What causes thick and hard toenails?

If your toenails become thicker and harder, you should pay attention to whether it is caused by some fungal infection. Usually, fungal infection will easily cause the toenails to become no longer transparent, and appear white or black, and become thicker and harder, etc. This is especially true during the transition from spring to summer, which is the season most likely to cause fungal infection and can cause toenails to become infected.

1. Nail fungus infection causes the nails to thicken and bulge out. The nail plate is no longer transparent and becomes yellow, green, white, black, etc., covering up the natural pink color of the nail bed.

2. This is a typical sign of nail fungal infection. In the transition season between spring and summer, toes or hands that are hot and humid and sweaty are prone to fungal infections. The fungi invade the gap between the nail plate and the nail bed and multiply in large numbers, which will obviously affect the appearance of the nails, causing the nails to become noticeably thicker and the nail plate to no longer be transparent. Different fungi will cause different color changes, covering up the color of the nail bed. Therefore, keeping the skin clean and dry is the most important thing. Be sure to wipe your hands or feet clean after washing them. The treatment method is to apply 35% glacial acetic acid solution after removing the diseased nails. Because nails grow slowly, the treatment of onychomycosis requires persistence, and at least three doses of medication are required to be effective.

3. For onychomycosis, it is recommended that you use iodine tincture. Be sure to use the one with a higher concentration, and only apply it to the diseased areas, and avoid other places as much as possible. Remember, it is not iodine. It is also recommended to try mashing purple garlic into a paste, adding a little alum and applying it on the onychomycosis. Don't apply too thickly. Then seal the nails with plastic wrap. The plastic sheeting has good light-transmitting and sealing effects and only takes seven or eight days for you to feel the food growing. Be careful not to get it on your skin.