Wearing sandals or flip-flops, or just walking around barefoot, can be a major embarrassment if you have thick, crumbly or yellow nails. Though nail polish may help hide the problem, you can treat annoying yellow nails by applying such anti-microbial solutions as Mycocide NS. Read below to get more information on how to determine if you have a toenail fungus, and how to best treat symptoms like yellow nails.

Causes:

Fungi live in warm, dark, moist environments like shoes, socks and stockings, and often infect your toenail beds when the protective nail surface becomes damaged or broken.

Your feet go through a lot of wear and tear, and activities such as running or playing tennis can easily cause a slight rupture in the nail plate. Just banging your toe can cause a break. Moisture found in shoes and socks provides a breeding ground for the nail fungus, known medically as "onychomycosis," which then infects the nail bed through this rupture or break. Once the toenail fungus takes hold, it’s kept in place by the nail plate, making it very difficult to get rid of.