Harry has always been concerned with the appearance of his nails and has tried numerous over-the-counter medications such as Lotrimin cream. None were effective. Then our family doctor prescribed Lamisil. After six months he began to see some improvement but it became cost prohibitive (medical insurance usually does not cover the cost of nail treatment as it is considered cosmetic). He was also concerned about the well documented side effects.

Several years ago, just when Harry had resigned himself to having wood-like toenails forever, we took a trip to Abruzzi, Italy to meet his relatives. While there his aunt noticed his toenail fungus and recommended a remedy that the family had used for many years to cure fungus problems. Harry was polite but skeptical, and asked her to write down the ingredients and instructions in our travel diary so we could try it when we arrived home. I knew he had no intention of trying the remedy.

In May,1998 I noticed, to my horror, that I had also developed toenail fungus. I remembered Harry's aunt's remedy and pulled out our diary. Admittedly at that point I was willing to try anything. I religiously followed her instructions, "A drop on each toenail before putting on socks and shoes in the morning and then again at night". By Christmas my nails were clear and my husband, the skeptic, was ready to try it for himself. His toenail fungus presented a much greater challenge. To begin with, nine out of his ten nails were severely infected. Secondly, after four months we saw absolutely no improvement (We now know that this was due to the fact that nail growth slows to almost nothing during the winter). By the end of the seventh month, much to Harry's disbelief, there it was….clear nail growth at the base of four out of the nine nails. Needless to say he was extremely conscientious from that point on about not missing a treatment. Finally after thirteen months he could look down and see 10 absolutely clear nails. Shortly afterwards our company, ClearNails.com, was born.