In general, most popular all natural ailments to various medical issues work very well. After all, these things were placed on Earth for a reason. However, many times each individual ingredient is not enough to do the job on its own. Often, one needs to be combined with others in order to form a homeopathic treatment that is powerful and effective. This is the case with using lemongrass oil to kill toenail fungus. Combining it with other oils, natural acids and natural moisturizers can create a very effective remedy.
Onychomycosis, otherwise known as nail fungus infection difficult to get rid of for a couple of reasons. One, the fungi is given an endless food source every day. In fact, it lives in it. The nail is made up of a protein called keratin. The fungus feeds off it. Second, when the infection works its way down into the bed of the toenail, it gets very good shelter there. It is difficult to reach the fungi with treatment.
While lemongrass oil is a very good natural antiseptic, it takes more to kill it permanently. In fact, it takes another method of treatment altogether. The oil is to be used topically. When used by itself, it rarely penetrates the nail enough to get into the infection. It needs to be combined with other natural antiseptics for more power, and with natural moisturizers that will ensure it soaks in well enough to be effective.
As far as the added treatment method goes, it should be oral. Getting natural antiseptics into the blood will help to treat the infected toenail or fingernail all the time. It will add more fungus killing power without making one treatment too powerful and causing bad reactions in the skin that can be worse than onychomycosis itself.
Using lemograss oil to kill toenail fungus is not enough. A dual treatment remedy, making use of it is highly recommended.