A fungal nail infection generally starts out as a slight yellowish tinge to the nail, or even a white spot. But as the fungus begins to spread and mature, it can turn a yellow, green or even black colour. Because the nail is designed to be strong, removing an infection from the nail bed can be tricky.
Drying thoroughly between your toes after a bath or shower is a god idea. It's also worth keeping your nails trimmed - use Scholl Nail Clippers or Scholl Toe Nail Scissors and cut straight across, not going too close to the skin. Shoes that allow your feet to breathe and your toes to wiggle prevent the conditions that fungus thrives in. Please consult a Heath Care Professional for advice.
When infected by fungus, the nail can become more and more yellow in colour - sometimes ending up brown or even black. Early on, the fungal organisms (dermatophytes) create a white spot or yellow tinge to the nail, usually on the top or at its side. The nail can then grow thicker before starting to crumble away.
Your toenail protects the tender bed of skin beneath it. Once your nail is infected by fungus, the nail's natural resilience can make it hard to remove it. The fungus also thrives in warm, moist conditions.
To treat an infection, try to keep your feet clean and dry by carefully washing and drying them everyday, then wearing properly-fitting shoes and socks. Odour Control Foot Spray with Neutra-Activ has anti-fungal and antibacterial agents to destroy fungi. Scholl Super Odour Control Insoles also help to absorb moisture to keep your feet dry.
Fungal nail can be a real problem. It can be uncomfortable, painful and make you feel embarrassed about your feet. It occurs when the nails become infected by a fungus and can involve any part of the nail unit.
The discolouration is due to the fungus digesting the nail plate. The digested nail builds-up over time, causing the nail plate to lift from the nail bed, resulting in a loss of the natural pink colour and a build-up of yellow, brown or white areas.
Fungal nail infection occurs when the nail structure (toenails or fingernails) becomes infected by a fungus. Nails are well protected from their environment by the cuticle together with the nails folds and hyponychium which help seal and protect the nail from invasion of foreign bodies (including bacterial or fungal infections). Slight damage to the nail’s protective structures, by trauma or disease, creates an entry portal for these bodies to invade. The infection may involve any part of the nail structure including the nail plate, nail bed or nail matrix.
The types of fungi that cause fungal nail infections can be found in many environments especially . moist, warm environments such as swimming pools, gyms and communal changing areas. However, it is also found at home on socks, shoes, towels, carpets and soft furniture.
Fungal nail infections usually look unpleasant because the nail becomes thickened, discoloured (yellow, brown or white; patches, streaks or islands), flaky, brittle and uncomfortable.
Most fungal nail infections initially begin as mild infections affecting a small portion of the nail. However if left untreated, the infection could eventually spread to involve a larger portion of the nail, leading to a completely damaged nail or even the nail becoming detached.
Fungal Nail can be a distressing and embarrassing condition and without treatment fungal nail will not improve and could eventually spread to involve a larger portion of the nail, which is why Scholl has developed Scholl Fungal Nail Treatment.Scholl Fungal Nail Treatment is a uniquely designed system for the treatment of mild fungal nail.The treatment phase lasts 4 weeks after which the level of discolouration on the nail is reduced.The protection phase lasts until the nail grows out and helps to prevent the spread of fungus and protects against recurrence. It’s discrete, easy to use and has been specially formulated to penetrate into the nail and kill nail fungus at its source. So don’t be embarrassed to bare your toes – choose Scholl Fungal Nail Treatment.
