Soaking Feet in Tea is Effective Home Remedy for Bromhidrosis: NC Podiatrist
Stinky feet can be more than a nuisance. They can be a major source of embarrassment. Some people can’t seem to escape giving off that smell, hard as they try. One expert, Jane E. Andersen, a doctor of podiatric medicine and spokeswoman for the American Podiatric Medical Association, sniffs out the causes of foot odor and how to keep the funk at bay. If you suffer from malodorous extremities, “you could have more bacteria on the skin than others, or more sweat than others, or a combination of the two,” says Dr. Andersen, who has a private practice in Chapel Hill, NC.
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Dr. Andersen turns directly to the feet themselves to control sweating. She will sometimes prescribe antiperspirants for the feet, or recommend over-the-counter clinical-strength formulations. “But I live in an area where people like holistic approaches, so I typically recommend a tea solution for sweaty feet,” she says. That requires soaking bad-smelling feet in strong, cooled, brewed black tea for 30 minutes every day for seven to 10 days, and then once a week for maintenance. “The tannic acids dry out the sweat glands,” she says.
Source: Heidu Mitchell, The Wall Street Journal [10/17/16]
