KEEP THE AIR FRESH WHEN YOU REMOVE YOUR SHOES: FOOT DEO HELPS PREVENT SMELLY FEET

When the day comes to an end, you gather around the fire in your mountain hut with all those hiking boots drying out next to you. This is the moment when you are especially glad you used foot deodorant! But there are other occasions when it’s a good feeling to take off your shoes without embarrassing smells.

Everybody has their very own smell. It is produced by special sweat glands in the skin, called apocrine glands. Another factor that determines our body odor is the skin microbiome, which is the bacteria on our skin as a whole. These break down the odor secretion and components in the sweat, and in the process they produce degradation products like butyric acid that smell unpleasant. Butyric acid gives off the pungent smell that is typical of sweat. When your feet are kept in impermeable boots all day, sweat and bacteria collect inside and fresh air cannot reach them. This creates quite a cocktail of odors in the evening! Foot deodorant with substances that work naturally help to keep the air fresh.

What else helps against sweaty feet?

Das Bild von zwei Füßen, die in einem Bergsee baumeln, symbolisiert das Thema Hygiene gegen Schweißfüße.

Hygiene

Frequent washing destroys the bacteria that cause unpleasant odors.

Schuhe trocknen lassen wie hier im Gras ist ein gutes Mittel gegen Schweißfüße.

Dry shoes thoroughly

After wearing your shoes, leave them to rest for 48 hours, if possible.

Manche Schuheinlagen wie die hier gezeigten verfügen über eine spezielle Wirkweise gegen Schweißfüße.

Shoe inserts

Inserts with activated carbon or silver ions can reduce odors.

Füße in Wollsocken vor Alpenkulisse. Das Bild illustriert die Wirkweise von Naturmaterialien gegen Schweißfüße.

Socks made of natural materials

Wool hinders odors naturally; artificial fibers are likely to make you sweat.

Ein Fußbad wie das hier gezeigte ist ein gutes Mittel gegen Schweißfüße.

Foot baths

Sage or oak bark extract can reduce the activity of sweat glands.

Ein Mann im T-Shirt blickt prüfend in seine Achsel. Das Bild illustriert die Wirkweise desodorierend.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEODORANT AND ANTIPERSPIRANT?

The term deodorant means that it hinders unpleasant smells (e.g., from sweaty feet). This is possible in three ways: firstly, by fighting against the bacteria that create the odors. Secondly, by binding the compounds that smell unpleasant. And thirdly, by masking the smell with perfumed oils. In contrast, antiperspirant blocks the sweat glands, which prevents sweating (transpiring) before the typical smell appears.

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