Ten ways to remove foot odor by soaking your feet, it’s worth collecting!

Many women have smelly feet in life. Although this phenomenon does not pose any threat to human health, it is very embarrassing in public places where you need to take off your shoes. So are there any tips in life that can effectively remove foot odor?

1. Soak your feet in radish water

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, simmer it for 3 minutes on high heat and then simmer it for 5 minutes on low heat, 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 get rid of the foot odor.

2. Soak your feet in soybean water

Crush 150 grams of soybeans and boil them in water. Cook over low heat for about 20 minutes. The water should be about 1 kilogram. When the water temperature is suitable for washing feet, use it to soak your feet. You can soak them for a while. It is very effective in treating athlete's foot. It prevents feet from peeling and keeps the skin moisturized. Generally, the effect will be seen after washing for three or four days.

3. Soak your feet in salt tea water

Soaking your feet in tea leaves and adding salt to them can help prevent and treat mild foot odor. Experts say that tea itself has astringent and adsorbent effects and can indeed absorb odors. Patients with foot odor can soak their feet in boiled tea water (there is no limit to the type of tea). The cleansing process of soaking the feet, plus the astringent effect of the tea itself, can somewhat suppress foot odor. Another theory is that boiling tea water with salt and using it to soak your feet can also remove foot odor. He explained that tea leaves themselves have astringent and absorbent effects, and adding salt only helps with the absorption. It is the tea leaves that really have the odor-absorbing effect. Coffee grounds have the same astringent effect as tea leaves, and putting them in shoes can help absorb sweat and odor, thus improving foot odor.

Add 25 grams of tea leaves and a small amount of salt to the foot washing water. The amount of water should just cover the feet. Soak and rub the feet against each other for 5 to 10 minutes. When the weather is cold, you can continue to add hot water to the basin and extend the foot soaking time appropriately.

4. Soak your feet in mugwort and pepper water

Mugwort is mainly used to remove dampness and relieve itching, warm the meridians and stop bleeding, and relieve pain. Athlete's foot is mainly caused by fungal infection, so soaking feet in mugwort leaves has a certain auxiliary effect in the treatment of athlete's foot. Sichuan pepper can relieve itching and kill insects, and soaking feet in Sichuan pepper water also has the effect of treating athlete's foot.

Therefore, soaking your feet in mugwort and 20 peppercorns can treat foot odor.

5. Soak your feet in ginger water

Ginger is sweet, spicy and warm. It has the effects of dispelling cold and inducing sweating, warming the stomach and stopping vomiting, killing bacteria and relieving pain, and anti-inflammatory. It can also dilate capillaries, enhance blood circulation, excite the stomach and intestines, and help digestion. Fresh ginger can be used for "wind-cold evil heat, typhoid fever headache, nasal congestion, cough and reverse breathing, vomiting, and expectorant and gas-relieving". Dried ginger is suitable for "cold abdominal pain, cholera, bloating, wind evil disinfection, skin gas accumulation, and stopping spitting blood."

Washing feet with salt and ginger water can cure athlete's foot to a certain extent. The method is as follows: 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 them for a few minutes. It not only cures foot odor, but also makes your feet feel relaxed and relieves fatigue. Before going to bed, use a basin of hot water, add an appropriate amount of salt and a piece of ginger, soak your feet and scrub them for 5 to 10 minutes. Wash several times. This can eliminate foot odor and sweat, and it also prevents and treats chapped skin on the soles of the feet.

6. Soak your feet in pepper and salt water

Sichuan pepper is classified as a cold-relieving medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. It can dispel internal cold and support yang energy. Therefore, it is good at dispersing yin and cold energy, replenishing the deficiency of primordial yang, and promoting the flow of qi and water. In addition, Sichuan pepper has bactericidal, disinfecting, analgesic, antipruritic and anti-swelling effects. Soaking your feet in a decoction of Sichuan peppercorns can treat internal diseases externally.

Add 10 grams of Sichuan pepper and 20 grams of salt into water and boil them for a while. When the temperature is not hot enough to burn your feet, you can soak your feet in it. Soak your feet for 20 minutes every night. Do this for a week and your feet will be healed. The used pepper and salt water can be heated and used continuously the next day. Use with caution in patients with ulcer infection.

7. Soak your feet in white vinegar

Fungi are not easy to grow in an acidic environment. The main component of vinegar is acetic acid, which is acidic. When you soak your feet in vinegar, the environment of your feet will change from alkaline to acidic, which will change the growth environment of fungi on the feet and inhibit fungal growth, thereby achieving the purpose of treatment. Experts say that white vinegar has a local astringent effect and can kill bacteria. However, it must be diluted before soaking your feet, and the principle is that you don't feel any stinging when you put your feet in it. Because white vinegar can irritate wounds, it is not recommended for people with wounds on their feet.

A simple way to soak your feet in vinegar: Before going to bed, add 100-150 grams of vinegar to half a basin of warm water, and soak your feet in it for about half an hour. Soak your feet in 9-degree or 10-degree white vinegar for 30 minutes every day, and let them dry naturally after soaking. It is best to use a glass container (because it is acid-resistant and non-toxic), and the amount should be enough to cover the soles of the feet. It needs to be maintained for more than 1 month. Remember, if there are wounds on the skin of your feet, do not soak your feet, otherwise it is easy to get bacterial infection.

8. Foot bath with tung blossom and alum

Many people suffer from athlete's foot. The blooming of tung flowers in April in some southern cities was delayed due to the late spring cold this year. Now they are in full bloom. Patients with athlete's foot can take this opportunity to collect some for foot soaking. If the above flowers are not picked in time, dried Chinese medicinal materials can also be used.

Place the collected tung flowers in a cool place to dry, add a handful of dried tung flowers and a little alum to an appropriate amount of cold water, heat it on the fire, and boil the water. When the water is no longer hot, use it to soak your feet. After soaking your feet in this way three or four times in a row, athlete's foot will not recur almost all year round.

9. Soak your feet in kudzu root water

Grind 15 grams of Pueraria root into powder, add 15 grams of white wine, and then add appropriate amount of water, decoct it into medicine and then wash your feet with it once a day for a week to remove foot odor caused by foot sweat.

Warm reminder: 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 between the toes of the other foot. Then push the heel forward to the toes and rub 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.

10. Soak your feet in leek water

Wash 250 grams of fresh leek, cut it into small pieces, put it in a bowl, and pour in boiling water. When the water has cooled down enough to put your feet in, soak your feet for half an hour. The water should cover your feet and you can rub your feet at the same time. Wash it again after a week, the effect is very good.

Adding an appropriate amount of water when cooking leeks should be based on personal needs. It should not be too little, but a little more. In addition, depending on your own situation, you can soak for a few more days until the symptoms disappear. A patient with severe athlete's foot used 500 grams of fresh leeks each time, and he was cured after three days of use. Although no side effects have been found for patients with severe athlete's foot, it is still recommended that patients with severe athlete's foot go to a dermatologist first.