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Ringworm infection is usually found on feet, but it can also affect soles, palms, nails, beard, scalp and trunk. They can spread quickly between people or even between people and pets such as dogs. They recur often and will have to be treated each time they occur again. Treatment can last quite long in some specific cases, such as nail infections, as the fungi that cause the infection are usually in hard to reach places in the nail.

You will have to be patient when trying to cure the infection and try not to spread it to other members of your family. In most of the cases the treatment is relatively fast. You can try using already made or some home remedies for ringworm. The infection usually manifests as scaly, itchy, round red parts of the skin. When the skin heals, it starts to heal from the inside out which gives ringworm infection a characteristic ring like appearance. The infection can spread to other parts of the body. Nail infection cause yellowness or whiteness in the nails which start to crumble. Scalp infections are itchy and red and can sometimes cause hair to fall out.

When home remedies for ringworm are concerned, you can try using some unusual approaches that people claim to work or you can make your own remedy by mixing together several ingredients. For unorthodox approach you can try using fresh garlic and rubbing it on the affected area. Some people claim that making a paste out of cigarette ash and saliva and rubbing it on the affected area.

There are even cases where people used ear wax to get rid of the infection. While we can’t guarantee these approaches will work you are free to try them out. As for other home remedies, you can try chamomile tea that you apply directly to the affected area several times a day. Just use the tea bag and press it on the skin. You can also try drinking ginger tea made from fresh ginger. Drink the tea and make a compress that you can apply to the affected area. Calendula cream can also work against ringworm. Goldenseal tincture, olive leaf extract, Myrrh paste, lemongrass tea or powdered licorice can also work.

If the above home remedies for ringworm didn’t work for you, you can always use some non prescription anti fungal medicine to get rid of ringworm. Ask your pharmacist for a recommendation which medicine to use. Keep in mind that ringworm infection of the scalp or nails that isn’t treated can be quite hard to get rid of later, so act in time.