NEED HELP FOR RINGWORM SINCE THE REMEDIES I'VE TRIED HAVEN'T WORKED

Posted By Person That Needs Help (London, United Kingdom) on 02/11/2012

I am a 14 year old girl and I have ringworm on my face, it is very embarrasing :( I have had it for about a month and a half now. It has been getting bigger and bigger since. I have tried tea tree oil, vinegar, prescription creams but none of them makes it better! I really want it to go. Please help me, it is very visible. I feel like I don't want to go to school because everyone asks me what it is and stares. I don't like it at all. It's half term now I want it to go before I go to school. Any suggestions? Also I have sensitive skin. Right now the ringworm on my face is flaky and has a red outline of the circle and it's gross. Please help.
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Replied by Jennywren (Perth, Western Australia, Australia) on 02/12/2012

Hi there! You didn't mention what kind of vinegar you used. If it's white vinegar, it's probably no good. It will need to be a good apple cider vinegar, probably from your health food store. Apply some to a cotton wool ball and dab on the ringworm several times a day. As ringworm is a fungus (not a worm!) and apple cider vinegar is anti-fungal, it should kill it. Apple cider vinegar's smelly, but it should do the trick! You should see some difference in around a week. And make sure it's ringworm, too. Good luck!
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Replied by Justin (Jamesburg, Nj) on 02/16/2012

Try lotrimin- it's not anywhere as expensive as what the doctor would prescibe to you. Jeeze I almost had to pay $103.00 because stupid insurance wouldn't cover the cream which probably wouldn't have worked anyway.
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