Okay foot odour is getting seriously bad

VVanks · Dec 13, 2009, 05:12 AM

It’s really beginning to annoy me now. I wear the same shoes all day because of work (I have to be at a cubicle all the time and often times have to walk around)

So it’s starting to smell when I take them off when I come home (like really smell) to the point where I have to go through 1 pair of socks a day (or more than one pair)

And taking off my socks don’t work sometimes, I have to go to the washroom and wash my feet off. That only subdues the smell.

The shoes themselves are starting to smell, and I’m thinking of just throwing them away (they were quite expensive shoes) and buying new ones... I’ve been wearing them for 2 years or so. I mean people tell me they’ve worn the same shoes for 3-4 years and just had the sole replaced... WTF?

wtf am I doing wrong? I mean I wash my feet with soap daily and it’s still rancid smell. It’s recently been like this because of the Canadian weather. The cold weather cools my feet, and once I get into a building, I guess my feet warm up and start sweating, and when I leave a building again, the sweat gets congealed at the bottom.

GF definitely isn’t liking it (although she doesn’t say anything but glares at my feet sometimes) I try to mask it with some cologne but it’s kinda silly.

Do odour eaters really work? Should I be investing in some now?

chrix86 · Dec 13, 2009, 05:21 AM

I got the same problem, maybe that THAT bad but bad. I wear sneakers to work and sometimes they smell through the sneakers... horrible :S

nrs421 · Dec 13, 2009, 05:23 AM

i) change your shoes

ii) start wearing socks made out of synthetic materials instead of cotton/wool. the really thin ones. they don't let bacteria breed as easily.

**Trunks0** · Dec 13, 2009, 05:53 AM

Synthetic materials tend not to absorb and distribute the sweat from your feet as well. Can some times lead to more of a smell depending on the shoes ability to absorb, distribute and evaporate the sweat by them selves. But it is definitely worth a shot considering how cheap a solution it is to try out.

kkevin666 · Dec 13, 2009, 06:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trunks0

Synthetic materials tend not to absorb and distribute the sweat from your feet as well. Can some times lead to more of a smell depending on the shoes ability to absorb, distribute and evaporate the sweat by them selves. But it is definitely worth a shot considering how cheap a solution it is to try out.

It may be a fungal infection.
Get proper foot powder etc.
Get new shoes and socks.

OzzieBloke · Dec 13, 2009, 06:47 AM

And you're supposed to be changing your socks every day anyway. But yes, try some foot powder with antifungal attributes.

0091/2 · Dec 13, 2009, 06:55 AM

Can you wear slip on shoes? If you can then take off when you're sitting down. Maybe your feet won't sweat as much.

riho · Dec 13, 2009, 06:55 AM

Or get some sort of open shoes for your to wear while at work. If you're indoors anyway then there's no need to wear stuffy shoes all day and sweating like a pig.

Lab_Rat · Dec 13, 2009, 08:06 AM

I have to use foot powder as my feet sweat bad. It might be something as simple as that for you. Also depends on if dead skin is building up on your feet. If you can, go to a foot doctor and have them take a look. If fungal they can tell you what to do otherwise try the foot powder.

KickAssCop · Dec 13, 2009, 08:15 AM

Change shoes every 4-6 months. Change socks everyday for ffs. Also when you go home from work, immediately remove socks and wash your feet with soap. If your feet sweat a lot, its best to take off shoes (if you are in the cubicle, earlier in the morning when you are fresh). Also keep your shoes well ventilated when you take them off (normally you can do that by keeping them in the balcony under shade over weekends).

But wearing the same shoes for 2 years, wtf. Who does that

ZeeM · Dec 13, 2009, 08:19 AM

There are just some pairs of shoes that stink. I had this one pair that when I wore them they stank badly for some reason and I don't have any food odor problems at all.

And yes, you're supposed to change your socks daily anyway.

MasterGoa · Dec 13, 2009, 09:14 AM

Well, I saw an episode of Doctor Oz and he recommended lemon juice
foot bath. Let your feet sit in lemon juice for 30 minutes, do this
for 3 days straight and you should be good for a month.

Also, wear shoes made of natural materiels.
Leather only, NO VINYL!!!

Finally, get Merino wool socks. They are natural, warm and actually resist
ordor and bacteria, unlike other wools...

Good luck!

MG

VW_Factor · Dec 13, 2009, 10:08 AM

Start taking a Zinc supplement. Its supposed to help with foot odor. (like if you are deficient of Zinc, your feet stink)

Farmer_BOB · Dec 13, 2009, 10:12 AM

You need new shoes that lets more air in. Also, you probably already have some kind of fungus growing on your feet so you have to treat that before getting a new pair of shoes.

pradvan · Dec 13, 2009, 10:22 AM

i don't know why i'm reading this thread

Farmer_BOB · Dec 13, 2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by pradvan

i don't know why i'm reading this thread

LoL the thread title really wasn't trying to hide anything

KickAssCop · Dec 13, 2009, 10:48 AM

Foot fetish all of yers... arrr!?

0091/2 · Dec 13, 2009, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riho

Or get some sort of open shoes for your to wear while at work. If you're indoors anyway then there's no need to wear stuffy shoes all day and sweating like a pig.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

Change shoes every 4-6 months. Change socks everyday for ffs. Also when you go home from work, immediately remove socks and wash your feet with soap. If your feet sweat a lot, its best to take off shoes (if you are in the cubicle, earlier in the morning when you are fresh). Also keep your shoes well ventilated when you take them off (normally you can do that by keeping them in the balcony under shade over weekends).

But wearing the same shoes for 2 years, wtf. Who does that

If you're brave enough, there's the Vibram Five Fingers. The shoes are well ventilated, has antimicrobial microfiber foot bed and it's washable.

shockwave · Dec 13, 2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by VVanks

to the point where I have to go through 1 pair of socks a day (or more than one pair)

That's probably the problem. You should be removing your work socks when you get home, and never wear the same pair twice.

nrs421 · Dec 13, 2009, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

But wearing the same shoes for 2 years, wtf. Who does that

who wears shoes for 6 mths? I'm not spending 500+ dollars on a pair of dress shoes to throw them away 6 mths later. I wear dress shoes everyday even during winter for 12- 15 hrs a day. For everyday use I have 2 identical pairs that I alternate every other day.

KickAssCop · Dec 13, 2009, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nrs421

who wears shoes for 6 mths? I'm not spending 500+ dollars on a pair of dress shoes to throw them away 6 mths later. I wear dress shoes everyday even during winter for 12- 15 hrs a day. For everyday use I have 2 identical pairs that I alternate every other day.

I just use 200-250$ shoes for daily work. For special client meetings I wear the fancier ones and I never keep identical pairs. In 6 months time it is time to change. Works well for me atleast. My shoe cannot stand the abuse for 2 years. I absolutely hate when leather shoes deteriorate in shape or the wooden sole becomes scratchy so that it feels rough while walking.

Different strokes I guess. I have 2-3 pairs of 500$ shoes that I keep for parties, dinners etc.

DaJMasta · Dec 13, 2009, 01:19 PM

Antifungal sounds like a good idea, and as you may have guessed it's all because of the sweat. If you can keep your feet from sweating you win, though the smell will remain in your shoes for a while, and if the smell is really that bad it's probably a fungal infection, so keeping your feet dry will keep it from growing.

Changing socks every day will help.... though I thought this was given

Odor eaters probably work, but they're only for in-shoe use when you're not wearing them... i.e. they'll make your shoes smell better but your feet will still stink.

Oh and I suppose wool or synthetic socks would help, perhaps even athletic socks. They're usually designed to wick away moisture, so it will keep your feet dryer (less smell and less fungus) though it may not help your shoes at all.

VVanks · Dec 13, 2009, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

Change shoes every 4-6 months. Change socks everyday for ffs. Also when you go home from work, immediately remove socks and wash your feet with soap. If your feet sweat a lot, its best to take off shoes (if you are in the cubicle, earlier in the morning when you are fresh). Also keep your shoes well ventilated when you take them off (normally you can do that by keeping them in the balcony under shade over weekends).

But wearing the same shoes for 2 years, wtf. Who does that

I do change socks every single day, but that’s a recent habit. With new shoes I can wear the same socks for 2 days in a row and they wouldn’t smell bad. Not even a tad bad, still factory fresh smelling.

heh funny you ask, I thought 2 years was hitting the maximum. Then I heard from many people at work they’ve had the same shoes for 5 years...

KickAssCop · Dec 13, 2009, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VVanks

heh funny you ask, I thought 2 years was hitting the maximum. Then I heard from many people at work they’ve had the same shoes for 5 years...

Are you working for a ****ing construction company or a red neck truck driver...

g-a-m-e · Dec 13, 2009, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VVanks

It’s really beginning to annoy me now. I wear the same shoes all day because of work (I have to be at a cubicle all the time and often times have to walk around)

So it’s starting to smell when I take them off when I come home (like really smell) to the point where I have to go through 1 pair of socks a day (or more than one pair)

And taking off my socks don’t work sometimes, I have to go to the washroom and wash my feet off. That only subdues the smell.

The shoes themselves are starting to smell, and I’m thinking of just throwing them away (they were quite expensive shoes) and buying new ones... I’ve been wearing them for 2 years or so. I mean people tell me they’ve worn the same shoes for 3-4 years and just had the sole replaced... WTF?

wtf am I doing wrong? I mean I wash my feet with soap daily and it’s still rancid smell. It’s recently been like this because of the Canadian weather. The cold weather cools my feet, and once I get into a building, I guess my feet warm up and start sweating, and when I leave a building again, the sweat gets congealed at the bottom.

GF definitely isn’t liking it (although she doesn’t say anything but glares at my feet sometimes) I try to mask it with some cologne but it’s kinda silly.

Do odour eaters really work? Should I be investing in some now?

No, forget odour eaters. The smell is because a bacteria, with the odour eater you ony fight the symptom .

You have to throw the shoes away. Wear thick sport socks from now on only , and was your feet a couple of times a day with the coldest water you can find . Not just splash some cold water on them, but make your feet numb . It will kill the bacteria .

Couple of days and you're done. It's the only way

edit* wait what ?! You do multiple days with a pair of socks !? Dude ...

DaJMasta · Dec 13, 2009, 02:49 PM

Cold water doesn't kill bacteria..... unless the water is sub freezing in which case disturbing it would make it turn to ice.

Hot water could work, but there's no reason to go scalding your feet several times a day.

Washing them will help, I won't doubt that, and even taking off your shoes for a bit and letting the feet air out would too, but it's not because it kills bacteria.

VVanks · Dec 13, 2009, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g-a-m-e

edit* wait what ?! You do multiple days with a pair of socks !? Dude ...

lol, obviously not anymore. I wear 2 pairs a day (during the day and when I come home)

But yeah, I used to many years ago and it wouldn’t smell.

Dr. Zhivago · Dec 13, 2009, 03:48 PM

Try taking some zinc supplements for a month or so and see if that helps with the foot odor.

ViCyniC · Dec 13, 2009, 03:49 PM

I'd guess fungus, too.

Quickstrike · Dec 13, 2009, 04:43 PM

You probably need some sort of anti fungal washing solution/cream if regular soap and water doesn't cut it.

After you get the stink off your feet, look at ways of keeping it off.
If your problem is sweaty feet, there are antiperspirants available through prescription. Drysol comes to mind.

Socks impregnated with silver can also help prevent odor - as silver has natural antimicrobial properties.

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Dec 13, 2009, 04:43 PM	#30
Quickstrike Verification Required. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada! Posts: 3,610	You probably need some sort of anti fungal washing solution/cream if regular soap and water doesn't cut it. After you get the stink off your feet, look at ways of keeping it off. If your problem is sweaty feet, there are antiperspirants available through prescription. Drysol comes to mind. Socks impregnated with silver can also help prevent odor - as silver has natural antimicrobial properties. __________________ 1st PC : Intel Core2Quad Q6600, Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme, Gigabyte P35-DS3R, 8GB OCZ DDR2, ASUS 5850 Direct CU, Audigy 2 ZS, Klipsch 5.1 Ultras, X-25M 80GB SSD, 74GB Raptor, 1.5TB Seagate x 3, 1.0TB Seagate x 2, Cooler Master HAF 932, NEC FP2141-SB@1600x1200--109Hz. 2nd PC : AMD 64 3200+, MSI K8N Neo2 Plat., 1GB OCZ Plat. Rev.2, eVGA 6800 GT, 300GB Maxtor, Antec P182-B.

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