Please help me. My daughter has ringworm in her hair. she can not be seen by the doctor until tuesday. She is already losing some hair. I know that some use clorox for ring worm on the skin to clear it up. (I am weary to put it in her scalp- she is 2 1/2 yrs old) Does anyone know of any other remedy I can use to stop this thing?
Ring Worm in the head!!
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kit-kat
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My son just went through the same thing. No home remedy will work....tried everything over the counter. The Dr. must prescribe an oral antibiotic and shampoo because the fungus on the scalp tends to bury itself much deeper than on the skin which makes it resistant to most cures. It takes about a month worth of treatment before it completely goes away. My son's hair is beginning to grow back nicely.
Be patient and good luck!
Be patient and good luck!
beyondcute
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WOAH! DOnt let her scratch it and dont use her combs and brushes! Its spreads liek WILDIFRE! Try tea tree oil but please no clorox. You may burn her. You ever put your hands in bleach? Its dangerous please dont do that to her head! Just get her to a dermatologist ASAP. I know kids spead stuff like that very easily becuase they dont think twice about scratching thier heads and then scratching something else. Does her doc have emergency hours?
PretteePlease
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i'm hesitant to post this but will dont scoll down if you are faint of heart
urine is known and proven to cure ringworm
urine is known and proven to cure ringworm
championgurl
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If you find that the tea tree oil isnt doing the trick:
1) Mash one clove of garlic, just enough so the juices and pulp in the middle can be seen.
2) Open so the pulpy insides are exposed, and rub it on her scalp. She may stink, but it will kill the fungus so fast! You wouldn't believe it!
3) Keep doing this for 3 days after the fungus has cleared up.
Hope that helps.
***Also one mashed clove of garlic wrapped in some gause, or cheesecloth, can be used in other places for other types of fungal infections, (hope you can read btw the lines here, just too lazy to pm you) Usually a one day cure.
1) Mash one clove of garlic, just enough so the juices and pulp in the middle can be seen.
2) Open so the pulpy insides are exposed, and rub it on her scalp. She may stink, but it will kill the fungus so fast! You wouldn't believe it!
3) Keep doing this for 3 days after the fungus has cleared up.
Hope that helps.
***Also one mashed clove of garlic wrapped in some gause, or cheesecloth, can be used in other places for other types of fungal infections, (hope you can read btw the lines here, just too lazy to pm you) Usually a one day cure.
vickiepickles
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If you can get to a health food store, get some grapefruit seed extract. It comes in a tincture bottle with a dropper and is suspended in vegetable glycerin. This is a very strong, natural antifungal. What you would need to do is dilute about 2 drops in about a cup of water and apply to her spots with a cotton ball---but only use one cotton ball per spot so as not to spread it. You can follow up with diluted tea tree oil. Be careful with the tea tree oil, because this can burn. Make sure she doesn't scratch the area to keep from infection and spreading especially to her diaper area. Make sure it is GRAPEFRUIT seed extract and not GRAPEseed.
Let me know how it works out. You'll want to do this about 2-3 times a day.
Let me know how it works out. You'll want to do this about 2-3 times a day.
arizona
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Here is a link to some home remedies:
http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/ringworm.htm
HTH
~AZ
http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/ringworm.htm
HTH
~AZ
You need to see a physician!!! Typically, doctors prescribe griseofulvin an oral antifungal suspension. Patients take it for up to 6 weeks. It is very important to use the oral medication for the entire duration. The doctor may also prescribe an antifungal shampoo like Nizoral or anti dandruff shampoo like a selsun blue. However, it is the oral medication that ill cure ringworm. If not properly treated you daughter could develop a karion on the scalp which will scar and result in hair loss.
This may sound totally crazy to everyone because it does to me. My eldest had one on her face and unbeknownst to me her paternal grandmother put black shoe polish on it and it went away. I wasnt told about this until a month later when she returned home from summer vacation but it worked apparently.
No matter what you put on it make sure he goes to the dr. My youngest started out with a small one in her head and would up with a hairless dent in the top of her head the size of a .50 piece. It has grown back in but she still has a slight dent in her head where the scalp was eaten away.
Many prayers to you as the worrying mommy!
No matter what you put on it make sure he goes to the dr. My youngest started out with a small one in her head and would up with a hairless dent in the top of her head the size of a .50 piece. It has grown back in but she still has a slight dent in her head where the scalp was eaten away.
Many prayers to you as the worrying mommy!
vickiepickles
All About Me!
Please note my last post----grapeFRUIT seed, NOT GRAPEseed!!! These items are totally different from each other.kjames001 said:
PinkAngel
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Neem extract works the best. Try your local health food store.
Prescription Strength Nizoral Shampoo does not work as well. Good old Selsun Blue or Head & Shoulders in the blue bottle, wash your baby's hair with this every other day. When he sees the physician he'll prescribe Griseofulvin which should be taken 2xs daily (depending on your childs weight) for at least a month, maybe 6 weeks. It's best taken w/ a fatty substance (milk, icrecream or any fattening foods)
I've also ordered FungRX on line which will help clear it up faster. It's quite expensive but it WORKS. (www.fungrx.com)
Be sure to wash her pillow cases and bed sheets/comforters. Also wash or spray lysol in all caps, hoods etc.
My son's ringworm just healed completely on Dec 15, now his hair is slowly growing back, so be patient.
Hope this helps.
Prescription Strength Nizoral Shampoo does not work as well. Good old Selsun Blue or Head & Shoulders in the blue bottle, wash your baby's hair with this every other day. When he sees the physician he'll prescribe Griseofulvin which should be taken 2xs daily (depending on your childs weight) for at least a month, maybe 6 weeks. It's best taken w/ a fatty substance (milk, icrecream or any fattening foods)
I've also ordered FungRX on line which will help clear it up faster. It's quite expensive but it WORKS. (www.fungrx.com)
Be sure to wash her pillow cases and bed sheets/comforters. Also wash or spray lysol in all caps, hoods etc.
My son's ringworm just healed completely on Dec 15, now his hair is slowly growing back, so be patient.
Hope this helps.
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