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Are you embarrassed to take off your shoes in front of company? When you take off your shoes do you get the same reaction as lifting the lid from a garbage pail?
Foot odor usually occurs because your feet are overheated, sweat pours from the sweat glands just under the skin and then the bacteria acts upon the sweaty secretions. The best way to stop the smell is to reduce perspiration and get rid of the bacteria.
The first foot odor remedy is to wash away the bacteria with deodorant soap followed up by drying your feet well.
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For extra sweaty feet soak them in a drying solution such as tea (black tea). Place two to four tea bags in a pint of boiling water for fifteen minutes. Pour the brew into a pail filled with two quarts of cool water and soak your feet for twenty to thirty minutes. Do this daily for a week to ten days and after that use only as needed. The tannins in the tea block the pores and choke off the sweat.
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Another foot odor remedy is to soak your feet in half a cup of kosher salt added to a quart of water. After soaking don’t rinse your feet, just let them air dry. Salt has an antiseptic effect as well as a drying effect on the skin.
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Use your antiperspirant or deodorant on your feet. Deodorants contain antibacterial agents that can kill the bacteria and will eliminate the odor but they won’t stop the sweat. Antiperspirants stop the sweat and eliminate the odor.
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Make sure your socks are made from natural fibers such as cotton or wool which breath and help to keep your feet dry. Likewise, choose shoes that breathe such as leather or canvas. Avoid shoes lined with rubber or synthetic materials.
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Dust your feet, socks and shoes with absorbent powders that contain cornstarch or talc. Deodorize shoes by sprinkling one to two teaspoons of baking soda inside to absorb moisture and hide odors.
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A simple foot odor remedy is to wear shoe inserts containing activated charcoal to help absorb moisture and odor. Change these inserts often.
Keeping your feet dry and clean can eliminate most foot odor problems. If the bad smell persists your doctor can prescribe a foot odor remedy called Drysol. It is a strong solution of aluminum chloride and alcohol that obstructs the pores and it works for 95% of people with persistent foot perspiration and odor.
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