EDITOR’S QUOTE: “Did your parents use ground garlic combined with olive oil to create a paste to apply to the ringworm? If not, perhaps your parents applied a small amount of lavender oil directly to the ringworm and gently rubbed it into the skin. Tea tree oil, a popular natural oil, was another remedy that some parents found to be effective. Interestingly, through Internet searches, I have learned that this oil is also great for treating skin problems such as burns, cuts and infections. Has anyone used turmeric to treat ringworm? Turmeric is an ancient healing spice that is turned into a liquid mixture and applied to the infected area with a cotton ball or towel. Other remedies included salt and vinegar, aloe in liquid form or colloidal silver. Then there were approaches used by some families that were passed down from one generation to another. One friend shared with me having axle grease placed on the ringworm on his scalp. Another told me that his mother placed a copper penny that had been coated with vinegar on his ringworm, sometimes taped to the scalp.”
