2006-11-10 10:15:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Funny, I just did a bit of research on this last week! My 9 year olds feet have been really smelly lately, and I wanted to see what our best solutions would be. Here are some of the things I found, and the sites I read:
"Bacteria are to blame. These tiny critters normally inhabit your feet and love dark, damp places like the insides of sweaty shoes. They multiply in sweat, so if you don't wear socks, that really gets them going.
In the right conditions, bacteria will feast on your feet. These bacteria eat dead skin cells and oils from your skin. Their colonies will grow and start getting rid of waste in the form of organic acids. It's those organic acids that smell bad."
http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/yucky/feet_stink.html
http://www.kaboose.com/features/healthykids/hygiene-kids-feet.html
2006-11-14 04:40:43 · answer #1 · answered by shellbugger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sweat, different composition in different bodies, sometimes concomitant fungal infections, sometimes closed versus airy shoes, multiple factors, good luck
2006-11-14 00:04:42 · answer #2 · answered by HK3738 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋