Fingernail Fungus:
Cover It and Care for It

Fingernail fungus (onychomycosis of the hand) discolors, thickens or lifts the nail, and it’s harder to clear than it looks because the nail itself shields the fungus underneath. The plan that actually works covers and protects the damaged nail while it grows out, treats the surrounding skin so the infection can’t keep spreading, and stays consistent long enough to prevent it from coming back.

Cover and Care for It

Your 3-part plan

Cover the nail

Our antifungal Press-On Nails, powered by undecylenic acid, cover the damaged nail and protect it while it grows out so you look better today, not months from now.

Treat the skin.

Water-soluble tolnaftate Spray and Soak treat the surrounding skin and keep athlete's foot from feeding the problem.

Prevent reinfection.

Spray your shoes, soak weekly, and keep protecting the nail. Fungus comes back when you stop too soon, consistency is the whole game.

What it looks like,
and why it shows up on
your hands

Fingernail fungus usually starts as a small white, yellow or brownish spot near the tip or edge of the nail. Left alone, it can spread across the nail, causing thickening, brittleness and a rough or crumbly texture. It’s less common than toenail fungus because hands dry out faster than feet, but it shows up more in people whose hands stay wet often dishwashing, frequent handwashing, swimming or after a cut, hangnail or manicure tool nicks the skin near the nail and lets fungus in.

Same problem as the toenail, smaller scale: the nail plate protects the fungus underneath it as well as it protects your finger, so surface treatments alone rarely reach it. Covering the nail while treating the skin around it is what actually moves the needle.

Cover and treat

Dr. AntiFungus hand and foot spray with a box of red nail pads on a white background

Finger Nails + Spray Bundle

Cover the nail with wicking plastic acid press ons and treat the surrounding skin with water-soluble terbinafine spray. The two-step internal routine.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do press-on nails treat fingernail fungus or just cover it?

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Both, in different ways. The undecylenic acid in the press-on is a recognized antifungal active that works at the nail, while the press-on itself covers the cosmetic damage. Treating the surrounding skin with the Spray is what keeps the infection from spreading further while the nail grows out.

What causes fingernail fungus?

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The same fungi that cause athlete’s foot and toenail fungus. They get in through a small break in the skin near the nail a cut, a hangnail, an aggressive manicure and take hold faster if your hands stay wet for long stretches during the day.

Is fingernail fungus contagious?

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Yes to your other nails, to the skin around them, and to other people through shared nail tools, towels or direct contact. Well-sanitized tools and treating early both matter.

 Will it spread to my other fingers or to my feet?

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It can. Treating the skin around an affected nail and keeping tools and towels to yourself are the two biggest ways to keep it contained.

How long do the press-ons last?

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Through everyday wear replace them as your nail grows out and keep pairing them with the Spray for the surrounding skin.