Fungal Nail Infections

Yes, fungal nail infections are contagious, and they can spread quite easily between people who live in close quarters.

It can also spread in warm, damp environments like communal showers, gyms, public swimming pools and changing rooms.

Fungal nail infections are common and will usually be nothing to worry about, however, they can take a long time to treat.

They can cause the nail to become brittle causing breakages, pain, and swelling in the skin around the nail.

There are multiple treatment options to treat a fungal nail infection, such as paint-on solutions and nail pens from trusted brands like Curanail and Scholl.

Scholl has different fungal nail treatments which work by creating an environment around your infected nail that makes it difficult for the nail fungus to thrive.

Giving your nail the chance to recover and grow out, letting healthy nail grow in its place and keeping the infection from spreading to your other nails.

Fungal nail infections aren’t nice, so the NHS have set out some guidelines on how to prevent yourself from developing one:

Treat athlete's foot as soon as possible to avoid it spreading to nails, keep your feet clean and dry, wear clean socks every day, wear flip-flops in showers at the gym or pool and throw out old shoes.

Avoid wearing shoes that make your feet hot and sweaty, don’t share towels, nail clippers or scissors and don’t wear other people’s shoes.

When you use Nailner products, your fungal nail infection will be gone in around 12 weeks.

However, you may still notice damage to the area of nail that was infected.

This will mean that although your nail will look better after the infection has healed, it may take up to 12 months for new, healthy nail to grow in and replace the damaged nail entirely.