Excilor is indicated for the treatment of nail fungus. How does Excilor treat fungal nail infection? The most important constituent of toe and finger nails is keratin, which most anti-fungal preparations are unable to penetrate. In most cases fungi grow underneath the nail, which makes it difficult to treat. Excilor controls the micro-environment of the nail by acidifying the nail bed. Excilor is able to penetrate the nail, so the nail is treated from the inside out. It usually takes a few months before an affected nail looks completely healthy again. On average, a toenail grows 1.5 mm in one month. Excilor rapidly lowers the pH of the nail, creating an environment that is hostile to fungal growth. However, the damaged nail needs time to grow out. The efficacy of Excilor has been proven in clinical trials. Excilor is enriched with glycerol, nail care lipids and biotin The nail plate has a structure that might be compared to a brick wall with the nail cells serving as “bricks” and the lipids between the cells as “cement”. Ageing has a significant influence on this nail plate structure and over time nails become drier and will contain less lipids. This increases the risk of infection. Excilor is enriched with glycerol, a water attracting molecule. In addition it contains special nail care lipids and biotin. The combination softens, hydrates and nourishes the nail plate.