Hydrogen Peroxide
★★★★★
(Reno, Nv, United States)
04/23/2011
★★★☆☆
WORKED TEMPORARILY
(Bloomington, Mn)
08/25/2016
(Red Deer Ab Canada)
07/03/2017
★★★★★
Hydrogen Peroxide is Cheap and Effective for Jock Itch
Bottom Line on several suggested treatments? -each to their own!
I myself discovered Hydrogen Peroxide somewhat by accident and am most pleased with it. I merely wet my palms and apply to either side of the groin--no diluting necessary (for me). Gold Bond? Only tried it once with no satisfaction. I also use alcohol pads (meant for diabetics) as they're very handy and simple, but only as a temporal measure. A worthy observation too-- don't sleep under too many blankets so as to sweat overnight and thereby cause the problem. I personally find an H.P. 'splash' only necessary when moistness and itching is evident. But again, each to their own.
Hydrogen Peroxide
★★★★★
(Frankfort, IL)
05/01/2009
Please be careful! 35% hydrogen peroxide can be VERY DANGEROUS and can cause severe burns. A man on this site writing about using it for jock itch and for oral care did not mention DILUTING the hydrogen peroxide. I believe it is crucial to dilute it properly.
(Temecula, CA)
05/02/2009
Hydrogen Peroxide
★★★★★
(Bellevue, KY)
05/04/2009
(Lf, Tx)
03/14/2010
Hydrogen peroxide (3%, 35%, any concentration) is a carcinogen (read: Can cause cancer). Orally, it is also a bad idea to use as it causes a condition known as "brown hairy tongue." While the name isn't very authoritative sounding, I've seen it myself in patients that claim to use H2O2 as a daily mouth rinse.
(San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines)
03/17/2010
Hi Toxela...Here is the MSDS(Material Safety Data Sheet) -- which accords with ALL research and is the Bible in this regard.
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/H4070.htm
You will notice that under the Cancer List in the Toxicity Info section, 3% HP has no Known or Anticiated cancer causing effects.
Also you will notice that Phenocetin -- used as the HP stabilizer for 3% HP IS a cancer causing agent.
Therefore 35% pure food grade HP is NOT a carcinogen.
Hydrogen Peroxide, Petroleum Jelly
★★★★★
After applying a decent amount of petroleum jelly on the affected area the sting went away and when I got home I applied some more before going to bed. By the morning the rash was more than 90% gone and the itch as well! Amazing! I can't wait until next year to see whether petroleum jelly by itself would be effective-- I've read that this fungus which affects the top layer of skin cannot receive oxygen through oil and thus dies upon the application of most oils or lotions.
(Montreal, Quebec)
02/12/2012
★★★★★
Petroleum Jelly works better than anything I've tried so far.
(Austin, Texas)
02/22/2012
★★★★★
I developed jock itch for the first time in my life and thought it would simply go away with some OTC cream. When that didn't work after a month, a doctor prescribed a stronger cream and some anti-fungal oral pills. That did not work, so I came here. I used regular OTC anti-fungal cream but after it had dried somewhat, I covered the area in petroleum jelly to "seal" it in... That helped a LOT. I should also mention a couple of things the doctor suggested: Keep the area dry, use baby powder in the surrounding area and change towels often. I also changed boxers once a day so I didn't sleep in the pair I wore all day. The doctor also mentioned that if possible (and this is weird if you don't live by yourself or have a very understanding wife like I do) to leave yourself exposed while at home, so that the light helps keep the fungus at bay. Fungus needs darkness and oxygen to grow, so if you keep light on it and seal it in with the jelly that will really slow it down.
After two weeks of this, I still felt like I had it although it was the best it had been (it rarely itched and I could work or go the whole day without even thinking about it). I decided to return to the doctor to see if I could get more prescription strength cream in the hope of finishing it off. This time I saw a dermatologist, who observed that it looked like the fungus was gone, but my skin was irritated by all the medicine. She gave me prescription strength cortizone which after just four days of use I was able to cut down to once a day, and then none at all after 3 more. The area is still healing, in that it no longer itches but it is still a little dry so I'm just not taking very hot showers and using hand lotion now to help it heal. I try not to use the cortizone since it does have a steroid and can thin the skin if used too much.
Anyways, all in all this was three months total of irritation, but I have to thank this forum for the petroleum jelly solution since I believe that is what eventually cured it. It also made it much more tolerable. Best of luck!
(Toronto, Ontario)
09/15/2012
Ok... This is it! After reading several posts I tried to get rid of my jock itch after seeing my doctor several times and trying numerous creams. The first thing is to use a mild soap to keep the area clean. Once out of the shower, I dried the area with paper towel. Then I rubbed rubbing alcohol on the area. This is painful. Next, I soaked the area with hydrogen peroxide. I put my shorts on with no underwear. When ever I had a chance, I wore nothing. I washed the area after ever bowel movement and used boxers instead of briefs. I also took Epson salt baths regularly. I noticed huge improvement immediately. But it was still there. I decided to buy several bottles of hydrogen peroxide and a large plastic container. I poured the peroxide into the container and soaked the area once a day for a couple of days. I am happy to say it is gone.
(San Jose, Ca)
06/24/2018
★★★★★
I have used heavy petroleum many times.
KEFIR GRAINS
★★★★★
I read that kefir would get rid of Jock itch. I was given lamisil topical and oral by my doctor last summer and it went away but this summer it returned.
I have tried some remedies from here like ACV with didnt work for me, teatre oil seemed to work but made it worst.The best thing I used was vaseline, but still the next day I could feel th yeasty cheesy smell that Ive grown to hate.
So Ive been keeping it under control with vaseline.
I started drinking homemade kefir and I saw other health benefits but no benefit on my jock itch. I applied the kefir milk to my jock itch too, and I got relieve but the smell was back the next day.
2 days ago I saw my kefir grains were growing too much so I thought, why not use th kefir grains straight on my jock itch?
So I took a shower and washd the area with first hot water, then cold water for long time sinc I heard its good to apply cold.I dont use any soap sinc it has always agravate my problem.Then I dried the area with a towell I grabbed about 1 or 2 tbsps of kefir grains and I rubbed it on all the area for about 5 min .
Try to filter the grains befor so they dont have much milk, remember milk is food for all fungus yeast and it turns to glucose so milk is not the best thing to apply.
Be careful cause it can be very messy, grains will fall to the floor your feet etc.
It was just amazing, at the same tim I was rubbing the grains over my skin, the red patches were turning brown, it was killing the fungus in front my eyes and it felt so refreshing.
I didnt rinse. Latr while laying in bed I felt some stinging I thought oh no this is not working but I think it was the fungus dying.
Long story short, 2 days later I feel no disconfort AT ALL. Theres no redness only dark pigmentation that will go overtime, no swelling.And the best indicator.Its been 2 days I dont take a shower Ive sweat a lot and its summer but I dont have that cheesy yasty smell anymore.You may think Im nasty but I just wanted to fully test the kefir grains effect with only one use.
Im in disbilief caus lamisil took the pain away and rash but the cheesy smell was always there and thats how I knew it would com back eventually.
The reason behind this working is:
one kefir grains are tooo acidic, much more than the milk that you drink from the grains yt it doesnt irritate the skin like alcohol vinegar lemon etc
two.Kefir brains also contain billions of benefitial bateria yeast and fungus that when applied to your skin compete with the candida responsible for jock itch to survive, killing it in the process.
So this is my recipe, wash throuly with warm and then cold water.Dry the area with a towell and or hair drier.Rub the kefir grains for as long as you can in every area, let it air dry for a few minutes and gt dressed as usual.
Reducing sugar bread intake and drinking raw kefir is aditional help.Also dont use soap in that area sinc soaps remove your skin natural protection.
Please try this, I know how dificult it is to deal with this condition specially psycologically.
Google about kefir, learn how simple it is to make it at home.Find someone near to give you grains or buy them online cheap. You wont be disapointed.I us Milk kefir grains, I ve never had water kefir grains.
Ill keep reporting
Lemon
★☆☆☆☆
Lemon
(Rustenburg, North West, South Africa)
03/01/2013
Hi Jaya, Urine works quicker.
(Norcross, Ga)
03/02/2013
We get it, Louwrence - we should use urine to cure any ailment. Coughs, colds, sore holes or pimples on your pecker - use urine. (I'm being silly, not snarky. Couldn't help myself, since week after week, every other post cites urine as a cure, no matter what the ailment.)
(New York)
09/17/2018
@Fina: Actually urine's main ingredient is ammonia with traces of sulphur. The guy is on to something.
Lemon Oil
★★★★★
Anyway, next I went to my favorite natural remedies guide for a wide range of ailments. It is published by the Budwig Center. I looked for remedies for jock itch (since it's also caused by yeast), and one of the remedies they suggested is lemon essential oil diluted in a carrier oil, like coconut and almond oils. Luckily, I had both lemon and almond oils at home. I mixed them together in a 50/50 ratio, and used a cotton swab to apply the mixture on my inner thighs. It was amazing! I felt a bit uncomfortable for some minutes because lemon essential oil (and citrus oils in general) burn the skin and must be diluted before use. So I felt a burning sensation for some time, which I thought at first covered on the itchy feeling. But after the burning sensation stopped, I didn't feel itchy at all. I repeated for two more days, and now I am yeast infection-free!! I feel so grateful!
Lemongrass Oil
★★★★★
What worked for me was lemongrass essential oil diluted into a carrier oil (best is squalane but maybe any will work). How dilute to make it depends on how sensitive your skin is, which partly depends on how bad the fungus is. At first, make it pretty dilute, like maybe only 20% lemongrass oil. As your fungus goes away you will be able to increase to 60% or even 70% lemongrass oil.
Apply it 4 times daily or more. If it burns like hell then dilute it more. It should burn just a little bit if your fungus is bad.
Milk of Magnesia + Tea Tree Oil
★★★★★
I am pretty sure I got a pretty virulent resistant form, because I am a healthy athlete who cleans up well with no other medical issues.
It was so bad that I felt like I was being punished and the jock itch was karma for any prior womanizing (it really made me think if I had done any wrongs because I would never wish this on my enemy). There have been many nights where I couldn't sleep due to the itching. Straight up torture.
I have tried all creams, oral meds like diflucan, etc. NOTHING seemed to work. Plus the embarrassment of telling anyone. And then keeping to myself so I wouldn't spread it I.e. partners or dates.
I hope this helps anyone that has a bad case out there. There is a cure. Literally, the cheapest two things that you can get at any CVS or Walgreens over the counter. Forget the creams, forget the sprays. All you need is two things.
1) Milk of Magnesia (make sure to get the one with passive ingredient Sodium Hypochlorite, because it turns into chlorine).
2) Tea tree oil
Supplement these with Selenium Sulfide and Ketoconazole shampoo (these are not necessary but I would wash first with these and rinse).
I am on day 1 of Milk of Magnesia and wow I think I am 80-90% cured so I had to share this...skin and itch are improved drastically after one application of milk of magnesia. I am on day 4 of Tea Tree oil which did improve the Jock itch by 40% or so, but the Milk of Mag just literally dealt a blow to the fungus. I'll explain more in detail and how to use each.
1) First off change your underwear everyday. That's a given and reduce exposure to sweat on your balls by showering right after your workouts.
2) Use a blow dryer after every shower to air dry (this helped the jock itch like 15%)
3) Step one in the shower is to lather with Selenium Sulfide to remove any debris on your crotch area.
4) Then lather with Nizoral Shampoo and let it sit for a few minutes and soak into your skin and follicles. Rinse.
5) Next use Tea Tree oil with aloe vera and Peppermint. Both Tea Tree oil and Peppermint have been shown in research studies to kill fungus. Warning this is going to burn like crazy because you will let it dry into your skin (do not rinse the tea tree oil lather off). Let it sit for 10 minutes and let it burn...obviously you be the judge, if you think you are having a bad reaction obviously get professional help.
6) The finishing blow which is almost like a miracle cure is Milk of Magnesia, I'll tell you why. NO PAIN AT ALL! The milk of magnesia at your local pharmacy also contains Sodium Hypochlorite which turns into chlorine :) You've heard some of the reviews find cures after being in the swimming pool, well look no further the Milk of Mag will cause the formation of Chlorine from the sodium hypochlorite. I did the research, Milk of Mag removes all moisture around the skin and has a pH level of 10.5 where fungus usually thrives at around pH 5-7 and up to 9.
Today I saw really good results and am feeling confident and relieved. I would like to share this with others so they can get rid of this annoying condition.
TL;DR Get Milk of Magnesia asap to treat jock itch! It's cheap, there's no pain, and the results are amazing!
Mouthwash
★★★★★
Mouthwash
★★★★★
I had Jock Itch for years and had tried the usual creams that they advertise, they didn't work. I read on a site somewhere to use Listerne, as I already had some in my bathroom cabinet I decided to give it a trial run.
I applied it to the area (and a bit further) after a shower in the morning, then in the evening before bed. Yes, at first it does burn a little, but after a while you get used to it and the burning does actually decrease (I assume because its working!). I basically nearly went through a whole bottle of the expensive Listerene, but I guess you could use the normal stuff. I have a feeling its the Menthol and/or maybe the Eucalyptol in the Mouth Wash that are the active ingredients.
*Please feel free to amend this email, I DO NOT work for the people who make Listerene! As I said I just have a feeling it was the active ingredients that worked and may exist in other mouth washes.
Thanks
(Sydney, Australia)
07/29/2011
★★★★☆
so I am currently suffering from this 'jock itch'(never had it b4) and I swear it is worse than anything I've ever gone through... (n I had gone thru a lot... Near death cases of food poisoning n typhoid) but this itch is unbearably annoying especially when u've got a busy week and work's piling up. I used an otc cloratrimizol or sth like that but it doesnt help the itch much and that's the worst part of this condition then I tried the mouthwash thing and it works well. I don't knw if it cures the condition(still having it... Just my first day of listerine treatment) but it definetly helps the itch although it burns when u apply the listerine but frankly I would gladly take burning and pain than itching. I've also decided to make a paste of the anti-fungal cream with the listerine just to be safe.... Let's see if it cures it... And thanks for the advice
(Northern, Ca)
07/02/2012
Day one: washed with dandruff shampoo, cleaned with listerine (artic mint), lotramine spray and sure deodorant. Looks inflamed. Will post more tomorrow.
(Auburn Hills, Mi)
08/16/2012
Only the Brown Old fashion "Mouthwash" can cure jock itch. The others do not contain the essential Oils like Thymol, Menthol, and the othe two.
(Saint Petersburg, Fl)
10/14/2016
Multiple Remedies
★☆☆☆☆
Multiple Remedies
★★★★★
The high points of my cure are:
- soak in a whirlpool bath that has a regulated anti-fungal solution (chlorine level monitored and maintained) for at least 10 minutes every day until the fungus is killed. If you have had the fungus for as long as I did, it is deeply embedded in your skin so it takes the chlorine a while to be absorbed adequately. You will feel the areas that are infested as they will itch while you are soaking. When the itching stops, the fungus has been killed. Repeat this treatment until the fungus is completely gone. It took around three months for me as it was deeply embedded. Chlorine has the benefit that it can actually kill the fungus and it's spores. Swimming in chlorinated pool suppressed my fungus, but wasn't concentrated enough to kill it off. Most other treatments cause the spores to go into a defensive mode that is very durable and will re-emerge.
- increase the acidity of the infested areas by applying a citric acid solution. Use a strength level of 1 teaspoon per cup of water. This acid is what is used for food products, can be ingested, is very effective and doesn't burn nearly as much as other options. This will keep spores from re-producing between whirlpool treatments. There are spores everywhere in your home if you've been infested for a while.
- wash your socks and underwear in very hot water for an extended cycle. Normal hot water washing didn't kill the spores of the fungus I had.
- toss shoes that are infested. If you have a really nice pair of shoes you'd like to salvage, you can lightly soak your socks and wear them in the infested shoes for a day. If this doesn't work, toss.
- clean your bathroom floors/shower/tub with a bleach solution to kill spores. This won't get them all as some will remain in bedroom carpets, etc. but this will get rid of most of them.
(Santa Rosa, Ca)
02/12/2018
Update to the second to last comment about salvaging shoes, I neglected to say the socks should be lightly soaked in the Citric Acid solution.
Multiple Remedies
★☆☆☆☆
The gyno prescribed Clotrimazole cream. I used it for 3 days to no avail, so then I switched to trying out ACV, Coconut oil, Coconut oil mixed with Tea Tree Oil, Hydrogen Peroxide, Rubbing Alcohol (love the burn! So much better than itching), a Colloidal Silver gel. They weren't working so I went back to the Clotrimazole cream. I've been using for a week. It's down to the last drop, and seemed to lessen the rash and itch. But yesterday, I used coconut oil, as I was running out of the Clot. Cream. Got worse.
Dang! As I said, my diet is mostly perfect. I still think I must have a systemic candida problem. Should I go on a raw foods cleanse? Stay away from legumes (lentils, black beans, garbanzo beans, etc.).
Oh, right! I also started the Anti-Candida Protocol. Got to the borax one and couldn't take it for more than a day. Yuck. Tasted like it was gonna make me sick.
I feel lost and frustrated. I really appreciate seeing everyone else's experiences here. I may try the Quadriderm Cream if I can get it.
Any advice? Thank you ahead of time.
(India)
02/21/2016
