Sunday 5th April 2009
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I’ve just been doing some research into how to get rid of foot odor. It’s not a bad thing to know – most people are embarassed when they have stinky feet and they want to get rid of that smell. But still, some of the remedies that I’ve found during my research just seem a little bit weird to me.
For example, one big suggestion is to wash your feet in bleach. As a general rule, I don’t think that you should use bleach to wash your body. It’s just too hard on it. Finding a strong soap, washing your feet regularly with it and properly drying your feet makes a lot more sense to me than putting them through a bleach wash.
Another similar example is washing your feet in vinegar. Granted, this one is safer and it probably will get rid of your foot odor but then you’re going to have feet that smell like vinegar which, in my opinion, isn’t really the best smell in the world to be walking around emitting.
There are also tons of options for foot scrubs that seem to have the same problem as the vinegar solution which is that your feet end up smelling like the food. Radishes, for example, are not something I’d want my feet to smell like. Ginger, on the other hand, may be a good home remedy for foot odor since it smells pleasant enough.
Mostly I think that you should take a common sense approach to keeping your feet clean and dry rather than relying on these types of solutions. What do you think?
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You should use several routes when attacking foot odor.
Here is a technique that has worked on some of the worst foot odors out there:
1. In the morning, wash your feet with Head & Shoulders shampoo as it is a fungicide. Always dry them with a blow dryer. Then put anti-perisperant on them.
2. When you get home from work, soak your feet in hydrogen peroxide (don’t dilute it) for 30 min. Wash your feet with H&S shampoo and blow dry. The smell should be gone.
3. Before going to bed, soak your feet for 30 min in a solution made from 1/3 cup borax and 1/2 cup epsom salts. The borax is a fungicide. Do not rinse feet, but dry them with blow dryer. You will definitely notice the freshness at this point.
4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 for one or two weeks and it should get rid of the problem.
You will see a huge improvement after the first day.
You daily showering should include scrubbing your feet with a good soap or H&S and blow drying them to prevent bacterial growth.
I frequently scrub my feet with vinegar, it removes dead skin and calluses. Afterward I give the feet a regular soap and water wash and rinse, then dry and rub on lotion. No stink to my smooth feet!!
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I would try the ginger, but that’s about it.