You take
care of your feet by washing them
regularly. You change your smelly socks at least once a day. Your shoes
are well kept. But in spite of all this, your feet stink. Sometimes the
condition is so bad that simply by removing the shoes, people around
you know that you have smelly feet. The condition can be embarrassing,
especially in the public. By following some simple tips, you can take
care of your feet and avoid the problem of smelly feet.
The common
home remedies for foot odor are:
•
Apply the area with tea: Using a soak
made from tea bags and applying it to the feet will eliminate the
problem of smelly feet. This is because the tannic acid from the tea
tans the skin. Take a couple of tea bags and boil them in the pint of
water for 15 minutes. Then remove the tea bags and pour the pint of
this strong, hot tea into the basin or a large pot and fill it with two
quarts of cool water. Soak your feet for 30 minutes daily for seven or
ten days and you will not experience the problem any longer.
•
Use acne remover: If the feet really
stink very badly, you suffer from toxic sock syndrome. In this case,
you should look at your soles. If they are whitish in color with tiny
pits, you are suffering from the condition called pitted keratolysis.
The microorganism that causes this condition is the same one that
causes acne, you can use over-the-counter acne medication with 10
percent benzoyl peroxide.
•
Go for an antiperspirant: There are
special foot deodorants to remedy the problem but they can be quite
expensive. But you go in for any underarm antiperspirant, which is a
cheaper alternative. Go for a roll-on that has aluminum chloride
hexahydrate as the active ingredient. Use it twice a day. But avoid
aerosols since all their smell is dissipated in the air.
Kevin
Pederson has been managing a
number of Natural Home Remedies websites which have information on Home Remedies
and Natural Cure for various ailments. Foot Odor can be
treated by following some simple home based remedies