Vaseline is good to put on toenails as the Vaseline put on your toenails helps to soften dry, brittle toenails as well as soothe any irritated toenail cuticles.
When you put Vaseline on your toenails, the Vaseline also helps to protect the tender skin around an ingrown toenails, but it doesn't cure any fungal infections.
The benefits of putting Vaseline on your toenails includes:
Protection of your skin as the Vaseline when placed on your toenails also creates a barrier that guards your skin folds from friction, cracking and irritation.
Softens hard toenails, as applying the Vaseline to your toenails after a warm bath or a shower makes your thick toenails easier to clip off safely.
And the Vaseline applied to your toenails also locks in moisture and prevents, dry, peeling or splitting nail edges by sealing in hydration and moisture into the toenail plate.
Although, while Vaseline is good for your toenails, the Vaseline cannot cure any fungal infections and if applied incorrectly or to unwashed feet, the Vaseline can trap in moisture incorrectly if unclean.
Applying the Vaseline to damp, unwashed feet can trap unwanted bacteria and even worsen a moist fungal environment if proper hygiene is skipped.
And Vaseline also has no active ingredients that kill fungus, so the Vaseline can't and won't cure any toenail fungus or onychomycosis infection on it's own.
When applying Vaseline to your toenails, wash your feet with toenails with some soap and water and then dry them completely.
Then massage a thin layer of the Vaseline directly onto the toenails by rubbing a small amount of Vaseline or other petroleum jelly directly onto your toenails, cuticles and the surrounding skin.
You should also put the Vaseline or other petroleum jelly on your toenails right before bed so that it has time to work while you rest without rubbing off inside of your shoes.