Thursday, 26 May 2016

Ingrown toe nail

Ingrown toenail is a big problem that crops up all of a sudden. It is painful and pus can collect beneath the toenail and surrounding tissues. The affected toe is swollen, red and inflamed. What can be done?

There is no need to panic. Look around you and try to find something that contains alcohol or menthol. It can be any of the oils that you use when you get hurt. For most of us, we have minyak Mastika or any minyak angin. That is fine. You can use that. But there is a better oil to keep at home and always have in your home collection of medicinal oils. This is the tea tree oil. It comes in small bottles, 25 ml. You can purchase it at Guardian Pharmacy. Keep it handy. The one that I keep and often use is Thursday Plantation Tea Tree Oil 25ml (100% pure essential oil), which is an Australian brand.


For ingrown toenail, pour a drop of tea tree oil onto the painful ingrown toenail. Do that at least once a day for 3 days until the pain subsides.

Muslims pray 5 times a day and wash their feet when performing ablution - the oil is washed away. Re-apply tea tree oil to the painful ingrown toenail after each prayer, for faster healing.

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