Tinea Versicolor Treatment: A Natural, Effective and Simple Treatment Using Mud

Tinea versicolor is light white in color, so in the winter and fall, no one can really see it. However, when the sun comes out and the individual tans, the once hidden tinea versicolor appears. I have seen many patients with this and some have unnecessarily suffered with it for years. There are simple and effective natural treatments that, when followed correctly, usually result in a very, very happy person.

We have all heard that tea tree oil works wonders as a natural treatment for tinea versicolor. Did you know that applying so much tea tree oil to your skin can be toxic? Do you realize that there are some not so healthy ways to extract tea tree oil? If you decide to use tea tree oil, which I don’t recommend, dilute it with olive oil and choose a steam distilled tea tree oil. Many companies do not state whether the tea tree oil is steam distilled or if they use strong toxic solvents.

We have heard from many who recommend Selsun Blue as a treatment for Tinea Versicolor; however, that doesn’t work for many either as it doesn’t contain enough active ingredient.

What does work, and has been used as a natural treatment for centuries, is topical sulfur mud. Sulfur is a natural antifungal agent that when applied to the skin of these patients for two weeks, everything disappears. Skin pigmentation needs to be adjusted once tinea versicolor clears up, especially if the person has lighter skin and is tanned. Once the skin pigmentation adjusts, no one will be able to tell that the person suffered from this.

Where is that sulfur-containing mud found?

From under lakes typically. One such sulfur-containing sludge is called Saprox and comes from deep in a lake in the Czech Republic. Saprox is a natural treatment and has worked successfully for many patients who suffer from it. While Saprox works well on the surface, tinea versicolor doesn’t just show up on everyone’s skin, does it?

Why does this appear? That is not fully known, but I have strong ideas about it.

• If one’s immune system is not up to date, they are more likely to get yeast infections.
• If one eats a diet that is high in carbohydrates and sugars, they are more likely to get yeast infections.
• If you are under stress, you are more likely to suffer from it, as stress increases blood sugar levels.
• If one does not get enough vitamin D, vitamin A, zinc, selenium, he is more likely to suffer from tinea versicolor. Keep in mind that these are skin nutrients AND immune support nutrients… hmmmmm

Remember this please. The skin is telling you something. Don’t just rub something and think it will go away forever. Change your diet, ensure proper nutrition and sun exposure, reduce stress and use healthy soaps, and might add, a shower filter. That is the key. And I almost forgot.

Why is a chlorine shower filter important for Tinea Versicolor sufferers?

• Chlorine is a skin irritant. Why?
• Because it dries out the skin, which causes the skin to produce more oils in an attempt to rehydrate it.
• A viscous cycle occurs as the chlorine continues to hit the skin in the shower, causing the skin to produce excess oil.
• Excess oil equates to a higher chance of skin problems like acne and tinea versicolor.
• Installing a chlorine shower filter prevents chlorine from coming into contact with the skin.
• Your skin doesn’t get as dry with a chlorine shower filter, so your skin doesn’t have to produce as much excess oil.
• Less excess oil production leads to healthier skin.

That also brings up another point. Use natural soaps. Don’t use the very astringent ones either, as you don’t want to dry out your skin with them. Use a good oatmeal soap or something similar. Consider dry skin brushing and a nice rough towel, not those big fluffy ones. Rough your skin, it likes to breathe.

Between applying Saprox Natural Antifungal, installing your new chlorine shower filter, changing your diet, increasing your nutrients, and using less harsh soaps, yours will be gone forever.

Remember what I tell you. I have seen people improve with this system.

I wish you do too.