What are Acrylic Nails? Acrylic nails are also known as false or artificial nails. They consist of liquid monomer and powder polymer that can be shaped after it dries and need to be maintained every two weeks. The term of acrylic nails usually refers to all types of false nails such as silk, gel and [...]
Top 5 Homeopathic Toenail Fungus Treatments Review
There is a wide variety of products for Onychomycosis or nail fungus treatment offered today, and they vary from those totally ineffective to highly effective products. It can therefore be difficult to choose the best among all those treatments. Here is a review of the best homeopathic toenail fungus treatment available today. These top 5 [...]
Zetaclear™ Nail Fungus Relief Overview
The Nail Fungus (Onychomycosis) is a fungal infection of the nails (fingernails and, more often toenails) that usually develops on the nails that are frequently exposed to warm and moist environments. Nail fungus infection is characterized by thickening and a white/yellow spot beneath the nail plate which often spreads deeper in the nail and to [...]
Laser Treatment for Toenail Fungus – Costs and Effects
What is a Toenail Fungus? Nail fungus or Onychomycosis is a fungal nail infection that more often affects toenails than fingernails. This infection comes when a fungus infects one or more of toenails. It usually develops on nails that are often exposed to moist and warm environments, like sweaty shoes, shower floors or swimming pool [...]
How you Can Stop Toenail Fungus From Spreading
Stopping toenail fungi from spreading to your other nails is an exercise in dealing with a contagious situation. Yes, the fungus is contagious and if allowed it will take hold and infect other nails on your feet and hands. The fungus, like any living thing proliferate and take as much room as you permit it. [...]
Black Toenail Fungus Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
What is Black Toenail Fungus and What Cause It? Black toenail fungus, also known as Onychomycosis, is a type of fungus that usually infects toenails, though can affect fingernails alike. Black toenail fungus is highly infectious and it commonly affects people who walk around public areas or use public showers and pool areas without wearing [...]
How to Treat Toenail Fungus
Toenail fungus is an embarrassing infection. It causes the nails to discolor and the nails to become odorous. In chronic situations, you can lose the infected nail. At that rate, you’d have to wait for the nail to grow back, which takes about 6 months minimum, if the nail bed is in good condition. But [...]
Types of Onychomycosis
Onychomycosis is the most common form of tinea unguium, or as it’s more informally known, a finger or toenail fungal infection, manifests in two predominant types. It must be said, though, that there are other, relatively rare types of onychomycosis, but as only a tiny fraction of reported cases are of these other types, this [...]
Toenail Fungus Symptoms
The medical term for toenail fungus is Onychomycosis. It is a fungal disease in which fungi enters and inhabits the sub-nail region, which changes the condition of the affected nail. A fungal nail may not seem as serious of a problem, but if left untreated, the nail may detach from the nail bed. This may [...]