Guest guest Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 OK now I need some aromatherapy discussion, surely someone here has this figured out, its not my territory but there are requests for this for the military, especially those in the desert. they are getting some sort of funky spots. on the feet, between toes, assuming its athletes foot, but could be something entirely different .....anyone have suggestions? what oils are best for this? soaks, treatments, powder, how does one treat this sort of thing.... thanks Sylla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Hi Sylla, I have been plagued with Athlete's foot off and on for many years but I have found that there are things you can do to get it healed and keep it under control. Recently we had a customer inquire as she had very bad athlete's foot confirmed by her doctor. She used my regimen and within about 3 weeks her feet/toes were healed. She now maintains them using the same essential oils but only needs to use them on a weekely basis. Here is what I told her. So the suggestion is this. You will need to soak your feet nightly in the following. - Warm water with 1 cup Salt (Epsom is fine alone but Sea Salt and Epsom Salt is better) and 1 cup vinegar (distilled white is fine). Soak for a minimum of 15 minutes. 30 minutes is better. Yes you are `pickling' your feet. Well, not really, but you are soaking it so you can scrub the dead cells off. Now don't really `scrub' your feet when you are done, just rub them with a wash cloth. Then rinse them and dry them. Then you will apply several drops of the following blend to your feet and particularly between the toes. Just apply a thin layer. Tea Tree - 20 drops Lavender - 10 drops Myrrh - 10 drops Geranium - 8 drops Peppermint - 8 drops Oregano – 8 drops Thyme ct Linalol - 5 drops Grapeseed oil- 1 tablespoon Tamanu oil – 1 tablespoon Mix essential oils in a PET plastic bottle, then add the Grapeseed oil & Tamanu oils. Shake well. Apply just a few drops to both feet and between toes and massage in. At first it is going to sting and burn, especially if you have any raw or opened areas on your feet. But after a few days as your feet heal this should disappear. This is a strong blend but should work NO matter what is going on – if it is any kind of fungal or bacterial infection. After applying the oil blend let it sit for a minute or two then apply some talcum powder (unscented or you can make a blend of the above essential oils and add to the powder bottle - shake well). Because Fungal infections (athlete's foot & toe or finger nail) can take a long time to get rid of, you will need to follow the above regimen for at least 2-3 months! (I have had this blend heal feet and toe lesions within about 7-10 days but because fungal infections can be very deep seated in the layers of skin this should be continued for a while). I know that is a long time for treatment but if you have toe nail or other nail fungus and if your Dr would be treating you with an Rx you would be taking it for a whole year and the Rx could cause liver damage. Using essential oils is MUCH SAFER!! (I know we aren't talking nail fungus but any fungal infection can take a long time to be eliminated.) Athelete's foot in particular like moist warm places. So you have to keep between the toes dry too! Now I know the troops cannot necessarily do the soaking but cleaning their feet really well and drying them will certainly help before applying the oil blend and talcum. Let me know if you would like more information as I have had athelete's foot where all the skin sloughed off between my toes and I had bleeding weeping sores. This can happen within a few hours and so I've learned my lesson - that whenever I go to a hotel, motel or even one of my son's houses I start using my blend and keep my toes powdered too! Yours in Aromatherapy, Penny Your One Stop Aromatherapy Shop! Birch Hill Happenings Aromatherapy LLC 100% Pure Essential oils and Supplies http://birchhillhappenings.com/aroma1.htm Check out my new Aromatherapy Recipe Book http://birchhillhappenings.com/recipebook.htm ATFE , " Sylla S. Hanger " <sylla wrote: > > OK now I need some aromatherapy discussion, surely someone here has this figured out, its not my territory but there are requests for this for the military, especially those in the desert. they are getting some sort of funky spots. on the feet, between toes, assuming its athletes foot, but could be something entirely different > ....anyone have suggestions? what oils are best for this? soaks, treatments, powder, how does one treat this sort of thing.... > > thanks > > Sylla > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Isn't it called boot-rot or something like that? Out of curiosity, have any of the standard OTC athlete's foot products been of assistance? Jessica, NC Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 OH my Penny that is a good story....I will put this in my new file. Right I dont see them soaking, especially if they are in a remote FOB they dont even get a shower, just a rinse with bottled water.....but the powder and topical oil sounds like a good regimen. I can certainly pass this on I was thinking there was some info out in the last year about some oil, maybe palmarosa? being antifungal(or was that antiviral...).....maybe I was dreaming, I didnt pay attention because it didnt interest me at the time! Thanks Sylla - Penny ATFE Monday, October 05, 2009 5:16 PM Re: athletes foot/ foot fungus? Hi Sylla, I have been plagued with Athlete's foot off and on for many years but I have found that there are things you can do to get it healed and keep it under control. Recently we had a customer inquire as she had very bad athlete's foot confirmed by her doctor. She used my regimen and within about 3 weeks her feet/toes were healed. She now maintains them using the same essential oils but only needs to use them on a weekely basis. Here is what I told her. So the suggestion is this. You will need to soak your feet nightly in the following. - Warm water with 1 cup Salt (Epsom is fine alone but Sea Salt and Epsom Salt is better) and 1 cup vinegar (distilled white is fine). Soak for a minimum of 15 minutes. 30 minutes is better. Yes you are `pickling' your feet. Well, not really, but you are soaking it so you can scrub the dead cells off. Now don't really `scrub' your feet when you are done, just rub them with a wash cloth. Then rinse them and dry them. Then you will apply several drops of the following blend to your feet and particularly between the toes. Just apply a thin layer. Tea Tree - 20 drops Lavender - 10 drops Myrrh - 10 drops Geranium - 8 drops Peppermint - 8 drops Oregano - 8 drops Thyme ct Linalol - 5 drops Grapeseed oil- 1 tablespoon Tamanu oil - 1 tablespoon Mix essential oils in a PET plastic bottle, then add the Grapeseed oil & Tamanu oils. Shake well. Apply just a few drops to both feet and between toes and massage in. At first it is going to sting and burn, especially if you have any raw or opened areas on your feet. But after a few days as your feet heal this should disappear. This is a strong blend but should work NO matter what is going on - if it is any kind of fungal or bacterial infection. After applying the oil blend let it sit for a minute or two then apply some talcum powder (unscented or you can make a blend of the above essential oils and add to the powder bottle - shake well). Because Fungal infections (athlete's foot & toe or finger nail) can take a long time to get rid of, you will need to follow the above regimen for at least 2-3 months! (I have had this blend heal feet and toe lesions within about 7-10 days but because fungal infections can be very deep seated in the layers of skin this should be continued for a while). I know that is a long time for treatment but if you have toe nail or other nail fungus and if your Dr would be treating you with an Rx you would be taking it for a whole year and the Rx could cause liver damage. Using essential oils is MUCH SAFER!! (I know we aren't talking nail fungus but any fungal infection can take a long time to be eliminated.) Athelete's foot in particular like moist warm places. So you have to keep between the toes dry too! Now I know the troops cannot necessarily do the soaking but cleaning their feet really well and drying them will certainly help before applying the oil blend and talcum. Let me know if you would like more information as I have had athelete's foot where all the skin sloughed off between my toes and I had bleeding weeping sores. This can happen within a few hours and so I've learned my lesson - that whenever I go to a hotel, motel or even one of my son's houses I start using my blend and keep my toes powdered too! Yours in Aromatherapy, Penny Your One Stop Aromatherapy Shop! Birch Hill Happenings Aromatherapy LLC 100% Pure Essential oils and Supplies http://birchhillhappenings.com/aroma1.htm Check out my new Aromatherapy Recipe Book http://birchhillhappenings.com/recipebook.htm ATFE , " Sylla S. Hanger " <sylla wrote: > > OK now I need some aromatherapy discussion, surely someone here has this figured out, its not my territory but there are requests for this for the military, especially those in the desert. they are getting some sort of funky spots. on the feet, between toes, assuming its athletes foot, but could be something entirely different > ....anyone have suggestions? what oils are best for this? soaks, treatments, powder, how does one treat this sort of thing.... > > thanks > > Sylla > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Funky foot/boot rot, and other terms!! the ones I have spoken to have all tried everything OTC, and it may keep it at bay, but never really goes away, and the one recently (the Mom I spoke to) says its worse than athletes, big patches that move around.....so may not even be a fungus....not sure I want to see it! Syl - familymassage ATFE Monday, October 05, 2009 9:33 PM Re: athletes foot/ foot fungus? Isn't it called boot-rot or something like that? Out of curiosity, have any of the standard OTC athlete's foot products been of assistance? Jessica, NC Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Hi Sylla, Yes I can understand about the 'water' situation. But even applying the oil blend and the powder should help until they can get to real water! Being a diabetic I know how important foot health is and keeping your feet healthy NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE is very important. I recently visited with a college classmate from my Veterinary Technician school (35 year reunion with 8 of us) who had to have her foot amputated due to a nasty bacterial infection (Clostridium) and developed gangrene. She had had bunion surgery and being she is a farmer - well she most likely had the bacteria on her skin before surgery. The point in relaying this is that the fungus infections weaken the skins ability to fight any infections and a bacterial infection can easily get going too. The troops don't need secondary infections either. Keeping their feet clean as possible and DRY as possible will be the most important. Fungi love moisture and with that they can really 'dig' in to the underlying tissues. Once you have fungi it can take a long time to rid the body of those nasties. Yes do pass along this regimen and if they can only do the oil blend and the powder. I would imagine almost everyone will see improvement within a short period of time. BUT the most important thing is consistency in use and use over several weeks. If they could all have clean socks, New boots etc, the soaks etc things would improve more quickly, but using the oil and powder will help. As far as Palmarosa - I haven't heard specifically on this one. But hey, in some folks - it might be the oil that has just what they need! It sure smells nice. I use it in a lot of floral blends. Yours in Aromatherapy, Penny Your One Stop Aromatherapy Shop! Birch Hill Happenings Aromatherapy LLC 100% Pure Essential oils and Supplies http://birchhillhappenings.com/aroma1.htm Check out my new Aromatherapy Recipe Book http://birchhillhappenings.com/recipebook.htm ATFE , " Sylla S. Hanger " <sylla wrote: > > OH my Penny that is a good story....I will put this in my new file. Right I dont see them soaking, especially if they are in a remote FOB they dont even get a shower, just a rinse with bottled water.....but the powder and topical oil sounds like a good regimen. I can certainly pass this on > > I was thinking there was some info out in the last year about some oil, maybe palmarosa? being antifungal(or was that antiviral...).....maybe I was dreaming, I didnt pay attention because it didnt interest me at the time! > > Thanks > Sylla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurenWolfe89 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Hi Sylla! I suffered from athlete's foot before and it's definitely disgusting. You might want to try using herbal remedies. I believe tea tree oil and cider vinegar helps. For the latter option, you can heat the vinegar until its lukewarm, place it in a basin, and soak your feet in the solution for a good half an hour or so everyday. You can also cut raw garlic into tiny pieces wrap them in gauze and wear it inside your shoes for a few days. I know it's definitely a weird idea because of the smell, but the garlic will be absorbed by your skin and will eventually kill the microbes causing the athlete's foot. Another you option you can try is a topical cream called ZeroFungus. I tried it myself and it worked for me. I hope these will help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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