| Why do my feet smell? |
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Subject: Why do my feet smell?
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Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 02:13:21 -0500
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Why do my feet smell?
The culprits in foot odor are sweat eating bacteria.
The problem begins when bacteria become attracted to the sweat on your
feet and start feeding on it.
The bacteria's excretion has a strong odor that causes your feet to
smell bad.
Since each foot has over 250,000 sweat glands in it, and produces over
a pint of sweat a day there's a lot for the bacteria to eat.
What makes the situation worse are shoes and socks which trap the
sweat on your skin. Now the bacteria have their favorite kind of
environment: dark and damp, causing them to go into a feeding frenzy.
More waste is excreted, and when you take off your socks and shoes,
your nose is presented with the results!
Why do some people's feet smell more than others?
The simple answer is, some people sweat more than others. That's also
the reason why your own foot odor can vary. You might sweat more at
different parts of the day. The more you sweat, the more your feet
will smell.
How can foot odor be reduced?
Since more sweat equals more bacteria and more odor, the amount of
sweat that collects on your feet must be decreased. This will lessen
your bacteria load as well.
sock throughout the day.
sweat, but it will kill bacteria.
The sweat will evaporate.
whisk away sweat.
will soak up the sweat leaving the bacteria nothing to feed on.
Putting inserts in shoes will mask part of the problem, but they won't
solve it as they fail to kill bacteria. If your foot odor is really
strong, the best method of prevention is to see a doctor. There are
several prescriptions available to treat foot odor.
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