Vinegar is not only used for cooking, but you can also use it for cleaning and deodorizing around the home. Its acidic properties also make it an ingredient that can help with foot problems, such as hard and dry feet, warts, toenail fungus and athlete's foot--a fungal infection that can cause scaling and itch. It is also a convenient alternative to special foot baths or treatments.
Toenail Fungus
Step 1
Pour 1 cup of white distilled vinegar into a plastic basin.
Step 2
Add 2 cups of water to the basin. If this is not enough to fill the basin, add more vinegar and water. Keep the ratio at 1 part vinegar and 2 parts water.
Step 3
Soak your feet in the vinegar and water mixture for 15 minutes each day. This may help relieve toenail fungus.
Hard, Dry Feet
Step 1
Pour 1 cup of white distilled vinegar into a plastic basin.
Step 2
Add 2 gallons of warm water to the basin.
Step 3
Soak your feet in the mixture for 45 minutes. This will loosen dead, hard skin on the surface of your feet.
Step 4
Rub your feet with a pumice stone or exfoliating brush. This will remove dead skin that was loosened by the vinegar, and will soften the feet.
Warts
Step 1
Pour 1 cup of white distilled vinegar into a plastic basin.
Step 2
Add enough warm water to the basin so that you can immerse the area of your foot that has the wart.
Step 3
Immerse your foot and soak for 20 minutes.
Step 4
Continue to soak your foot in the vinegar and water solution until your wart disappears.
Athlete's Foot
Step 1
Pour 5 cups of apple cider vinegar into a plastic basin.
Step 2
Add 5 cups of water to the basin. If this is not enough to fill the basin, add more vinegar and water, keeping the ratio at 1:1.
Step 3
Soak your feet in the mixture for 10 minutes a day. Continue for up to 10 days or until the symptoms disappear, whichever comes first.
Tips and Warnings
- You can rub a scented lotion on your feet after soaking them in vinegar to get rid of the strong vinegar smell. You can use a foot bath instead of a plastic basin to soak your feet.
Things You'll Need
- White distilled vinegar
- Plastic basin
- Pumice stone or exfoliating brush
- Apple cider vinegar
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