The two hard and fast factors that almost always contribute heavily to smelly feet are firstly sweating from the feet and the type of shoes you wear. Sweating is an important process which helps to maintain our body temperature. It helps to remove waste products from our body, but sometime the smells it produces become unbearable. Some individuals are unlucky in that they sweat more than the required amount to cool the body. This is a condition known as Hyperhidrosis.
Every foot has more than 250,000 sweat glands, so you can imagine why your foot smells so bad. The main reason for this kind of smell is because of the bacteria or more specifically the waste product of the bacteria ingesting the sweat. The bacteria excretes waste in the form of malodorous odor. You can come across different feet smell due to the presence of various bacterial species. Some of the common smells are cheesy and rotten onion smells.
Self-care
* Maintain good hygiene by bathing your feet daily with lukewarm water and soap for the removal of bacteria;
* To avoid such kind of smell wash your feet with anti-bacterial soap such as dettol;
* Wear clean and dry socks and change them daily;
* Always wear cotton or natural fiber socks which absorbs the sweat more effectively;
* Do not wear the same shoe everyday. Give your shoe at least a 24-hour breather to remove built up moisture and smells;
* To replace the odor you can place in your shoe odor-eater-type of shoe inserts
* Apply antiperspirant or deodorants on your feet
Home Remedies for Smelly Feet
* Before wearing your shoes, you can dust your feet with baby powder or even baking soda to minimize sweating
* Chronic foot odor can be dealt by soaking your feet in strong black tea for 30 minutes a day for a week. The tannic acid present in the tea kills the bacteria and closes the pores to keep your feet dry for a longer period.
* Alternatively, soak your feet in 1 part vinegar and 2 parts water to achieve the same results.
* In two quarts of warm water mix two tablespoons of Epsom salt to have clean and clear feet which also helps to keep your feet dry.
Warning: The reader of this article should exercise all precautionary measures while following instructions on the home remedies from this article. Avoid using any of these products if you are allergic to it. The responsibility lies with the reader and not with the site or the writer.
