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Feet - FAQ
What can I do if my feet smell?
Last updated: Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Feet smell, because they sweat a lot (they contain more than 600 sweat glands per square centimetre) and the perspiration can’t evaporate inside closed shoes. Warmth and moisture create a perfect incubator for bacteria, which produce fatty acids that can smell strongly. These conditions are also ideal for the bacteria that can cause athlete’s foot.

 
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Get rid of all your shoes that have plastic, synthetic or cardboard linings; Never wear the same shoes two days in a row; throw away all your nylon socks and buy cotton ones; Wash your feet properly at least twice a day and dry them well - especially between the toes; remove hard skin with a pumice stone; Soak your feet in warm water with a drops of tea tree oil in the evenings; get aluminium chloride spray from your doctor, but don't use if it you have athelete's foot or open sores.

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