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Cure Ringworm
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[YEA] 08/26/2006: Liz from NC writes: "My roomate and I both got ringworm from a stray cat. We tried all the creams (both prescription and drugstore brands), and hydrogen peroxide (which I assume, does the same as ACV = dries it out). Nothing was working. In fact, it was even spreading. I then was told to used the liquid bandaids. I chose the spray on one because you don't have to touch the infection. It does the same thing nailpolish is supposed to do (suffocates it), however it doesn't crack off. I just kept reapplying the bandaid, and tried not to rub it off after the shower. My ringworm dissapeared in no time at all. I must say that even though I was careful about not touching it, my roomate didn't use the bandaid and her's came back several times. Mine did not come back at all."
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ONLY PRESCRIPTION OINTMENT WORKED
[YEA] 09/07/2007: Fred from Charlotte, NC writes: "We've taken in numerous feral kittens to be spayed and neutered and this was probably the source of my case of ringworm on both hands. I tried various over-the-counter ointments for several months to no avail. I then tried bleach, apple cider vinager, and tea tree & lavender oil. Nothing worked for me. Sometimes it seemed to almost disappear, only to return again with a vengence. Once, I received a chemical burn to my hands from using bleach that wasn't very diluted and/or by applying ACV immediately afterwards. I was very frustrated and it was starting to spread. A doctor gave me a tube of cream that appears to have cleared it all up in just a few days. It's called Clotrimazole and Betamethasone Dipropionate Cream USP 1%/0.05% (base) It states 'Rx only' on the box. I realized that I had already tried a Clotrimazole cream that I bought over-the-counter that didn't work, but perhaps it's the other ingredient that makes this ointment so effective. The bumps and rash have completely vanished. I'm going to continue to apply it for awhile just to make certain that there's no trace left of this plague. I would have loved it if an earlier remedy had worked, especially a natural cure like ACV, but perhaps it's related to individual body chemistry or immune systems. I'll report back if this product fails, but I must say that I'm amazed at the results so far."
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[YEA] 04/12/2009: S from Nashville, TN writes: "Ringworm is like athlete's foot and can be treated with any kind of athlete's foot cream. I had ring worm and the cream worked."
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[YEA] 11/19/2008: Debbie Laman from Little Rock, AR/USA writes: "I had some problems with ringworm and found that Absorbine Junior worked within one day - I applied it and put a cotton boll over with tape, let it stay for a while. I have had no recurrence and that was 3 months ago."
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PENNIES SOAKED IN ACV, THEN COVERED IN TEA TREE OIL
[YEA] 09/03/2007: Betty from Ottawa, Canada writes: "Cured within 2 days using pennies soaked in apple cider vinegar, used solution on it twice a day and then covered with teatree oil. These remedies worked wonderfully, and I caught it in time before it spread."
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[YEA] 12/05/2006: Kim from S.S. Marie On, Canada writes: "This past summer evening, I was chatting with my next door nieghbor who is 75 years old. He grew up on a farm in Manitoba north of Winnipeg. At 27 years old he got married, moved to Sault Ste. Marie & started working in the Steel mill. We were talking that evening about home remedies. Five weeks before he was to get married, he got ringworm on the left side of his head & face. Drove to Winnipeg & saw a specailist who gave him a cream but it wasn't working. They were going to postpone the marrage when a neighbor (who immigrated from the Ukraine), came over in his horse and buggy to deliver his invitation to attend the wedding. Saw Ed & said, "Come with me." Brought Ed to his farm, went into the barn & waited for his pregnant mare to urinate, & collected a 1/2 gallon of urine. He told Ed, "With a clean cloth, soak it in the urine & apply to infected area, 3-5 days, it will be gone, trust me". So Ed did as he was told. The first few applications "stung like hell" said Ed but in 3-5 days the ringworm was gone. He said after a few days the crust that formed started to fall off in chuncks. Needless to say they got married on their due date."
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06/01/2009: Mickey from Miami, FL writes: "RINGWORM: WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR THREE YEARS NEVER THOUGHT TO CHECK ONLINE FOR ADVICE. THREE YEARS TRIED ALL THE OTC AND PRESCRIBE TOOK TOO LONG BUT IT STILL THERE. NOW I HAVE SPOTS. MY QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU CURE THE ONES ON THE SCALP SINCE EVERYTHING SAYS NOT FOR THE SCALP. WILL THE APPLE CIDER VINGER HELP WITH THAT? PLEASE HELP IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. MY POOR SON HAS IT EVERY WHERE. I THINK HE GOT IT FROM THE POOL BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE AFTER HE SWIMS. EITHER NOT ENOUGH CHOLRINE OR TOO MUCH. HELP HELP HELP!!!"
EC: For the scalp, you can also review the remedies here: http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/scalp_infections.html
06/02/2009: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Hi Mickey,
The exudate from the green hull on the black walnuts worked on the kerion (ringworm advanced to pus pockets and most hair gone from area)on my son's scalp years ago. This is the wrong time of year to gather walnuts with green hulls, but you should be able to find tincture of black walnuts at health food store.
I see several instances of people saying Absorbine Jr. cured their ringworm and this should also be safe to use on the scalp."
06/03/2009: Tara from Clarkston, Washington replies: "I get ringworm when I garden sometimes, not sure why. I came across a folk remedy where you soak a few pennies in vinegar and then after about an hour or so apply the penny to the ring worm.This thankfully worked for me since I was doing volunteer work at my daughters school and you cannot do that when you have ringworm. Not sure if it was just the vinegar, or the combo of copper and vinegar. Good luck with your son, and I hope this can work for you too. Maybe even try a washcloth soaked in vinegar and place on his head."
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[NAY] 01/04/2009: T3 from Chicago, IL writes: "I took baths with the vinegar stuff and that didn't work, athlete's foot creme, not working, back to applying the vinegar. I do not have itching or dark rings around the circle, i don't see any white in between. Dr. said fungi, the ointment didn't work either. Now years later, no job or insurance still, I'm at a loss. Spreading more, now to my legs which, I do not touch the bumps then my legs. Now what about our insides, how are we being affected? I heard we need a anibiotic as well.
Mom thinks garlic pills everyday will help. If I can't reach on my back and the others do go away, I think it will come back. But when I took baths everyday in it, that didn't work anyway. It is ugly and embarrasing, can't ever let anyone see them. I also from coming back from FL started getting like heat rashes or bumps every time I sunbathed. I didn't have that in FL, or would I had I stayed. So I have 2 battles now and no insurance. I"m worried about my insides and my vision, is what I heard. I'm already half blind anyway, so this is not helping matters. Man, I stink of vinegar right now, everyone will be looking at me."
01/04/2009: GJ from Springfield, Ohio replies: "T3from Chicago, are you sure what you have is ringworm? I have a niece who was told she had everything from ringworm to dermatitis to eczema. Much like you she battled it for several years with it spreading to different areas of her body. Certain foods and heat and sun exposure made it worse. Finally one very alert Pediatric Rheumatologist recognised her skin condition as Skin Lupus, confirmed by a skin biopsy."
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[NAY] 05/20/2008: Kevin from LA, US writes: "ringworm -- what has not worked for me: hydrogen peroxide, garlic, lamasil, vinegar, ashes. 5 failures"
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[NAY] 12/15/2006: Ship from Wilmington, OH writes: "i have had ringworm since march of 2006 when i was crawling around a manure spreader for some photography shots. i first tried cutting it off and placing bleach on it at the recommendation of a wrestler. THAT HURT!! and it went away...for the summer. i suppose there were traces on my boots or something because in the fall it came right back, and it was spreading - three on each leg!. >so i steeped thyme and used the "tea paste" 2x a day, but that merely left it stagnant. it didn't grow but it didn't go away. i moved on to ginger, and instead of brewing it, i cut slices and taped it with duct tape to the spots. that was good until i went jogging and started sweating. o no! now i have ringworm and some crazy rash all around it caused by duct tape and sweat. i think i will try the cider vinegar solution and disinfect my boots and all my socks and pants. the end, or is it?"
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "A ringworm won't die. Their weakness is a saturated solution of borax and 1% hydrogen peroxide. It is a strong form of fungus. An alkaline form is more effective in the long run. If you want to really kill there is also another way, available at your local aquarium retail outlets everywhere. The anti algae bottle to control algae in fish tanks are often a solution of copper sulfate or a buffered form of copper chloride. Those are applied two or three time to the area and repeated weekly application should be more than enough. They outperform all doctor's med on fungus treatment and for less than 1/20th of the price. Fungus and ringworms major weakness are borax, and copper. There are others, but this would be best tested so far. A borax and copper solution is another possibility. Basically you will add saturated borax to the anti-algae bottle, (often it is light transparent blue in color, usually it is copper sulfate - but they don't label as such, but this is usually the case). The apply this solution to the feet or areas where there is ringworm for external application only. As far as I know this has worked better than any doctors med for topical ringworm applications."
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04/24/2009: Bobt2you from Starksboro, VT, USA writes: "Hello everyone!
I tried the nail polish, then red vinegar. Ringworm kept encroaching upon this largest of our organs, the skin.. Finally went to my Personal Physician, who identified it as ringworm fungus.
Cost 50.00 for the prescription cream. I bought another round of this cream over the phone with my Docter as I was running out, and it did not seem to be working well.
Long story short, the Doctor confirmed the ringworm infection was cured, but I was left was dry skin and excema! Don't confuse the symptoms!!!
Am now using an over the counter skin lubricant / softner to get rid of this excema. Remember to not confuse the symptoms! Exema is itchy and closely resembles ringworm's tiny start up patches! Hopes this helps someone out there! -Bob."
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04/24/2009: Tatsiana from Columbus, GA writes: "Hi everybody - this is a great site with probably very helpful advices on how to get rid of ringworm. HOWEVER, it might not be a ringworm you're fighting! There is a very very similar skin condition called Pityriasis Rosea, and the initial outbreak on the skin looks EXACTLY like ringworm (most often it's on the chest or back). But it is not caused by fungus - that's why none of anti-fungi medication helps to clear it up. I got it about a month ago, figured it was a ringworm, started applying over the counter anti-fungul cream, did it for a week with absolutely no change in condition, during the second week I got little spots all over the body, got scared, tried to get an appointment with dermatologist, but was told that next available would be in a month or so (for a new patient), so I went to emergency room where doctor confirmed that it was a ringworm (without any tests though), and prescribed stronger cream and also antibiotic. I took antibiotics and started applying new cream which seemed to aggravate my rashes even more, they became bright read in color. That's when I found this web site, and I started trying every remedy, one after another - tea tree oil, ACV, white vinegar, nail polish, liquid bandaid, garlic - which badly burned my skin. I was thinking about clorox bleach already but skin was already burnt by garlic, so I was pretty desperate - I went to dermatologist's clinic and cried and begged they get me an appointment. I finally got to see the doctor, who took a few scrapings, looked under the microscope, and told me it was not a ringworm but PITYRIASIS ROSEA which is very often mistaken for ringworm. So look up that condition on the internet, and if you are fighting uphill battle with what you think is ringworm, you might find that you have totally different condition, which is not contageous because it's not caused by fungus, and the treatment is a steroid shot (optional) and steroid cream. I hope this information will help somebody."
EC: Images of Pityriasis Rosea on Google search here.
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[YEA] 02/19/2007: al (gandolfini) from cleveland, ohio writes: "How to cure ringworm quick. alright so here it is, i am a college wrestling coach. and sometimes when i get worm after coaching and wrestling i go home and i do the following.
WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS ONLY IN CASES WHERE YOU NEED TO HEAL RINGWORK QUICK AND NOT FOR USE ON SMALL CHILDREN OR ANIMALS:
WASH INFECTED IN SHOWER . DRY YOURSELF.
SCRATCH AREA UNTIL SEMI RAW .
CONTINUE TO PUT HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ON AREA. (the peroxide mixing with blood will cause the area to have a reaction and white stuff will appear) but after, apply pressure with a dry towel and then your fungus will be gone if neccessary."
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[YEA] 08/31/2007: Roxanne from Tallahassee, Florida writes: "I have had a ringworm for awhile now and I have tried a cream, doctor recommended, and it didn't work. I had read before from another site about using sea salt. So I tried it. I bandaged the salt onto the ailment and left it so for about an hour and a half and already there is some results. This remedy does burn, but if you can withstand it for as long as possible, you will be rewarded."
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1 QUESTION
[QUESTION] 02/02/2009: Robyn from Abingdon, MD writes: "21 Month Old With Scalp Ringworm: My 10 yr old son had dreadlocks for 6 yrs of his life. Once we cut his locks, we noticed that he had ringworm. So, for the past 4 yrs, we've been going back and forth trying to get rid of these things. They never have spread to any other part of his body...I've had good results with the hydrogen peroxide, apple cider vinegar shampoo and the tea trea oil, lavender oil, and sweet almond oil conditioner; however, my younger son (21 months) has recently had a few circular spots on his hair (short hair)...I began with the same thing I'd been doing for my son last night. Also, my daughter has scaly spots on her head every now and then, but if you go to scratch them, they come up very easity and the skin looks healthy underneath the scaliness. I don't know if thats related to what the boys are experiencing. She also has a few little bumps around her the front of her hairline. I use the acv on her head every week--she has very long thick hair. We're african american. But I was wondering if I should do something more. I don't know if it is now systemic. We don't use any other supplements, etc. Please help us!"
[YEA] 02/03/2009: Pam from Huntsville, AL replies: "Robyn, my four year old had ringworm on his arm and black walnut tincture from the health food store has cleared it up in less than two weeks. As far as your daughter, are you chemically straightening her hair or pressing it? I was a stylist for many years and saw a lot of what you are describing. What I would say is go to the beauty supply store and get a shampoo brush. When you shampoo her hair use the brush on her scalp with light pressure in a circular motion. This will stimulate scalp circulation. Also coconut oil applied to the scalp overnight and before any straightening will help clear the dry patches. If you find the coconut oil is too heavy,try sweet almond. if you are using petroleum jelly on her scalp and aroud her hair line this could be causing the little bumps. Hope this helps."
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[YEA] 10/15/2008: Lance from National City, California writes: "Selenium deficiency and anemia appear to the biggest factor of candida or ringworm. silver mercury filling can deplete the body of selenium, zinc. this can lead to fungal infections. iron folic acid, b12 deficiency lead to anemia that can cause fungal infection i took 200mg selenium 3 times a day, zinc 50mg 2 times a day folic acid 3 times a day iron 1 a day b12 3 times a day. it doesn't take long for it to work. too much copper in the body can deplete selenium also causing fungus growth."
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[YEA] 04/18/2008: Ian from Toronto, Canada writes: "I had what I would consider a severe case of ringworm. A 7ish inch lesion on my left tricep, and a 5ish inch lesion on the right. It spread to my biceps, forearms, back, and forehead. The useless oinment my Doc gave me did nothing; Rubbing Alcohol, and Hydrogen Peroxide worked somewhat. What did the job the first time was a tanning salon. After the first 10 min session, the lesser sores were completely gone about an hour later. By the next day, the severe lesions were dramatically reduced. After the second session, all that remains are dry patches on both triceps. Just make sure the salon is reputable, and cleans the beds while you're watching."
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[YEA] 11/17/2008: CAZZA from GLASGOW, Lanarkshire, Scotland writes: "My son was driving himself (and me) mad with his itchy skin patches, for which the doctor prescribed Cannestan, which is used for treating fungal infections, but has a steroid in it so can thin the skin. I wasn't very happy about it, but I would have done anything to stop my son's irritation. However, it wasn't working very quickly and I could see his itchy area spreading and going on for weeks and weeks. It was at this point of desperation that I found this web site and was astonished at the variety of natural remedies. I had some tea tree oil (diluted) in my medicine cabinet to treat spots, so I put it on my son and within days it was gone. I just put the tea tree on a cotton bud and spread it over the affected area, which was quite large. I have now gone out and bought a new bottle of tea trea oil for any future breakouts. I would try this again and would also try garlic and the apple cider vinegar."
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[YEA] 11/24/2006: Krenee from Oregon writes: "I had a very bad case of ringworm that I got from a friend's cat. I tried everything to get rid of it, baking soda, calamine lotion, ++ nothing worked and it got worse. I went to the emergency room of the hospital, because it had spread down my leg and looked terrible and the itch was driving me crazy. . They prescribed me a ointment and after spending close to $300 it did not work. I told a friend about it and she went online for me and found that pure tea tree oil extract is a homeopathic alternative. I would have tried anything to get rid of it. I ran to the store and bought the purest little bottle I could find. I rubbed a small amount of the oil on my infected skin reapplied every so often, and I kid you not, in two day it was pretty much all cleared up! It stopped the speeding and caused what was there to dry up and my skin was healing. I was hooked. I heard it is used for acne and helps mosquito bites dry up fast without drying out your skin. I now carry it when ever I travel. Please try this. It really works! I good bottle cost about $8 and will last a very long time."
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[YEA] 04/02/2007: Jim from Clark, NJ writes: "TEA TREE OIL / SKIN ZINC: I had a rash on my foot on and off last summer (06) which I never worried much about. In early september, noticed a slight rash on both biceps and then a little bit on my chest. Tried Cortizone creams and stuff - nothing worked. Went for a physical and the doctor said it was a skin fungus and prescribed a cream. The first one burned and itched so bad I had to rub it off - so he changed it to another cream, which 2 weeks later did nothing. I started taking white vinegar to it and using Selsum Blue - which helped, but didn't eradicate it. Bought this stuff salusil (salusil.com), which cost a fortune for a tiny tube - helped a little bit, but didn't do much At my point of total exasperation, I bought Tea Tree Oil and Skin Zinc kit. Also used a jojoba and tea tree oil based soap in the shower. And it's finally truly clearing up. It's still there - but it's the best it's looked in 5 months. Just relieved I didn't go to the dermatologist (and hope I won't have to)!"
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TURMERIC, BICARB SODA, COCONUT OIL PASTE
[YEA] 05/10/2009: Shine from Gabs, Botswana writes: "My 5 year old niece had ringworms on her knee (she had this one for a while, it just kept scabbing and growing) and thighs( this one was new) and I first rubbed both with lemon slice and then proceeded to rub with a mixture of tumeric, bicarbonate of soda and coconut oil (just form a paste no need for exact measurements). I left the paste on for about 10 min (please be careful with clothing, the paste will stain) washed it off and then applied castor oil on it. 2 days later the old one is gone just scar left and the new one is slightly visible but not itching. Am going to continue till all gone."
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2 YEA
[YEA] 08/19/2008: Dave from Houston, TX writes: "Urine is the best for ring worm all you gotta do is pee on it. and the ringworm will crawl away cause no one wants to be peed on."
[YEA] 10/09/2008: Michelle from Mansfield, OH replies: "I haven't actually tried this myself but am quite sure it works, due to the fact that the fungus that causes ringworm is the same as athlete's foot. My reason for this conclusion is that my husband who was in the Marine corp from 94-98 was taught that if ever he was to get athlete's foot and could not get medical treatment to urinate on it. and he says it did work."
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[YEA] 02/03/2009: Robert from Rocky River, Ohio writes: "I have been combating some stubborn ringworm for about 9 months - on my hip. I tried the usual over the counter (otc) anti-fungel creams and apple cider vinigar (acv). The otc creams just seemed to make it angry and more aggressive, as did the acv. Finally my doctor gave me a prescription for prednisone and that took care of it... for about 5 months. Then it appeared again in the same spot. This time I tried tea tree oil... no luck. Tried clear nail polish.. no luck. Tried absorbine Jr. - no luck. Then I read about people treating toenail fungus with Vick's VopoRub and decided to try that. I have to say I am getting results. In just a few days it seems to be clearing up. I am very pleased."
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[YEA] 09/22/2008: Mark from Tulsa, OK writes: "When I was a kid and got ringworm my Grandfather told me to go get a green walnut off of the tree that we had in our back yard. He cut the walnut and told me to rub the juice on the ringworm. I did this one time and the ringworm disappeared and never came back. This is an ancient remedy that originated in the european country of wales and was passed down to my grandfather from his dad. My cat recently acquired ringworm but I no longer live in my childhood home in the country that had the walnut tree out back so I went to the health food store and got some walnut extract which is diluted with 50% alcohol. It is working, after 3 or 4 applications but it's still not as good as the green walnut juice. It cured the ringworm with one application."
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[YEA] 02/21/2009: Lydia from Okemos, Michigan writes: "I have had ringworm for about 3 weeks now. I can't seem to get rid of it and have no idea where I got it from. Its absolutly disgusting. I have tried every cream possible, and nothing is working to stop the itch. I have used tea tree oil, and that seems to dry it up. I finally decided after reading many stories that vinegar helps fungus to use white vinegar. It stopped the itching, made my skin clear, and I think it killed that nasty mess on contact. I have been spraying my carpets and shower with vinegar and water mixed everyday to keep further fungus from coming near me. I hope this helps someone else with ringworm."
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