Homeopathy
At the first sign of discomfort from an ingrown toenail, soak your toe in five drops of Hypericum tincture and five drops of Calendula tincture diluted in ½ pint of warm water, write Andrew Lockie, M.D., and Nicola Geddes, M.D., in The Women’s Guide to Homeopathy. After 15 to 30 minutes, they say, remove your toe from the water and gently wrap a small piece of soft linen around the side of the nail, slipping it between the skin over the top of the nail and the nail bed.
Dr. Lockie and Dr. Geddes also suggest taking one of these 6C remedies every 12 hours for two weeks. To strengthen nails that repeatedly ingrow, they say, try Magnetis polus australis. If your nails are quite brittle, they recommend Thuja.
If there is no improvement in a month, see your medical doctor or homeopath.
All of these remedies are available in many health food stores.
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