Hey I'm looking for a cheap local antifungal agent available in the local pharmacies in Pattaya, any advice?

I have something similar as this:

I never wear closed shoes, so I don't know exactly the cause of this, perhaps the constant wetting of my foot each time I go to the bathroom? go figure...

clean everything with DETTOL

can buy in pharmacy and big C

clean everything with DETTOL

can buy in pharmacy and big C

Really? For information I tried bleach and it didn't help, so why a simple Dettol disinfectant would work?

By the way Wikipedia says that a minimum treatment of 45 days is necessary to stop the infection: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlete's_foot#Treatments

I'm looking for a real antifungal agent to treat real skin problems.

As far as I know, Dettol is not an anti fungal agent. Tending to the area and keeping it dry and clean will allow your body to combat the infection over time.

Most orally administered anti fungal remedies have the side effect of destroying flora in your gut.

Oregano oil can be administered orally and topically without these I'll effects but it's neither cheap or widely available in Thailand.

Anyhow, better to consult with a chemist (pharmacist) locally or a doctor.

You can also buy anti-fungal creams in most pharmacies.

Most pharmacists ve spoken to recommend soaking in dettol then applying a fungal cream after thoroughly drying.

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I am not a dermatologist but that picture and description look to me like cracked heels caused by dry skin, and nothing to do with fungus or dampness at all.

Maybe you should try moisturising your heels regularly with either vegetable oil or a body moisturising lotion from the supermarket. I would also be inclined to wear shoes and socks rather than open sandals as this will also help your feet not to dry out.

Ask one of the old birds on the beach to give you a pedicure.

I had a similar problem to yours..it was not a fungal infection but it was a transition for wearing covered western footwear to wearing flip-flops 24/7.I did some research and it's a quite common.All I did to solve the problem so :-

(1).buy a Pumice Stone and remove the excess hard dry skin (it helps to soak your feet in warm soapy water for 30 minutes before) do this procedure twice a week until it solves the problem.

(2) apply a liberal amount of petroleum jelly aka Vaseline to the hard dry parts of your foot before going to bed (wears socks this stops vaseline going onto your bed sheets) do this for at least month one or until the crack have disappeared then then 3 or 4 times a month to stop the crack and hard skin coming back .

Good luck

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There are any number of brands of clotrimazole you can get at any pharmacy in cream form.

However a powder is much better since keeping the foot try is important. Only one brand of that, Mycoderm-C topical powder 1 %. It can be a little hard to source but try Fascino's or other large pharmacy.

Soaking in vinegar is also helpful.

I like being able to walk on pretty much anything without injury to my feet. Hard skin on the soles does have its advantages.

Thanks all for the great advice! However I'm a little confused as some of you say to apply Vaseline (i.e. make the foot oily) while others suggest to keep it dry – isn't it incompatible?

I like being able to walk on pretty much anything without injury to my feet. Hard skin on the soles does have its advantages.

Yeah but I have a little more than just hard skin, I have deep cracks that hurt...

Thanks all for the great advice! However I'm a little confused as some of you say to apply Vaseline (i.e. make the foot oily) while others suggest to keep it dry isn't it incompatible?

Those suggesting keeping it dry are probably assuming that the cause is fungal. I suspect that they are wrong and that the cause is dryness. Hence my recommendation for moisturising and wearing socks and shoes.

Given the very low cost of medical attention here I would be inclined to go and ask a professional anyway.

Given the very low cost of medical attention here I would be inclined to go and ask a professional anyway.

It's all relative my friend. "Very low cost" maybe for you, but in my country medical attention is free, so even if it would cost 200 bahts (which it doesn't, I suspect it'll be minimum 1000 baht) it would still be expensive compared to other places.

Hi there:

This does not look like athletes food, but totally dried out and cracked skin. Bleach kills all, but is even for rough feet too aggressive and destroys/dries skin. Can be successful if carefully applied to a "frontal" nail fungus, one that you can still soak. But don't exaggerate.

Here the medication for skin & food fungal infections, that works cheaper and better than cremes and lotions:

Nizzoral Shampoo, sold in pharmacies much cheaper under generic name NORA. After shower put a small amount in your hand and massage and foam up feed, nails etc. very well. Leave at least 30 minutes on, or better let it dry, a bit sticky and sleep with it. Repeat 3 days and then after a week 2 more times. Any fungal medication dries out skin very badly. Get some cheap lotion and massage in. Then once a month or in a while just massage the NORA well into feed and let work for a few minutes during shower and you will never have a problem again. Change socks and shoes frequently, if you wear them and keep shoes dry (sun/or hair blower). Heat kills the spores and prevents re-infection. Good luck. MS>

Hi there:

This does not look like athletes food, but totally dried out and cracked skin. Bleach kills all, but is even for rough feet too aggressive and destroys/dries skin. Can be successful if carefully applied to a "frontal" nail fungus, one that you can still soak. But don't exaggerate.

Here the medication for skin & food fungal infections, that works cheaper and better than cremes and lotions:

Nizzoral Shampoo, sold in pharmacies much cheaper under generic name NORA. After shower put a small amount in your hand and massage and foam up feed, nails etc. very well. Leave at least 30 minutes on, or better let it dry, a bit sticky and sleep with it. Repeat 3 days and then after a week 2 more times. Any fungal medication dries out skin very badly. Get some cheap lotion and massage in. Then once a month or in a while just massage the NORA well into feed and let work for a few minutes during shower and you will never have a problem again. Change socks and shoes frequently, if you wear them and keep shoes dry (sun/or hair blower). Heat kills the spores and prevents re-infection. Good luck. MS>

Thank you very much for the advice!

is this the shampoo I need to get?

Yes Koeko. Tt works fine. Also on skin fungus/body. Important to foam it up well and massage it in well and leave on as long as possible. Skin takes several weeks to totally renew itself. So be patient and keep them dry, but "lotioned", suggest Nivea or similar. Good night. MS>

Sorry, obviously NOT "food fungal" but foot/feet.....non native e-speaker....;-) and look at Banglay's advise which is 100% right...

Edited October 16, 201312 yr by moonseeker

Given the very low cost of medical attention here I would be inclined to go and ask a professional anyway.

It's all relative my friend. "Very low cost" maybe for you, but in my country medical attention is free, so even if it would cost 200 bahts (which it doesn't, I suspect it'll be minimum 1000 baht) it would still be expensive compared to other places.

A local clinic should be able to diagnose this in 2 minutes for 100-200B. I doubt it would require a specialist (though of course you could see one if you wanted to).

This does not look like athletes food, but totally dried out and cracked skin. Bleach kills all, but is even for rough feet too aggressive and destroys/dries skin. Can be successful if carefully applied to a "frontal" nail fungus, one that you can still soak. But don't exaggerate.

Here the medication for skin & food fungal infections, that works cheaper and better than cremes and lotions:

Nizzoral Shampoo, ....

You start by saying that this looks like dried out and cracked skin (I agree and have already mentioned it several times) and then you go on to recommend a shampoo for a fungal infection that the OP probably doesn't have. This seems like confusing advice.

I can only repeat my suggestion to moisturise with vegetable oil or supermarket body lotion (both very effective and very cheap), wear socks and shoes and visit a doctor for a cheap diagnosis before making the problem 10 times worse by treating it incorrectly with harsh chemical products. None of this will do any harm and will quite possibly cure the problem completely for very little cost.

This does not look like athletes food, but totally dried out and cracked skin. Bleach kills all, but is even for rough feet too aggressive and destroys/dries skin. Can be successful if carefully applied to a "frontal" nail fungus, one that you can still soak. But don't exaggerate.

Here the medication for skin & food fungal infections, that works cheaper and better than cremes and lotions:

Nizzoral Shampoo, ....

You start by saying that this looks like dried out and cracked skin (I agree and have already mentioned it several times) and then you go on to recommend a shampoo for a fungal infection that the OP probably doesn't have. This seems like confusing advice.

I can only repeat my suggestion to moisturise with vegetable oil or supermarket body lotion (both very effective and very cheap), wear socks and shoes and visit a doctor for a cheap diagnosis before making the problem 10 times worse by treating it incorrectly with harsh chemical products. None of this will do any harm and will quite possibly cure the problem completely for very little cost.

I have the same problem and I recommend getting Jergens Ultra Healing, Extra Dry Skin Moisturizer. I bought mine in the USA but I have seen it for sale in the Top's Market, their upscale supermarket, here in Bangkok. You can probably find it at the Top's in Festival Center on Beach Road.

Just giving both options as photo shows only heel. A good ant-fungal treatment with shampoo won't hurt, if he then keeps feet pedicured and moisturized, anyway.

He might just google (image) "athletes foot" and be able to self-diagnose as good as most doctors here in town. This is not a serious problem, however he should be removing hard skin slowly and carefully, as he might hurt himself and it can get very painful, if he takes it off too fast and too deep. Best regards. MS>

Quadriderm is excellent for athletes foot type infections, under arm and heat rashes along with jock rot etc. Easily available in most pharmacies. Manufactured in Mexico by Schering and imported.

The OPs picture depicts "heel fissures" not a fungal infection.

Go here for more information

http://www.scholl.com/en-GB/CrackedHeels/Page.raction

I never wear open shoes and I don't have any problem...

I think without doubt [in my opinion] that quadridem is excellent.

Quadriderm Cream combines the anti-inflammatory, anti-pruritic and vasoconstrictive agent betamethasone valerate, the wide spectrum antibiotic gentamicin sulfate, the fungicidal agent tolnaftate and clioquinol, an antibacterial and antifungal agent.

It has 3 active ingredients, one antibiotic for infections, one antimicotic for fungus and an anti-itch medication.

I use when needed, also like others , 20-1 solution of dettol is very effective anti-bacterial for prevention.

Edited October 17, 201312 yr by Pdavies99