Odor for feet and shoes

If your feet sweat quickly, it causes discomfort. People with such problems find it difficult to visit, buy new shoes and even change shoes at work. The specific smell that comes from shoes cannot be called pleasant. It appears for various reasons that you can fight. There is more than one remedy for the smell of feet and shoes, ranging from folk to those that can be bought at a pharmacy. You will learn about the most effective of them from this article.

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Why is there a smell?

With severe sweating of the feet, about a glass of sweat is released from each foot per day. If it did not immediately evaporate and was not washed off, it is absorbed by socks and shoes. In this case, a humid environment is formed in which harmful bacteria multiply. If in this case, heating of the foot also occurs, the reproduction rate increases significantly. In this case, the waste products of bacteria are released, due to which an unpleasant smell appears.

Increased sweating and an unpleasant odor appear due to:

• Poor or tight shoes. Artificial materials do not allow air to pass through well, due to insufficient ventilation, sweat does not evaporate, but bacteria multiply at an accelerated pace.
• Synthetic socks, stockings or tights - the reaction will be the same as after wearing low-quality shoes.
• Diseases of the internal organs that lead to circulatory disorders in the lower extremities and hormonal abnormalities.
• Fungal diseases.
• The individual characteristics of the body.
• Inadequate hygiene or puberty.

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How to deal with bad breath?

Often people ask themselves: the smell of legs and shoes - how to get rid of? First of all, you need to consider the reasons why he appeared.

In order to correct this situation, you should follow simple tips:

• A prerequisite is the observance of foot hygiene. It requires constant washing, change of socks, the use of special medical or cosmetic antibacterial and antifungal agents.
• For the season, you should purchase several pairs of shoes in order to manage to do it airing. If possible, wash your shoes regularly.
• Shoes should be of high quality, due to which the legs will “breathe”.
• If you have to dry your shoes after getting wet, insoles are sure to be pulled out.
• Socks should contain as much as possible natural cotton fibers.
• Do not refuse to use talcum powder for feet and shoes, as it has a deodorizing effect. Such a drug has an antimycotic and antibacterial effect.
• With regular pedicure, there is a decrease in sweating intensity. With the help of modern equipment, the removal of the dead skin layer, in which microbes often multiply, is safe and easy.

Important! If you have problems with sweating, you should adjust your diet. Do not use spices and spices, onions and garlic, coffee and cocoa, alcoholic beverages and strong tea. Because of these products, the sweat glands work more intensely. Do not lean on fried foods, it is better if the products are steamed.

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Deodorizing insoles

Special deodorizing insoles are a modern effective method of dealing with unpleasant odors. There are several varieties of this product, which has its own properties.Deodorizing insoles perform a number of functions:

• Decreased sweating;
• Moisture absorption;
• Preventive and therapeutic effect.

Important! Pay attention to the thickness of the insoles - not all of them are suitable for summer shoes.

Such a remedy for the smell of feet and shoes can have different composition and functionality. They may be:

• With activated carbon filters. They are breathable, protected from the formation of bacteria, absorb moisture well, stay fresh for a long time.
• From linen. In the process of manufacturing such insoles, non-woven linen is used, due to which the material becomes more hygroscopic, it absorbs excess moisture more strongly. All this contributes to the creation of a comfortable microclimate inside the shoe.

Important! Linen non-woven fabric has antibacterial and antifungal properties, so the bacteria that get into the shoes die.

• Disposable. Thanks to such devices, wearing shoes remains comfortable for 12-20 hours. For the manufacture of bactericidal materials are used that perfectly absorb moisture.
• Woolen. A distinctive feature is the antibacterial effect, the purpose of their use is therapeutic and prophylactic.
• Magnetic massage. Thanks to them, the shoes will be well ventilated, remain dry, the foot will be comfortable. In addition, they can absorb even the most pungent odor of sweat.

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Folk remedies

There is not one folk remedy for the smell of feet and shoes, which will be a real salvation.

Vinegar

The recipe for using this tool is quite simple:

1. A 9-% vinegar bottle and the same amount of water are poured into the container.
2. The vessel is heated on fire to the maximum temperature at which you can lower your legs.
3. The liquid overflows into the foot baths where the feet fall.
4. Feet are covered with a towel, steamed for a quarter of an hour.
5. The legs are rubbed dry, a moisturizer is applied, cotton socks are put on.

Important! To achieve the result, usually seven procedures are enough, in advanced cases - fifteen to twenty.

Tea

This tool will also help get rid of unpleasant foot odors. We make tea - black or green, dilute with water, make a foot bath for ten minutes.

Oak bark

Thanks to this disinfectant, fungus and foul odors can be eliminated. The broth is prepared very simply:

1. Oak bark - 4 tbsp., Mixed with boiling water - three to four glasses.
2. The liquid is boiling.
3. The broth is infused.

Important! The bath is performed before bedtime, the duration is a quarter of an hour.

Homemade cream

To reduce sweating of the feet and the spread of bacteria, you can make a cream, for the preparation of which you need to prepare:

• Potato or corn starch - 1 tsp;
• Baking soda - ⅓ tsp;
• Shea butter (shea butter) - 1 tsp.

All components are mixed, and then the resulting composition is rubbed into the feet.

Important! To obtain a pleasant aroma, anise or peppermint essential oil may be added to the cream.

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As you can see, it is necessary and possible to deal with the unpleasant odor from the legs. For this, it is not necessary to buy expensive pharmacy products, it is quite possible to prepare an effective product with your own hands.