water, a few times a day, if possible. Even once a day helps. Soak for about 15 minutes at a time. Do not put too much bleach because it could cause your skin to become sensitive.
2. Soaking you toe in about one gallon of water with a half of a teaspoon of sea salt in warm to hot water, a few times a day, if possible. Even just once a day helps. (Ordinary salt can be used, but it is not always as effective.)
Do you have another way to heal an ingrown toenail?
2 responses
@DiDeCo (50)
• Canada
24 Nov 08
Thank you both Cristis12 and Shar1979, I ended up by going to the mini emergency room. The doctor there peeled it back and cut off the excess. My toe is doing fine now. The problem was that the toenail was digging into my skin trying to take its place. Now everything is fine.
@cristis12 (125)
• United States
25 Oct 08
What i have never heard of any of that This solution is painful Sortof but anyway wherever the ingrown tonail is whatever side pull the skin back and Rip the tonail that is ingrown out or use some clippers wither way you shouldnt have to remove the whole toenail!
