How to treat foot odor

Many people have smelly feet in the summer, and most of the causes of foot odor are due to sweating of the feet. Therefore, the treatment of foot odor becomes something that many people want to know every summer. Once patients with foot odor have symptoms of foot odor, if they are not treated in time for a long time, the symptoms of foot odor will become more and more obvious and the odor emitted will become stronger and stronger.

Therefore, the treatment of foot odor becomes imperative. However, since foot odor is not a type of disease, the treatment of foot odor does not rely on drugs. This requires everyone to collect some folk remedies for treating foot odor to remove foot odor.

Here are some general treatments

1. Oxytetracycline for removing foot odor:

Many people are troubled by foot odor. It has been proven through repeated practices that: grind oxytetracycline into powder and apply it between the toes, 1-2 tablets each time, can ensure that there will be no odor for about half a month.

2. Boil radish in water to treat foot odor:

People with foot odor can use half a white radish, cut it into thin slices, put it in a pot, then add appropriate amount of water, boil it over high heat for 3 minutes and then over low heat for 5 minutes, then pour it into a basin, wait for it to cool down to a moderate temperature, then wash your feet repeatedly, and wash your feet several times to remove the foot odor.

3. Wear deodorant socks to treat foot odor:

Sometimes the cause of foot odor is wearing low-quality socks. You can try buying high-quality healthy socks that can remove foot odor to increase breathability, which may be of great help to the problem of foot odor. For example, there are general deodorizing socks made of antibacterial cotton or bamboo fiber materials, as well as the most effective bactericidal and deodorizing socks made of silver fiber materials.

4. Wash your feet with salt and ginger water to treat foot odor:

Put an appropriate amount of salt and a few slices of ginger in hot water, heat it for a few minutes, wash your feet when it is not hot, and rub it for a few minutes. It not only cures foot odor, but also makes your feet feel relaxed and eliminates fatigue. Before going to bed, use a basin of hot water, add an appropriate amount of salt and a slice of ginger, soak your feet and scrub them for 5 to 10 minutes. Wash several times in a row. This can eliminate foot odor and sweat, and it also has a preventive and therapeutic effect on chapped skin on the soles of the feet.

5. Wash your feet with tea and salt to treat foot odor:

If you add 25 grams of tea leaves and a small amount of salt to the foot washing water, soak your feet in the water, and rub them repeatedly for 5 to 10 minutes, the foot sweat odor can be eliminated.

6. Wash your feet with hot water and alum to treat foot odor:

When washing your feet with hot water every night, put 50 grams of alum in the basin, which is effective in eliminating foot sweat odor.

7. Apply doxycycline to treat foot odor:

Grind doxycycline into fine powder and apply it between the toes, 1 to 2 tablets each time. This will eliminate the odor for half a month.

8. Formalin foot washing to treat foot odor:

Gently rub the soles of your feet with 10% formalin solution, being careful not to break the skin. Use it for several days to cure foot odor.

9. Washing feet with rice vinegar to treat foot odor:

Take 10-15 ml of rice vinegar, add appropriate amount of warm water and mix well. Soak or wash your feet once a night for about 15 minutes to cure foot odor.

10. Washing feet with kudzu root can cure foot odor:

Grind 15 grams of Pueraria root into fine powder, add 15 grams of white wine and appropriate amount of water, boil it and wash your feet with it once a day. After one week, the foot odor caused by foot sweat can be removed.

11 Massage acupoints to treat foot odor:

When washing your feet, soak your feet in warm water in a basin for two or three minutes. When your feet are warm, press the heel of one foot slightly above the toes of the other foot. Then push the heel forward to the toes and rub it back. Pull back lightly and push forward heavily so as not to rub the skin. Rub each toe space 50 to 80 times, alternating between feet. The speed is 100 to 120 times per minute. Once every night. This method is not suitable for people with severe athlete's foot and broken skin on the upper part.

12. Wash your feet with winter melon peel decoction to treat foot odor

Washing your feet with a decoction of winter melon peel can cure both athlete's foot and foot odor, killing two birds with one stone.

13 drugs to treat foot odor

Use professional deodorant drugs and hygiene products, and utilize antibacterial drugs (such as alcohol with a concentration of more than 70%) to inhibit the growth of bacteria on the feet, thereby achieving the purpose of deodorization. People with smelly feet can buy it conveniently by themselves and it is easy to use. Just apply it on the soles of your feet or the base of your toes after washing and drying your feet. A single use can last for 7-14 days and can gradually alleviate symptoms.

The above are thirteen methods to treat foot odor. I hope it can help relieve the symptoms of foot odor in patients with foot odor. At the same time, I remind everyone to put tea leaves in your shoes for one night after taking off your shoes when you get home every day, or put some desiccant collected from food in your shoes. Both methods can help alleviate the symptoms of foot odor.