How to stop smelly feet

How to stop smelly feet

Smelly feet aren't fun for anyone, but there are simple things you can do to make sure yours stay fresh.

Medically known as bromodosis, stinky feet are a common year-round problem. It can be embarrassing and unpleasant for you and people around you.

The main cause is sweaty feet combined with wearing the same shoes every day.

Why feet sweat

There are more sweat glands in our feet than anywhere else in the body.

Anyone can get sweaty feet, regardless of the temperature or time of year. But teenagers and pregnant women are especially prone because hormonal changes make them sweat more.

You’re also more likely to have foot perspiration if you’re on your feet all day, if you’re under a lot of stress or you have a medical condition called hyperhidrosis, which makes you sweat more than usual. Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot, can also lead to bad foot odour.

According to Lorraine Jones, chiropodist and spokeswoman for the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, feet become smelly if sweat soaks into shoes and they don't dry before you wear them again.

Bacteria on the skin break down sweat as it comes from the pores. A cheesy odour is released as the sweat decomposes.

"Your feet sweat into your shoes all day so they get damp and bacteria start to grow. The bacteria continue to breed once you’ve taken your shoes off, especially if you put them in a dark cupboard. Then, when you put your shoes back on the next day, even if you’ve just had a shower, putting your feet into still damp shoes creates the perfect conditions for the bacteria to thrive – warm, dark and moist."

Preventing smelly feet

According to Lorraine, keeping feet fresh and sweet smelling is all down to good personal hygiene and changing your shoes regularly.

“The key is never to wear the same pair of shoes two days in a row," Lorraine says. "Instead, wear different shoes on successive days so they have a minimum of 24 hours to dry out. And make sure teenage boys have two pairs of trainers so that they don’t have to wear the same pair for two or more consecutive days.”

Lorraine says that it’s also important to wash and dry your feet every day and to change your socks (ideally wool or cotton, not nylon) at least once a day.

If you’re particularly susceptible to sweaty feet, Lorraine suggests that you could also:

• dab between your toes with cotton wool dipped in surgical spirit after a shower or bath – surgical spirit helps dry out the skin between the toes really well – in addition to drying them with a towel
• use a spray deodorant or antiperspirant on your feet – a normal underarm deodorant or antiperspirant works just as well as a specialist foot product and will cost you less
• put medicated insoles, which have a deodorising effect, in your shoes
• try feet-fresh socks – some sports socks have ventilation panels to keep feet dry, and antibacterial socks are impregnated with chemicals to discourage the odour-producing bacteria that feed on sweat
• wear leather or canvas shoes, as they let your feet breathe, unlike plastic ones
• wear open-toes sandals in summer and go barefoot at home in the evenings

Treating smelly feet

f you already have foot odor, the good news is that there’s a simple, quick solution.

Lorraine says: “A sure-fire way to get rid of smelly feet is to wash your feet with an anti-bacterial soap called Hibiscus. There are lots of over-the-counter foot hygiene products at your local chemist, but Hibiscrub is the best one.

“Leave on the Hibiscrub for a couple of minutes, then wash it off. If you do this twice a day, you'll definitely banish smelly feet within a week.”

Lorraine adds that you shouldn't use Hibiscrub on your feet if you have broken skin, such as eczema.

When to see a doctor

Smelly feet are a common problem that usually clears up, but sometimes it can be a sign of a medical condition.

See your GP if simple measures to reduce your foot odour don't help, or if you're worried that your level of sweating is abnormally high.

Your doctor can offer you a strong prescription antiperspirant or refer you for a treatment called iontophoresis, which delivers a mild electric current through water to your feet to combat excessive sweating.

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Of the problems that occur to many people is the sweating of the feet and the feet sweating may occur from improper socks and foot were different in the amount of its race, but lots of sweating that may have been the result of emotional disorders.And usually treated foot Almtariqh wipe Balalekhol after washing well with soap and water and then devastating then powder disinfectant such as talcum powder, and the person wearing fringes absorbent of the sweat of wool or cotton and stay away from nylon socks because it does not absorb sweat, as well as wearing shoes perforated allowing ventilation of the feet Almtariqh.- Sage Sage uses discarded against sweating feet are a challenge also from the sweat of the body is taken to fill a teaspoon of powdered sage and placed in a glass then fill with water boiled and cover and leave for 5 minutes and then drink then once after breakfast and another after dinner every day to avoid future sweat of the feet as well as can be put a pinch of powdered sage in socks to wear whenThis is one of the necessary steps to eliminate or to reduce the sweating foot:

1 - Keep constantly NzafthmaIt is necessary to maintain the health of your feet to avoid infections. When Tsthmin Take enough time to take care of them and wash them carefully with soap without forgetting the area between each finger.Aguslehma heavy and tepid water in order to rid yourself of all the dirt, then wipe them clean water with a towel, and focus on the fingers to avoid growth of fungi and other harmful factors.

2 - Do not Thmli toenailsIf the nails are too long the party will hit the front of the shoe, leading to break it even bombed and separation .. Do not wait until Tuajk to Valuation Ptkulaimha (every three weeks). Gosaiha by scissors or a solid Mqlam particular. It is better to cut the nail in the form of a straight line and at a higher level of the skin in order to avoid Ingrazha on both sides of the finger when Nkarta.You can chiller of cardboard recycling angles nails slightly to give it a beautiful form and then my little moisturizer and laxative on each nail to avoid disintegration and Thqgaha to clean the dirt from under nails Seek the help of a small brush (with a little water and soap) instead of using sharp tools of the head, which hurt the nail.

3 - Keep your feet skin moistureContain little feet on the skin of the sebaceous glands, which explains the dry so you maintain the moisture down to avoid the so-called nails (dead skin).Recommend to do that process after removing dead skin to make way for moisturizing factors to flow deep inside the skin. Put a decent boat on the fingers and pan until the ankle and then Ptdenma Concentrate on dry areas in the feet with cream in the evening because it helps maintain humidity during the night.

4 - Discard roughnessThe skin feet compared with the area around the eyes, for example the maximum at about seven times. They play an important role, as it protects feet from harsh factors and bear the weight of the human weight. But with the passage of time, the dead cells accumulate on the surface of the skin and form the so-called "hyper keratosis skin" (Hyperkeratose). May become so painful, especially when Stub (Talon). Apply once or twice a week a special cream that removes dead cells.You must do this process on two legs moist and in a circular motion. If the dead skin Use a pumice stone, but on two legs Javtin to avoid damage to the skin. If a thick layer of dead skin, use a special refrigerated.

5 - Choose your shoes wellThe ideal height of the heel of the shoe is not more than 3-4 cm. Above this level, the body becomes in a bad position and opens the way for back pain and inflammation of the tendons in addition to the growth of nails. The wear high heel shoes and high party provides the emergence of nails and other problems Vistrih body weight on the fingers strongly compressed inside the shoe. If Antali comfortable shoes and practical. It is important to begin the steps of the heel and ending at the level of man's thumb. The correct posture for the feet are Kaaqarb time, "the tenth and ten minutes," and each position contrary to that call for specialist advice.

6 - Reduce the pressure ofExpires the day and Mhacortan feet inside the shoe.When you're standing or sitting, they Antfajan and feel pain and discomfort. To alleviate the pressures of Use spray relaxer pain of the immediate impact on pain.Seek the help of Bmahdlh also a small wooden and the like under the soles of the feet. When bathing, do not hesitate in a stream of cold water on them up until the legs. In the bath, relax in the water containing the salts and detergents soothing for the skin.

7 - Harba humiditySweating feet is normal. But if the foot "does not breathe" enough, will not be sweating naturally. When excessive sweating, breed bacteria and fungi reproduce, then under the foot of the peeling and itching. To avoid these symptoms, try to dry the feet and toes well after bathing and Antali shoes of cotton and put a little powder Almtalfah. If that is not enough anti-Use Products for exposure in the form of spray or cream. In most cases, you can follow the special treatment at a specialist ethnic glands.

8 - Treat Alinvath swollen (Ampoules)It is painful and must be addressed or we will face Allalthabat. Put a little of the cleanser (Red Almarkirokrom acquisition of medicine which reduces the wound) .. By a sterile needle Astkhrgi Alinvath fluid content and keep the integrity of the party remaining skin, thus healing the scar becomes quickly. Do not forget to put your adhesive bandage which you find in pharmacies.

9 - to avoid sharpsRadiator, blades and other metal tools used to get rid of dead skin around the nails is only for professional specialists because they require a certain technique when used. May Taatardan to injure yourself when you use the wrong way. If you do not have an option you can use them but the skin is always dry 

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