2006-08-17 16:52:11 · 15 answers · asked by harrisa0728 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
If you haven't done anything to try to cure it, the nail polish can work. By covering it with the clear polish air can't get in and the fungus cannot breathe and therefore cannot live. Sounds like it makes sense to me. But please don't do this if you've tried other things already. I did once after trying creams that were working slow (4 weeks is way too long to have a ringworm). What happened was the creams had started to work and kinda turned the ringworm into a sore so when I put the clear polish on it, I caused a very painful chemical burn. But if it's fresh and the little bumps haven't popped or come open, the polish can definitely work. Good Luck!!
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Yes, clear fingernail polish does work i had ringworm and it got rid of mine lets put it this way it might be a chemical but not only that think of fungi as a living thing growing on you what does every living thing need.... oxygen of course. Suffocate it with clear fingernail polish and you can clean it off with fingernail polish remover which also kills it :) good luck to anyone that reads this. Dont go to the doctor they get paid enough. Well go if its important... ringworm is not so serious.
2014-07-02 12:15:16 · answer #6 · answered by ask 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nail polish won't work. Ringworm is a lot like athletes foot and will be cured by athletes foot medication. Micatin spray works well. If it doesn't work the problem may actually be something else and you should see a doctor.
2006-08-17 17:00:33 · answer #7 · answered by Diane D 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Ringworm" is not actually a worm; it is a fungal infection of the skin. Like 'fairy rings' on a field, the fungus has a central point and the ring that forms around the central part is what you see on the skin.
You definitely need an antifungal cream from a doctor to get rid of it. It is quite contagious, so avoid touching other people until it is gone.
2006-08-17 17:27:52 · answer #8 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure what you mean by work...it may help with the itching and spreading, but it takes a medicine that is a fungicide to kill ringworm, because it is a fungus. And you can get the cream at Wal-Mart, Wal-greens, etc. It is like killing athlete's foot or jock itch...fungicide will do it.
2006-08-17 16:59:34 · answer #9 · answered by redbird5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ringworm is a fungus. You need some anti fungal over the counter medication; similar to that you might use for athlete's foot.
2006-08-17 23:26:12 · answer #10 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋