Healthy Lifestyle

Nail infections at their worst will be very easy to spot but what if you have a toenail infection at the early stages of the problem and want to stop it before it gets much worse? By spotting an infection fairly early on and getting the right treatment you can save yourself a lot of stress and possibly even pain in the long term.

A toenail or even fingernail that has a fungus will usually show one of two signs. The nail may become cracked or scaly to touch and also can become very hard and be difficult to cut. Even though it is hard it could also be brittle and become loose from the skin and even fall off. This is usually a little later when the problem has gone untreated for a while.

Another factor is that the skin around the nail becomes very hard and dry. You may see a build up of what looks like dead skin around the top of the nail and a white shade to it. You may also notice the nail itself becoming a yellow, brown or even black color in places and this will probably get worse as the problem progresses.

And lastly you may find the fungus smells a little bit. Again this is probably at a later stage but if you do notice any foot odor it can be related as it often means that bacteria is able to thrive around your feet. This is often because of wearing shoes all day and not allowing your feet to breathe. The feet sweat and the bacteria spreads.

If you do notice any of these problems you may want to use a nail fungus solution which will naturally deal with the problem and create nails that you aren't afraid to show off in public. The earlier it is discovered the quicker it will be to treat.