Ringworm can affect anyone: here are home remedies

Ringworm doesn’t really care who it affects: you, your dogs, or your cats. And since it spreads easily, if you have kids at school, you may find yourself dealing with it.

It’s not really a worm. It’s a fungal infection of the skin that usually appears in humans as raised red spots with defined borders… looking like a worm coiled under the skin. It doesn’t always look like a ring when it affects your pets, but it does cause hair to break off over the affected area.

Ringworm can be transferred back and forth between pets and humans, pets and pets, or humans and humans. Fungal spores can live for a long time in the environment, so it’s important to do a good anti-fungal cleaning if your home has had it.

But – I promised some folk remedies, not a house cleaning lecture, so here they are. Use most several times a day.

1. Aloe Vera

2. Tea tree oil

3. Honey and olive oil in melted beeswax

4. Apple cider vinegar

5. Listerine Mouthwash

6. The herb of oregano – mix with olive oil

7. Epsom salt solution – soak once a day

8. Nail Polish: If using on pets, make sure it’s dry before letting them out

9. Chewing tobacco: any wet tobacco. Use as a poultice and wrap it.

10. Diluted lime sulfur: one part to 16 to 32 parts of water. It will stain!

11. Grapefruit Seed Extract

12. Raw Papaya

13. Fresh garlic

14. Bleach: 1 part bleach to 6 parts water

15. Bag of balm

16. Pure Virgin Coconut Oil – Good for diaper rash too!

Remember that everyone, both pets and people, has a different system. Watch for allergic reactions and discontinue if they occur. Remember that allergies can take many forms, including headaches and muscle aches.