How to stop smelly feet?

Question

My feet smell horrible, I tried putting baking powder on my shoes, I even bought new shoes. But now they smell too! My feet even smell when I walk out of the shower! What are some ways to get rid of my smelly feet?

Answer 1

My daughter had this problem so bad it made me gag (she is 16). This is what our doctor told us to do and it worked.

Make a pot of tea (like Lipton/red rose/regular tea) soak your feet nightly for 15 minutes. Get a eucalyptus foot scrub for washing your feet in the shower and after taking your shoes off and use Gold-bond foot spray after getting out of the shower.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Dry Your Feet Completely :
Washing your feet your feet should be given extra attention. There are people who wash the feet without soap and then without drying it completely they where their shoes, because of the moisture in their foot it becomes smelly. Freeing your feet from moisture like sweat and dirt is very necessary to avoid bacteria and fungi to grow and multiply. After washing, you should always wipe off your feet with a clean cloth and don’t forget the areas between your toes. If you think wiping is not enough, you can dry your wet feet using a fan.

2. Dry Your Shoes Completely:
• Drying your shoes completely before wearing it is another way of preventing your feet from bad smell.
• When drying it under the sun, be sure to take out the inner portion and open your shoes wide enough for the sun’s heat to hit its surface.
• If you think drying it the whole day was not enough, air dry your shoes with an electric fan will be the solution.
• Using a hair blower or dryer also helps because the hot air being released will make your shoes dry fast and it will kill bacteria and fungi.

Answer 3

Wear cotton socks as polyester blends tend to make things worse. Buy Odour-Eaters for all your shoes. Go to the doctor, as if nothing is helping there may be a medical reason why your feet smell all the time.

Answer 4

Try putting deoderant/antiperspirant on your feet in the morning. Keep your shoes dry; don't wear the same pair everyday. Try cornstarch instread of baking soda. A folk remedy is to bathe your feet in cider vinegar. And then there's the ever-popular . . . ask your doctor.

Answer 5

soak them in episom salt till the water gets cold dry them off and use tanictin spray . i would also use foot powder in the shoes like dr schols or something like that, theres a lot of brands on the market. baking powder does not have a deodriser in it so that could be part of the problem

Answer 6

Try soaking your feet in tea ( saw this on tv on the health channel) Throw a few tea bags in a foot tub filled with hot water. When it cools down soak your feet for about 20 mins.The tannic acid it the tea helps with the smell but it might stain your feet.Let me know how it works. good luck.

Answer 7

Try soaking them in rubbing alcohol or cheap vodka. It kills bacteria, from what I've heard. My boyfriend tried it and it did work. It is a temporary fix though. You may also want to see the doctor if it still won't go away. May be something internally that they can fix.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Soak them in some bleach and soapy water. Then get some fungal cream and rub it all over and between the toes.

Answer 10

I don't know if this works--but I heard that urinating on your feet while in the shower works.