Natural Ringworm Treatment

I have suffered a terrible bout with ring worm I have tried many many things such as tea tree, wormwood, coconut oil, act. it is on my back and my arms; nothing worked until I ground to a paste garlic and ginger and a dab of water. Put it on for about one hour and removed it. Kicked the life out of it in one session but I now am continuing it. But it is definitely under controll. Two words of caution: only put it on affected area as it will make skin freakish red. And it is not comfortable for about 15 minutes

Amy, ringworm is NOT a viral infection...it's a fungal infection, and you need antifungal medications, either over the counter or prescription, to kill it.

Ringworm is not caused by a worm or bug, its caused by a fungus. A contagious fungus. To keep it from recurring, you have to wash everything the spot came in contact with. For example, if you have ringworm of the scalp, you'll have to wash you bed linens (or at least the pillowcase) as you're treating it you don't reinfect yourself. I don't know how effective this is, but i spray things that cannot be washed (like the sofa) with lysol spray or the like.

Good gravy!!! Ringworm is a FUNGUS, not a WORM!!

I have been using Listerine for several weeks now... It has worked on some of the areas where the skin is thinner. But on areas where the skin is thicker or more constantly moist, not so well. I'll be off trying bleach next as I have already tried all of the Over the Counter stuff with no success.

Be careful with the bleach!! I tried it, and the "rings" cracked open and slightly bled. I was an obvious chemical burn that I feel set me back (and really hurt). Still trying Ab Jr and have almost given up on over the counter creams. After my burn scabs go away maybe it will be better. GOOD LUCK!

You should see a doctor if you have had this for this long & have had little relief. I have dermatitis on my hands. You can get it many places on your body & have it not spread to other areas. It can easily be controled, but it is not a fungus. They gave me steroid cream for my hands.. & without it I don't know what I would do! Nothing else will take it away! Please see a doctor.. & good luck!

Please don't use topical steroids for more than one week.

Yes, concentrated Lysol (brown) kills everything. If used correctly, it'll kill the bacteria. Me, my husband, and brother in law all suffered from a ringworm. We began treating ourselves topically with lysol and it killed the fungus. It's been at least 5 years, and it has not come back.

Well it kept returning! I also used a doctor prescribed cream after this, which seemed to work better (way slower, but with a longer effect) but it came back then too. I thought maybe reinfection wasn't external, so I got some pills that have been keeping it away - I think by improving immunity. They are beta-glucans with larch arabinogalactans. They are kinda cheap too, as I only take 1 daily despite instructions.

One vicious ringworm infection, three months & three trips to the doctor, including one emergency room visit; a near break-up from my fiance because I was convinced his dirty bathroom gave me the fungus to begin with so I gave him a serious dressing-down. Two-thousand-dollars worth of useless doctors & their useless medicine and the infection was spreading to over one-third of my body. It was a gram positive Ringworm fungal infection that simply wouldn't die. ALL forms of treatment, including tea-tree, bleach, alcohol, OTC creams, cortisone and a host of prescriptions did not work. And to think the ringworm started as little dime-sized circles! I was ready to dip my body in nuclear acid if it would help. Then one day, I was crying about it and skulking around on the web for natural solutions. God smiled on me that day. I stumbled across Earth Clinic and the Absorbine cure. Of course I ran out an bought some right away. It burned like a #@! And I thought the pain would kill me. But low and behold... Within 4 hours... Yes... 4 hours... The angry red infection subsided at least 50%. The next day, it was even better. This is day 2 and ALL of the infection is responding nicely. It is putting up a fight, but it's losing. OMG!! Thanks to everyone who posted the Absorbine cure info!!! Words can't express how grateful I am. When I see clear skin, I shall weep with joy!! (p. S. My fiance and I made up. And he cleans his bathroom much better now)

I can relate to all the people in this thread that give God the praise for leading them to this information. Over the last few weeks, what I thought was a bad pimple on my front torso quickly developed into the scaly, round rash enclosed in an inflammed, raised doughnut-shape, typical of ringworm. However, there are other symptoms as well, and if anyone has experienced this or knows anything about it, please respond! Around the lesion, all over my torso and arms I have very, very tiny bumps, very hard to see except under certain lighting or in a magnified mirror. But when I run my hands over these areas, it feels like brail! They are very present. There is also very mild, low level itching all over my body. Is this typical with ringworm, or is this a sign of something else? I will be seeing a dermatologist this week, but I wanted to ask in the forum here because there is no guarantee that the doctor won't mis-diagnose me, and if anyone has had a similar experience, I want to hear from you!

Yesterday I went and bought a bottle of Absorbine, Jr. from CVS. I disinfected the lesion with HO, then held a sterile cotton ball with the solution to the sore until the pain and tingling stopped. It burned a lot more than the HO, very strongly, but I was prepared for the pain and that helped to endure it. It stopped the itching and felt very soothed after that. The doughnut-ring began scabbing over, the center darkened to a dark yellowish-brown color (my complexion is naturally tan).

My second application of the Absorbine, Jr. Didn't go as well, because I felt the sore was itchier AFTER I applied it than before. After an hour or so I followed up with white vinegar instead - this REALLY helped stop the itching, and I felt it working more deeply under the skin. The lesion has not itched me since that white vinegar application yesterday, but I still have the "itchies" here and there, and the tiny brail-like bumps. (I chose white vinegar because it made sense to me - in the past I've sprayed vinegar on the bathroom tiles to discourage mold, as it is a mold-inhibitor.)

I will be alternating the Absorbine, Jr. (max 4x per day) with the white vinegar (as often as desired) after disinfecting with either HO or rubbing alcohol. I will also be washing EVERYTHING in the laundry (clothes, sheets, pillows, carpets, cloth shower curtain) with detergent, oxygen bleach and tea-tree oil, spraying alcohol on things that can't be washed, (exercise equipment, etc. ) and treating my mattress. I've set up my sinks with dispenser soap tea tree oil and bottles of alcohol, and using paper towels to dry hands. Hair is blow-dried and tied up, and I am using combs to scratch my scalp if itchy - I don't want this to spread to scalp as I read that hair can break off. If I'm missing anything, please let me know!

Amazingly, Absorbine Jr. Worked for the itch at night so I could sleep. It's the acetone in the product that burns. Not sure if it kills enough topically of the fungus. The other ingredients may help as well.

I started a threefold attack on the ringworm to make sure. (1) Morning - apply Oregano oil with Tea tree oil. This will sting and cause discomfort. When the discomfort subsides... (2) Noon - apply liquid clorox bleach to the affected areas. Also will burn. (3) Before bed - apply Absorbine Jr. Liberally to affected areas. Burns for a few, but itch goes away.

When you notice affected areas healing or looking better apply Castor oil with Q-tip.

Make sure you wash all undergarments in hot water with clorox bleach. Throw away old ones.

Do the same treatment for your feet and toes. I think this is where ringworm spread from in my case.

I returned from Mexico with what I think is a bad case of ringworm. I tried using hydracortisone cream as the pharmacist told me my marks were insect bites. A day later there were more spots and the cortisone did nothing for the itch. I went to 3 other pharmacy's & no one could tell me what the marks were or how to treat them, I sent a photo to a friend who thought it was ringworm. I went back to the pharmacy and they gave clotrimazole. I used this for one day and saw the post on Absorine Jr. I have used nearly a entire bottle today after applying it four times as I have so many spots. All the original spots seem to be drying up and not looking as red which is great. I am concerned though that I seem to be having new lesions coming up every time I went to apply another round of Absorbine today. Can anyone please tell me if they had the same thing happen. Why am I still getting new outbreaks. I have washed all clothing, bedding and towels today in clorox and have been using plastic gloves to apply Absorbine an paper towel to dry my hands after washing them. Thanks

I never really post on forums but earthclinic has saved me a lot. Absorbine jr does work, it takes away the intense itching. I had ringworm before on my face. It lasted 6 months and it was scaley, patchy and spreading like fire. This time it had tiny little rings with the same symptoms. I had put some antiseptic on it and it literally gave me a chemical burn on my face. This scabbed over but I was itching underneath and could feel the fungus growing intensely. Due to my scab, I had no other choice but to try to swab some black walnut tincture over it and then applied new skin liquid bandaid. LIFE SAVER, the bandaid helped the fungus from spreading and stopped the itch. I applied this for 3 days after the bandaid peeled off in some areas, it was itching again, the fungus was mad. No creams or medications helped so I was desperate, I had been adding black walnut Hull capsules to heal internally as well. Where the bandaid peeled off, I applied asborbine jr. It helps a lot but after an hour it comes right back and itches.

Finally I just threw some comet or ajax after I swiped with the absorbine jr where it was still moist. This kept the comet ajax on, and believe it or not, I have not had itching for over 5 hrs. I feel that its actually healing. I know comet ajax is dangerous but after months of prior ringworm, I was not going to go through half a year couped in my house so I don't spread it to others. The absorbine jr and ajax comet has been the best remedy for me as it seems to kill the fungus immediately. I will update in a few days. Also remember, I had scabs over the ringworm making this all very difficult to treat!

Update - it wasn't ringworm after all. This was confirmed by a visit to the dermatologist's office. The nurse practitioner gave me a treatment to soothe the symptoms, and this is what really worked for me as I waited for it (pityriasis rosea) to fade away.

It was a mistake to self-treat, it only made things worse by causing scarring that took a very long time to go away. I think it can be wise to get a diagnosis and consult a doctor if you can before any self-treatment.