Bad smell from foot, cause and prevention

Bad smell from foot, cause and prevention

Many people suffer from bad odors from foot. Many times it’s very embarrassing. To solve the problem we need to know the reason behind it.
Let’s see, what the mechanism behind it is.

What is foot odor?

It’s a type of body odor. It arises from foot. Usually bad or foul smell.

Sweaty foot causes

The principle cause is sweat. It may seem suspicious. Because our whole body is sweating. So why not others parts of body smells so bad like foot?

 The question in very logical. And Sweat itself is odorless- it is very much true. But It creates a favorable environment for bacteria to multiply. Bacteria eats sweat and produce acid which is called isovaleric acid. This acid is responsible for bad smell.

Causes of smelly foot- from where these bacteria come?

These bacteria normally lives in our skin but do not do harm normally. They are called normal flora.

When we wear socks and shoes then our foot is in a closed system which increases sweating. But socks absorb it.

Composition of socks also plays an important role. Two common materials are polyester and nylon. But they provide less ventilation. On the other hand, cotton and wool gives more ventilation

Another thing, many of us may notice. That wearing closed shoe without socks increases the bad odor. The logic is very simple. Sweat cannot evaporate and there is no one to absorb sweat!!

So to avoid this bad odor from foot, wearing shoe without socks is absolutely prohibited.

How to get rid foot odor?

You should not wear same pair of shoes in successive two days. So that the shoes get time to dry. Try to place your shoes in sun light. Sun light reduces the number of micro organism.

Like shoes, do not wear same socks in a row. Try to wash socks regularly. You may found it difficult. But actually it’s easy!! Just put the socks into water and squeeze. Then hang in sun light. Finished!!

Clean your foot regularly after coming home from outside. Soak your foot in water for 15 minutes. Add some salt (1 to 2 tea spoon) into a bowl of warm water. This will clean your foot and reduce the amount of bacteria.

You can use vinegar into water and soak your foot for half an hour. It works really well.

Tea is also very effective. Boil water with two black tea bag. Then mix cold water with it and pour into bowl. Now you soak your feet there.

It decreases the amount of sweating by closing the pore. It’s also act as an antibiotic.

Anti fungal foot spray can be used. And that's work quite good.

When you are in office and doing desk job, putt off your shoes and socks. So that your foot will come in contact of air. That will help to reduce sweating.

If you try all these methods regularly but still fail remove bad smell from foot then you must consult with your physician to exclude any other pathology.