Emtrix Nails Mycosis Treatment 10ml is a treatment that treats nails affected by a fungal infection (onychomycosis) or psoriasis and improves the appearance of discolored and deformed nails. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Using six human cadaver nails, a similar process was adopted but this time against the more common foot dermatophyte - T rubrum.

Hygroscopic: Increases hydration and aids the keratolytic effect, essential for maintaining nail moisture and health. Now on fourth tube of Emtrix, and whilst problem not cleared, at least there are good signs it is getting at the fungus. Have found if I put it on when I go up to bed then it dries by the time I've finished doing my teeth and bedtime routine. Patients often come into the clinic and they say they have used such a product – (successfully or unsuccessfully) but what do we really know about their efficacy?

Simply hold the tip of the tube on the nail and apply a thin layer over the entire nail surface, including under the free edge of the nail. The authors suggest that the antifungal properties seen in these two products were due to the effects of the organic acids contained within them. Of those with greater than 50% of the nail involved, 19% showed improvement versus 7% for those treated with placebo.

A recent paper, published in Mycoses [2], earlier this year caught my eye as it was a rare publication which evaluated a range of these products to assess their inhibitory ability against one of the common nail dermatophytes, T mentagrophytes.

Latterly, Emtestam and colleagues [6] conducted a double blind, placebo controlled study of Emtrix® on 346 patients with confirmed distal, sub-ungual onychomycosis. Only tried for a few days so far, but the yellow discoloration seems to have faded already, so will be seeing how it changes with longer use. Duration of treatment varies according to the initial severity of the condition, but in many cases three to six months of treatment may be required to achieve acceptable results. Nail fungus, also known as onychomycosis, is a common problem that affects the nail plate and sometimes the underlying nail bed, leading to discoloured, thickened and cracked nails.