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Hongo Killer brush-on liquids

Two small bottles with a brush in the cap. One holds an antifungal drug for the skin, the other a cosmetic for the look of the nail.

Hongo Killer Antifungal SolutionNail Formula by Hongo Killer

Brush-on bottles

2 Hongo Killer liquids

Best choice

Which Hongo Killer liquid for what

  • For skin around and next to the nails

    Antifungal Solution

    Antifungal Solution carries undecylenic acid 25%, the top strength the FDA list allows for that ingredient.

  • For the look of a discolored nail

    Nail Formula

    Nail Formula is a 1.0 fl oz (30 mL) cosmetic. Its carton states that it does not contain a drug.

Form against form

Brush-on liquid against the other forms

The other formWhat it does wellWhere it falls shortWhen to take it over a liquid
A creamStays put on open skinToo thick to work along a nail edgeBetter choice when the patch is on flat skin, away from the nails
A powderCovers a whole foot quicklyCannot be aimed at one spotBetter choice when you are treating the whole foot
A liquid sprayCovers more skin per passLess exact than a brushBetter choice when the area is larger than a toe

Questions

About Hongo Killer liquids

Does Hongo Killer work on toenail fungus?

No Hongo Killer drug label claims that. All 7 Drug Facts panels in the line say the product is not effective on the scalp or nails. The Antifungal Solution carton names the skin around and next to the nails.

Is Hongo Killer Nail Formula an antifungal?

No. The carton says the product does not contain a drug and has not been evaluated by the FDA. It lists 7 ingredients, starting with purified water and acetic acid, and no active ingredient.

Other forms

The rest of the Hongo Killer line

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