How can I get rid of my stinky feet?

Smelly Feet? Here's a Tip

I came home from work the other day and my wife told me about a segment she had seen on Oprah. Oprah occasionally has a doctor on the show – Dr. Oz. I have seen him on the show a few times when my wife has taped a show. Dr. Oz is quite the hit and answers any question from the audience in an easy to understand way.

In this show, Dr. Oz fielded an embarrassing question. It had to do with stinky feet. As I recall, he seems to get a lot of embarrassing questions. A lady shared her problem. “My feet are super stinky," she said. "I've tried wearing just open-toed shoes, and I wash my feet all the time in the shower. Nothing works."

What would you guess? More soap, special soap, creams, powder? No – tea! Dr. Oz suggested a simple home remedy—soaking her feet in tepid iced tea.

It's no surprise that so many people's feet smell. After all, since our feet have so many sweat glands, a quarter million give or take one or two, it is no surprise they generate about a half a liter of sweat per foot in a day. But, lets be straightforward, the sweat on your feet is not the cause of the stink. Sweat is actually sterile. The stink comes from the fungus or bacteria—such as athlete's foot. The warm environment inside a sock (or nylon), inside a shoe, is a great place for bacteria to start.

To get rid of the bacteria, make a pot of some mild iced tea and put your feet in it for about 30 minutes a day for a week. Dr. Oz says, "The tannic acid in the tea will actually tan your foot a little bit, which will dry it out," he says. "That's helpful in reducing the amount of sweat, and the odor as well." This is a good tip that can be done at home as well as on vacation, even during a multiday race.

In addition to the tea, you can help your feet by wearing absorbent socks – moisture-wicking fabrics are best. If you wear socks at work, change them when you get home. Airing your feet by going barefoot can also help.

An added note is in order. Ultrarunners have learned that soaking your feet in tea dries out the skin, which is also good at toughening the skin. Many athletes will do this before a big race to help prevent blisters.

May 23, 2007

stinky feet comes from bacteria. You need to kill the bacteria to get rid of the stench. So, a vinegar soak would help. Bleach would, too, but can irritate and hurt the skin. LOL. I'd stick with more natural fluids like vinegar ( it's been used to run thru coffee machines to clean them out, it's harmless and safe ). It's the sulfur you smell, comes from dying bacteria. Wash your shoes as well, to get rid of the sweat buildup that helps support the bacteria. Buy more open shoes, or ones that breathe, shoes with a plastic or nylon construction hold in the odor, and don't circulate air very well, allowing the build-up of sweat, hence bacteria formation. Salt water is another killer of bacteria, so a salt/vinegar foot bath, heated, might be best. Or just a plain Epsoms Salt bath. Either way, kill the bacteria, get rid of the stink.

- The Gremlin Guy -

Super Smelly Feet

You need shoes that breath (leather instead of cheap vinyl, or perforated athletic shoes, or maybe Gore-Tex for waterproof shoes or boots). You also need to change your socks every day.

If your feet sweat, and that cannot evaporate, it rots, and you get stinky feet.

If it due to your shoes you could sprinkle some deodorising talc powder in your shoes.

If it is caused by your feet you could take liquid chlorophyll every day as it deodorises your foot odours and body odours before they are secreted through your pores.

Try washing his feet with something scented, scrub it thoroughly. Buy new shoes for him and spray foot deodorant on it beforehand, you might want to buy new socks as well. If this doesn't work, then you can try to see a doctor about it? xx

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dont wear shoes

wear sandals

get foot powder and hopr for the best.

BABY POWDER in the shoes

DO IT