Everybody has gone through the nail fungus stage once in their lifetime. The fungus goes inside the nail bed, thrives in the rich environment of the nail, destroys the nails on our fingers and toes as it feeds. And since it is protected by the nail that acts as a shield, it is really hard to reach so the medication can cure it. I once had a nail fungus infection and was in shock to discover that the cure I needed was just in my son’s medicine cabinet. Never did I think that the regular Vicks Vapor rub Mentholatum was the only cure I needed to rid myself of this unsightly fungus.

Prepare a Container
What you do is find a small container, refill it with Vicks Vapor rub. The container should big enough to dip your finger in without creating an overflow of Vicks. Have this container emptied and cleansed after each use. Do not use the original container of Vicks because this will be contaminated with the fungus when you dip your affected finger there. Fungi are known to be contagious and re-occurrence is a high probability.

Insert Infected Nail Into Container
How you start treatment is, fill half of the treatment container with Vicks. Dip the affected nail inside the container and it creates a pushing motion for the Vicks to go up, “soaking” the infected nail. Make sure that the entire nail is covered with Vicks and keep on dipping till the first digital joint is covered as well. Why we are doing this, one may ask. Let me explain a bit more here on how this simple dipping action works.

The fungus lives deep inside the nail bed and when you use topical treatment, the medicine doesn’t reach the fungi because it is protected by the nail acting as its shield. When you soak your infected nails in Vicks, the mentholated wax softens the nails, and then it penetrates the infection, killing and healing the infection. This is how Vicks Vapor Rub attacks the nail fungus.

Wipe Clean
You can just lightly wipe the excess Vicks away but not clean. Let it dry on its own so the full treatment of Vicks Vapor rub for nail fungus can be achieved. Just keep on doing this routine till the nail shows of improvement. The fungus dries out and a new nail will grow and you can just trim the affected nail area as it grows.

Final Word
There is no medical explanation as to how this miracle cure works. The mentholatum of the vicks Vapor rub just penetrates and seeps into the nail, then for some reason just stops the growth of more fungus inside the nail bed. When the Vicks enters the nail bed, it stops the fungus from getting nourishment from inside the nail. I just continued doing this for a straight month and my nails were growing nice and clean just about the 4th week. I’m fungus free on both my fingernails and toenails, but just in case I get another attack from this fungus, I know where to look.