October 18, 2019

Good Morning,

I can't say enough about foot care. As a diabetic, I know the importance of taking care of one's feet. Even if you aren't lucky enough to being living with diabetes you should treat your feet like royalty.

Years ago I had a quite a battle with ingrown toenails. I had to have them corrected through surgical means. Don't worry. If you have trouble with ingrown toenails I have tips to take care of them with ease.

Ingrown toenails can be cured in the early stages from home, which will save you pain and also money. Check out these tips below!

Regards,
Steve

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*-- Taking Care of Ingrown Toenails --*

1. Make a hot bath for your toes. Put 3 tbsp of sodium bicarbonate in 5 liters of water (add salt if you'd like). The temperature of the water should be more than 37 degrees Celsius or 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. When done soaking, remove the growth from the nail with tweezers.

2. Take a sticking plaster and sick to the ingrown area. This will make the nail more approachable. Soak a cotton ball in antibacterial cream. Put some cotton between the skin and the nail by raising the end with tweezers. Make sure to change the cotton and the wrapper from your toe after 24 hours. Continue to do this for 15 days. After that, the growth should be lessened if not gone.

The most important thing to remember though is that you have to keep the skin soft and change the cotton every day!