Ingrown Toenail Home Remedies

Ingrown toenail home remedies are a great way to save some money when considering the expensive alternatives that include seeing a specialist like a podiatrist (see cost of ingrown toenail removal).

While there are crude forms of home remedies that include such things as building a homemade toenail brace in which splints are used to try and relieve pressure there's really no reason why if you live in any kind of civilized area that you shouldn't take advantage of the simple over the counter solutions that can be found at most any drug store or via ordering online. The very fact that you are almost certainly reading this post online means that I know you have at minimum access to ordering the products you need online.

The most important thing to keep in mind before attempting any sort of home remedy of this sort is that you absolutely don't want to make your predicament dangerously worse by causing a dangerous infection.

Now that the disclaimer is out of the way the single greatest piece of advice that I can give to anyone dealing with this sort of issue whether it's their first encounter with a really bad ingrown toenail or it's a recurring problem and I'm speaking to someone who feels like they've tried every other conventional ingrown toenail products the answer is always simple, one word: Outgro.

For a detailed explanation of what Outgro is (it's a topical solution) please see the post specifically dedicated to this topic titled: Outgro ingrown toenail.

Warning: Do not do this (pictured above)
At the very least get some over the counter medication and please never resort to this disturbing picture.

Remove Ingrown Toenail

In order to remove ingrown toenail issues their are essentially two choices:

1. See a professional (see post on costs of ingrown toenail removal)
2. Try to do it yourself (see ingrown toenail removal video)

If time and costs are of no concern at all then by all means do yourself a favor and go see a specialist who actually went to medical school to specialize in this sort of problem.

If you're going to try to remove an ingrown toenail on your own it's obviously smart to put some thought into what you're doing before you get in there and potentially hurt yourself or worst case scenario become responsible for a dangerous infection.

NOTE: Before you do or read anything else about how to remove an ingrown toenail on your own please make sure that whatever tools or ingrown toenail products you use are completely sterilized before taking them to your skin. PLEASE wash all instruments (toe nail clippers, files, etc.) in scalding water with disinfectant before poking around open wounds on your toes.

The very best way to go about removing an ingrown toenail without dealing with excruciating pain is to pick up a couple of bottles of Outgro which is bar none the most effective way to safely deaden the skin around the bothersome ingrown toenail area with an over the counter treatment in the form of a topical solution that is safe, convenient, and extremely effective.

Ingrown Toenail Pain

Ingrown toenail pain is for most of us what causes us to finally admit that we have a problem that needs to be taken care of. Even for a lot of folks that have no problem seeing a doctor for any number of personal problems there can still be some reluctance about sharing the poor condition of ones feet even with a trusted physician.

An untreated ingrown toenail problem can quickly lead to pain that certainly can vary but in almost all instances the pain is directly related to the problem area coming in direct contact with something that applies pressure to the very sensitive area. While the cause of an ingrown toenail definitely varies from one individual to another it most often has to do with how cutting toenails is handled. In short the road for permanent ingrown toenail removal is paved with the old adage that an ounce of prevention is forth a pound of cure. Having said that if you're reading this post you most likely have already found yourself in a position of needing immediate relief for ingrown toenail pain and based on my personal experience there is no better bet for your money than picking up at least one bottle of Outgro, an ingrown toenail remedy that can safely be done from home.

Of course there are professional alternatives but for many people worried about the cost of ingrown toenail removal it's highly recommended that if time permits you take a serious look at picking up a bottle of Outgro to help ingrown toenails immediately.

Cutting Toenails

When cutting toenails in a manner that does not cause ingrown toenails it's important to cut toenails in a straight across manner. This differs substantially from the way that fingernails should be cut. With fingernails the best method is to cut in a natural curved manner.

For an illustration depicting the proper and improper ways of cutting toenails take a look at the cause of ingrown toenails post from about three months ago.

There are several toenail cutting products worth taking a look at including ingrown toenail files which are a wise addition to any trimming collection. For many podiatrists (foot doctors) the relationship between a good file to a pair of nail clippers is similar to how a dentist might compare the relationship of flossing and brushing teeth.