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Cotton Ball Technique for Ingrown Toenails


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Jon (Australia) on 07/05/2015
5 out of 5 stars

This always works for us within 2 days.

  1. Soak your feet. Do this for 10 to 20 minutes, two or three times a day, in warm water to reduce swelling and relieves tenderness. You can add some salt to help soften toenails and as an anti-bacterial soak.
  1. Then, after the foot soak, while your toe nails are soft... Place cotton or dental floss under your toenail. Put fresh bits of cotton or waxed dental floss under the ingrown edge after each soaking. This will help the nail eventually grow above the skin edge. Change the cotton or the floss daily until the pain and redness subside. We also recommend putting some tea tree oil on the cotton ball or floss before you place it under you toenail - to rid any germs or infection.

This works for everyone I know who has tried it. Dr Oz also recommends this method.

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Angel (England, London) on 02/14/2012
5 out of 5 stars

I lost my toenail by bumping into something hard but when it grow back it grow inwards. It was the most painful thing ever. So you see when you have it surgically removed, it don't always work for some. What I did, was put my feet in warm or hot salty water to soften the nails... Then I would take a very small piece of cotton wool and tuck it under the nail, the bit were it grows under just at the top bit of the nail, and live it there until whenever I do that again. I did this at first once a week. It hurt at first to do that but gave me instant relief. I don't do it as much any-more because the pain has gone and the nail doesn't cut in to my skin as much. I also wedge the nail out a bit. Hope that helps.
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Jennifer (Podunk, Missouri) on 07/05/2010
5 out of 5 stars

This is very Similar to Jackies & Jeffersons. I've had an ingrown toenail on my right foot on my big toe. I was watching Dr. Oz one day and he was demostrating how to get rid of it of course had to try it. I got something to lift the nail up and stuck some cotton under the nail right there and put a band aid on to where it was pulling the skin back. In two days it was completely gone. (mine might have not been as bad as others though) That was about 4 months ago or so when I did that and haven't had it since. Plus not wearing tight shoes and keeping my nails cut the right way has helped (as Dr Oz said). Anyways here the link to the video to see it demonstrated http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/ingrown-nails
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Jackie (Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ireland) on 07/03/2010
5 out of 5 stars

This tip is similar to Jefferson's from Lehi, Utah and basically works on the same principal. Try using a small piece of dental floss. Slide it or place it whatever way you can under the nail where the nail is gowing into the flesh. The floss lifts the nail slightly and allows the nail to grow properly. My daughter tried this and it worked. She had no need for any other treatment with regard to this problem. The floss did not fall out, but if it does come out at any stage just replace it with another piece.
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Jefferson (Lehi, Ut) on 07/01/2010
5 out of 5 stars

INGROWN TOENAIL: I have had ingrown toenails for many years. I have always treated it this way and it has always worked. All the remedies I have read about treated the infection and not the actual cause of the infection which is the toenail growing into your skin.When I feel a little pain or notice it growing wrong I get a little piece of a cotton ball and using any small pointed dull object, I push it underneath just the white part of the nail on the side of the toe. This should be done as soon as the pain is noticed and before it has any time to grow into the skin. You need to change the cotton every couple of days and push it more to the side of the nail each time so it lifts the nail and trains it to grow out ward instead of inward towards the skin.

BAM, problem fixed! It's so simple and no infection, no surgery, no cutting, no acid, nothing! A big bag of cotton balls are like a dollar and they last for years! I started doing this after having many infections and not knowing what to do. I haven't had any problems with them since.

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