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Do you or possibly someone you know suffer from embarrassing yellowish toenail fungus and your not even sure how to deal with it? A yellowish and thick toenail is usually a sign of a fungal infection in the toe or toes, but just what can you use to take care of this embarrassing problem? Have you ever heard of an essential oil called Tea tree oil?

People use Tea tree oil in many different applications, but before we discuss one of it’s main uses, we need to know just what tea tree oil is, and where it originate from?

Tea tree oil originates from Australia and usually has a clear to yellowish tint. Tea tree oil is also known by another name called Melaleuca oil. Tea tree oil is derived from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia, which has several common names and among these common names are the Narrow-leaved Tea-tree and also the Narrow-leaved Paperbark. This tree is common to the New South Wales part of Australia.

Some of the uses of Tea tree oil when applied as a topical solution include as an Antiseptic and as an Antiviral, but the use that we are going to focus on is as a Fungal Treatment. Tea tree oil is one of the very few natural nail fungus treatments that has been recommended by doctors, over prescription drug remedies and has even been recommended by the Mayo Clinic as a therapeutic remedy.

Tea tree oil at 100% strength, should be applied to the infected nail surfaces and also to the effected tissue surrounding the nail. It may also be of benefit to purchase a shampoo or soap also with tea tree oil in them. It is important to wash the infected fungal areas several times a day, and make sure that the infected area(s) have been thoroughly dried before applying tea tree oil directly to the infected areas.

One of the things that should be pointed out is that it does take some time and some patience on the part of the person who actually has to administer the treatment. The treatment’s duration itself can take upwards of six months before the end result is attained.

Just how effective the tea tree oil treatment is, depends on just how severe a person’s degree of nail fungus actually is and the type of fungi involved, so just remember when it comes to the use of tea tree oil and nail fungus, patience is a virtue.