He suggests dipping nails with fungus into a blend of equal parts Listerine, white vinegar and water twice a week for 15 minutes and using Vicks VapoRub daily. Like Nathan, Walter is fond of the ...

Q. Thanks for a tip you offered. A woman recommended a combination of Listerine and diluted vinegar for toenail fungus. She mentioned that it also made her feet soft.

I used a less-expensive Listerine equivalent and soaked my infected toe for 10 minutes once a day. I did this for only three weeks, but within a month my toenail gradually started to grow out healthy.

A: Readers of this column have been using old-fashioned amber Listerine to treat a variety of fungal infections, including nail fungus, athlete’s foot and jock itch.