Jock Itch Remedies

I've had jock itch on and off for years, luckily I've been able to put up with it but recently I noticed it was just not going away. Anyway I diluted some Apple Cider Vinegar with water, about 50/50 and sprayed it on, probably only once a day and a week or two later it's gone! I have also started drinking it so that might have helped too.

Do not ingest ammonium chloride or ammonia ammonium is genotoxic, cytotoxic mutagenic ammonium is used as a herbicide pesticide and is converted in the body as ammoniac -> nitrite -> nitratre -> nitrosamine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonia_poisoning

Lalit, Did your jock itch go away in the end (with ACV and Garlic)? I didn't see your update. I am in a similar situation.

I remember having jock itch and using hydrogen peroxide and using a spray bottle with rubbing alcohol. I would spray under my ball-sack and it would burn like crazy for almost a minute. It would flake off and then come right back.

Someone told me to go to a local swimming pool, it was winter, so I chose an indoor pool. I swam for a good hour or so and for many years now it has been GONE. Just one time at the pool. I endured all that pain with spraying alcohol for nothing.

I now have what looks like jock itch / ringworm / eczema / psoriasis (one of these if not all) under my eyes. They have the typical round ring under both eyes. It started under just one eye and at first I just thought it was dry skin so I used castor oil and aloe vera gel (using the same finger like a dummy) under both eyes. It spread from one eye to the other. Now both have that same red ring under the eyes and if I scratch when it gets itchy, it'll be inflamed and red again for another day or two. It will then start to flake off and repeat.

I'm gonna go to the Swimming Pool again when they open on Memorial Day 2023 and report back if it clears up these rings under my eyes. I have high hopes.

Apple Cider Vinegar Bath for Jock Itch/Balantis Fungal/Bacterial infection of the skin. Add 2 cups of organic apple cider vinegar w/mother to the bathtub, take a 20-30 minute warm or hot bath. Pat dry when exiting tub. Do NOT shower or rinse off for 8 hours. Do this bath for 10 days.

Note: Throughout history, the antiseptic nature of vinegar has been used to clean and disinfect soldiers wounds and thus speed up wound healing. Apple cider vinegar was used to this effect during the Roman Legions, American civil war and as late as world war one. Also mix Tea tree oil and Coconut oil 1:1 ratio and use this as a topical rub to your man junk area. Do this every day til symptoms clear.

Bleach does work. I got my jock itch from cycling and swimming. Only bleach cured my itch. But if I ride my bike for more than 30 minutes it does return. I wash the area with diluted beach during my shower so it doesnt stay on for very long and it gets washed away in the shower. But this is the only process that gave me permanent relief. None of the other ointments or powders or sprays worked.

ACV works though painful at first. I apply it straight full strength and let dry and then I make a mixture of ACV and diatomaceous earth food grade, make a paste. Apply it thick, use hair dryer, it will turn white when dry. This will keep all moisture away and dry it out better than any powder and keeps the ACV on it. I tried pills, creams, garlic baths, none works as good as ACV and the paste.

I had fought with jock itch for a long time and the topical remedies like rubbing alcohol I tried only minimized but never eliminated the problem.

Last month, I got a really bad case of strep throat and my doctor prescribed a 10-day cycle of clindamycin after penicillin didn't seem to work. The thing I noticed as I took the clindamycin is that my jock itch went away. After my 10-day cycle was over, the jock itch never returned (yet).

**HOWEVER** Clindamycin is an antibiotic and is taxing on the liver. I had a blood test done the day after my 10-day cycle and my liver enzyme (ALT) levels were 5x above normal. Thankfully, they returned to normal after 4 weeks of a whole-food plant diet with no sugar. So far, my jock itch has not returned, and I also see that the seb derm on my face has lessened as well. So clindamycin worked for me to get rid of jock itch (by accident), but it's not a safe remedy and people with liver problems should not attempt this remedy without licensed medical advice.

So here is the way I use BHT. It is the 2nd ingredient in an aerosol can of jock itch spray. I have used it directly on a cold sore and watched the cold sore heal within hours if reapplied several times within a few hours and not drinking lots of liquids so as to dry it up. I have used it systematically by applying it on the inside of both wrists and it works this way too. I also spray it on my little finger of my left hand and this also promotes all over body healing.

If I spray it on my feet for athletes feet, the fungus and or virus whichever is at the time starting the itching and soreness and I do have both, MOVES up to the mouth area and I am stuck with a cold sore. If I get this stuff as I have on the fronts of my lower legs, I can use it there and it works to kill it there but also does not cause the infection to move to other areas. It dries out my lips to a degree and literally stops the reaction from my body.

I know you may think this is all ridiculous but it is the truth. The active ingredient in this is Tolnaftate 1% then alcohol, then BHT so I guess it may be the 3rd ingredient. All I know is this combo works so well at detoxing me and clearing viruses and fungus that I wanted to tell you about it. It does work to put it on the skin rather than take it internally for me. I assume the alcohol is a great carrier of it and of course has benefits of killing surface germs as well. So I will continue to use this the way I do because it doesn't harm me at all and clearly works throughout my entire body without the risk of taking too much. I only use it when I need to. I always find it to work.

Hydrocortisone cream shouldn't be used on jock itch. It just makes it worse. Sadly I am going through this at the moment. I made the mistake of using hydrocortisone cream on it. It had no affect as far as the itching is concerned and just made a small problem bigger. My remedies so far without success tea tree oil (made my skin peel and burns very bad on the second application), various antifungal creams and sprays with 1 percent active ingredient (tolnaftate, terbinafine hydrochloride, & clotrimazole), hydrogen peroxide 3 percent, and 1 cup table salt in bath water (might have been better to do it as 1 cup water to 1 cup table salt and spray it on). The antifungal creams did get the jock itch under control on my scrotum but not anywhere else. And that has spread to my rear. I am currently trying out isopropyl alcohol 91 percent. It does seem to have an affect on the red rash on my right inner thigh. Next up will be a mixture of oils (tea tree, neem, oreganol, tyme, eucalyptus, myrrh, and frankenscense).

Lalit, 47, male, Indian. Suffering from chronic jock itch or ringworm infection since 3 years plus. I was prompt in visiting a dermatologist who prescribed creams and some oral supplements, it worked for a few weeks if I recall correctly, and then when I used to leave applying it would come back. So it is a very persistent form of fungal infection that can be embarrassing as the urge to itch your buttocks, butt crack, groin area in public can be seen as uncouth and uncivilised howsoever polished you are! In 2021 I visited another derma who prescribed shower wash, cream, powders and supplements. It worked for a while but never went away. Then I believe it even grew resistant to the cream I was applying. Quite frustrating. Wasting money, time and effort. This year saw me take refuge in alternative medicine, Homeopathy, and after 5 months of suckling tiny white medications, I can't really say it improved it much or I saw signs of it dying, the living organism that it is! Frustrated I stumbled across Aidance Scientific, a US based natural ingredients based company that had treatments, surprise surprise for both my ailments - the benign but dreaded molluscum contagiosum and fungal jock itch! I managed to get those from the US - Terrasil 6X Max a topical creme, anti-fungal soap bars etc. Started applying but it didn't create a huge difference. I saw some drying, and actually the ring of the ringworm becoming very pronounced - agitated am sure by this strong formula.

The applications continued for a few days and then I chanced upon Earth Clinic looking for maybe a natural solution to MC. I read ACV as a top ranking solution for Jock Itch. Gave it a try applying it with cotton swabs. I couldn't soak my buttocks overnight in it of course so post bath in morning and evening I applied it. There was some improvement but not drastic that I was reading here. Rubbing Alcohol was the no. 1 so I went in for that. I applied it and to my surprise, it did not itch or sting at all contrary to what reviews had reported that it would sting like hell! So was not sure if my fungal infection would respond well to the rubbing alcohol, I read more here on all the possible options people had tried. Garlic, which is an extremely popular ingredient in everyday Indian cooking, cheap most of the times, readily available across the year, with anti-fungal, anti-microbial, anti-viral properties. Some research is being done over the years.

With the success I got with ACV on my MC, I braved to experiment a solution all my own - mix ACV with freshly ground Garlic. Peel the garlic cloves, use any kind of kitchen vessel to crush it, it becomes mushy and leaves it juice. Put all of it in a glass container that has perhaps one table spoon os slightly more of ACV (Heinz). Keep it overnight and apply post bath in the morning after drying the area. Repeating the same in the evening post bath. Trust me, after the very first application, I can confidently report, the itch which was horrible for years and not a day where I wont be scratching my bottom, WENT AWAY!! In one application! Unbelievable. Of course I have continued to apply it for almost 10 days now and I think I would have itched 1% of my prior levels of itching! It's a big area, chronic for 3 years so I am giving it a month of applying daily morning and evening, the ACV with garlic - applied and left on, perhaps dried naturally for 5 minutes before wearing clothing, but am very happy with the no itch days and nights I am experiencing currently and hope this terrible infection doesn't ever come back.

Please try on a small area first maybe as garlic may cause some burns on sensitive skin. But hey...mix ACV with garlic and see it work on your most irritant Ringworm infection. Be at it for a few weeks if the skin was discoloured (as in my case) or the ringwork was visible (as is with me). Am sure it will go away. I shall come back and report more. Thanks for reading. All the best. You are NOT alone! Have faith. It will be defeated.

Ok actually I am the original poster (changed name) but I should have waited longer before saying dmso was the cure. It seems the fungus actually adapted to the dmso after a little while.

Currently what I have found works the best is methylene blue. Just a tiny bit spread on the skin. The downside is it makes your skin blue. But it really works fast and works for days before re-application required. Best of all it is not uncomfortable in any way like most other remedies.

I also like to lick a tiny speck of methylene blue for mental benefits.

Update:

The dmso actually stopped working within a few weeks. I now believe the answer is topical methylene blue. The only side effect is blue skin. Works rapidly and for days, without pain.

Was It Dawn Ultra Platinum "4x" because I'm concerned that would be too strong. This a genuine question, thanks.

Athlete's foot fungus can become much more than an itch on your little toe as I've learned. It started that way for me but over the years migrated elsewhere on my body so that it manifested itself anywhere my skin touched skin - toes, crotch, underarms, inside my elbows... Initially, the fungus was just on my feet. I sort of managed it by using anti-fungal ointments. After about eight years of sort of dealing with this problem, the fungus migrated elsewhere so I began an intensive effort to get rid of this scourge.

I even tried the prescription anti-fungal treatment that is taken internally and requires blood test monitoring to ensure no harm to your liver. There were so many spores around the house that I was immediately re-infested after the treatment finished. Washing clothes with very hot water or just throwing them away after a single use weren't enough.

I had the thought of trying probiotics after using a heavy chlorinated whirlpool bath to kill the fungus was counterproductive as this permitted the fungus to go everywhere. This indicated I had killed my natural defenses.

Natural, bacterial defenses are the solution. I applied a top grade, multi-bacteria probiotic to the infested areas and it worked!! No pain, just dead fungus. These probiotics are anaerobic as they normally live in a person's gut. So, they don't have a long life and must be reapplied daily or whenever you feel a little itch. After more research I found the probiotic that attacks the fungus: lactobacillus rhamnosus. This is available online for a very reasonable price. Mix the contents of one gelcap with about one teaspoon of water and apply to infested area.

Does it still burn after application? I still get a still burn when I use it as a preventative.

Listen carefully because I finally found the cure after 3 years of torture.

I am pretty sure I got a pretty virulent resistant form, because I am a healthy athlete who cleans up well with no other medical issues.

It was so bad that I felt like I was being punished and the jock itch was karma for any prior womanizing (it really made me think if I had done any wrongs because I would never wish this on my enemy). There have been many nights where I couldn't sleep due to the itching. Straight up torture.

I have tried all creams, oral meds like diflucan, etc. NOTHING seemed to work. Plus the embarrassment of telling anyone. And then keeping to myself so I wouldn't spread it I.e. partners or dates.

I hope this helps anyone that has a bad case out there. There is a cure. Literally, the cheapest two things that you can get at any CVS or Walgreens over the counter. Forget the creams, forget the sprays. All you need is two things.

1) Milk of Magnesia (make sure to get the one with passive ingredient Sodium Hypochlorite, because it turns into chlorine).
2) Tea tree oil

Supplement these with Selenium Sulfide and Ketoconazole shampoo (these are not necessary but I would wash first with these and rinse).

I am on day 1 of Milk of Magnesia and wow I think I am 80-90% cured so I had to share this...skin and itch are improved drastically after one application of milk of magnesia. I am on day 4 of Tea Tree oil which did improve the Jock itch by 40% or so, but the Milk of Mag just literally dealt a blow to the fungus. I'll explain more in detail and how to use each.

1) First off change your underwear everyday. That's a given and reduce exposure to sweat on your balls by showering right after your workouts.

2) Use a blow dryer after every shower to air dry (this helped the jock itch like 15%)

3) Step one in the shower is to lather with Selenium Sulfide to remove any debris on your crotch area.

4) Then lather with Nizoral Shampoo and let it sit for a few minutes and soak into your skin and follicles. Rinse.

5) Next use Tea Tree oil with aloe vera and Peppermint. Both Tea Tree oil and Peppermint have been shown in research studies to kill fungus. Warning this is going to burn like crazy because you will let it dry into your skin (do not rinse the tea tree oil lather off). Let it sit for 10 minutes and let it burn...obviously you be the judge, if you think you are having a bad reaction obviously get professional help.

6) The finishing blow which is almost like a miracle cure is Milk of Magnesia, I'll tell you why. NO PAIN AT ALL! The milk of magnesia at your local pharmacy also contains Sodium Hypochlorite which turns into chlorine :) You've heard some of the reviews find cures after being in the swimming pool, well look no further the Milk of Mag will cause the formation of Chlorine from the sodium hypochlorite. I did the research, Milk of Mag removes all moisture around the skin and has a pH level of 10.5 where fungus usually thrives at around pH 5-7 and up to 9.

Today I saw really good results and am feeling confident and relieved. I would like to share this with others so they can get rid of this annoying condition.

TL;DR Get Milk of Magnesia asap to treat jock itch! It's cheap, there's no pain, and the results are amazing!

Is it just me or does rubbing alcohol causes blisters? I have been using it for 2 days ..not sure if it is gonna work.

For jock itch, you have to change your diet and take oral anti-fungals.

Chronic jock itch (as opposed to acute) is a serious matter, as you know. It spreads under the skin. Topical treatments alone will never get rid of it (as you also know). I am currently on a candida diet and taking an anti-fungal formulation.

Rubbing alchohol cleans/kills fungus on the surface of the skin so is valuable before applying anything else topical.

At the moment I'm alternating between Silver & MSM cream from Amazon (lasts 12 hours), and an intimate hygiene spray (amazing for itching). I hardly itch any more except at night if I let my groin get too hot OR if I eat carbs.

Resistant carbs seem to be okay (potatoes/rice that have cooled and are then either reheated or eaten cold) I also treat a larger area than where I have itched, which is crucial to do (as it spreads invisibly under the skin). I am also washing my underwear and sheets etc at 60 and changing everything daily. And using alcohol to disinfect the surfaces of the topical treatments I use. Good luck!

Update: I tried the Benzoyl peroxide. It did not work.

I've tried all kinds of remedies for Jock itch. Only thing I haven't yet tried is the Benzoyl peroxide. That looks like a good idea. What I have found is that many things work for a while (for this stubborn fungus I got, not the common type I had before)... but then the fungus adapts. Anyway, I discovered that fresh urine instantly takes away the itch and the relief lasts for hours. The more I soak my area in fresh urine, the longer the relief seems to last.

Jock Itch Remedies: ACV doesn't work, rubbing alcohol doesn't work, hydrogen peroxide burns little sores on your scrotum but doesn't work. I've washed with lemon grass soap, anti dandruf soap, anti fungal soap to no avail. The over the counter jock itch cream and spray didn't work. I'm going to try the borax one next.

This happened to me exactly, took itch away so I thought it was getting better, but made it much worse.

I have had jock itch for several years and nothing seemed to help. I tried all the over the counter creams, ACV, Hydrogen Peroxide, epsom salts, pretty much all the rememdies I could find and nothing worked. Some would help a little but didn't last long. I read your post on Ammonium Chloride and thought, I tried everything else so I might as well try this. It worked immediately. The first time I used it, it burned liked crazy but only for a few moments. It really only burned the first time I used it. But, it began to work immediately. No itch at all the whole day. I am now on day three and have had three days of NO itch what so ever and no burn. This really does work. It has been years since I have not had to deal with the crazy itch everyday. Thanks for positing this one. It works like a charm.

DMSO diluted 1:3 or so in water cured my terrible jock itch. I tried every remedy on Earthclinic but only DMSO cured it. With just one or two applications it was gone. No burn or pain either. Not sure why nobody else knows about this. I actually put some magnesium chloride in my mixture but pretty sure that was not the reason it worked.

Just soak your area in the dmso water, rub it in real well... leave it on like that at least 5 minutes before rinsing off.

@Fina: Actually urine's main ingredient is ammonia with traces of sulphur. The guy is on to something.

After washing sheets, towels, underwear, etc. I always hang them outside and let the sun dry them. The sun will kill will kill any remaining fungus and/or germs, that remain after washing. It is wonderful how Mother Nature has provided us with this resource. Best of healing and health to you. Flower's Mom

Hey man, I read your post and you said your jock itch isn't completely cured w the alcohol. Here's the thing, fungus stays on your underwear and clothing bleach won't irradicate it completely. I recommend that you let any clothing that has or could be exposed to your jock itch to be sanitized in this manner:

First use boiling hot water then add a cap of lysol laundry disinfectant to the washing machine. Let it soak (after) its run through the wash cycle for 15 minutes. After 15 to 20 minutes turn your machine back on. When the machine goes through the final rinse cycle use the lysol again in the final rinse, like the lysol instructions say. The heat itself may kill the fungus but it seems the added lysol has prevented flare ups from exposure to contaminated underwear and clothing for me.

91% alcohol will then be enough to completely kill off your genital fungus. Thing is we reinfect ourselves with towels, underwear, even paints that have come into contact with your fungus groin. If in doubt poor a little extra 91% on your groin to wear your clothing that's going to come in contact with you soaks up the excess. Again I've found that clothing and towels will reinfect you very easily. Fungus is hard to kill off for this reason.

Baking soda for jock itch and all fungal infections:

I have had jock itch on various occasions and have been able to easily and quickly resolve the fungal infection with sodium bicarbonate aka baking soda. I either pour a mixture of water and baking soda on the affected area or paste some powder directly on the area. In order to prevent a recurrence I eat yoghurt or supplement with probiotics. I also would drink some baking soda and/or acv.

Baking soda is a very powerful antifungal and can take care of all fungus including athletes foot and yeast infections. It is also used to fight fungus associated with cancer. Dr. Simoncini from Italy cured many cancers with just sodium bicarbonate.

Since many people suffer from fungal infection after being treated with antibiotics, it is important to regrow the beneficial bacteria in your gut with probiotics.

Jock Itch Cure...??

I have used all the over the counter antifungals to no avail. I know H202 was a good astringent for Jock Itch. However, I used Benzoyl Peroxide 10% cream (acne treatment) and within 2 days my severe rash was diminishing quickly. The Itch and smell was just about gone. At 6 days it was evident that this was the best treatment. At $2.60 a tube (generic brand) I can walk again!!!

I have used heavy petroleum many times.