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[Scorpion]

In this heat I sometimes have smelly feet, which means smelly shoes. Back home I use "Dr. Scholl's" spray and it works like a miracle. The smell is gone in an instant. But it's 'highly flammable' so I can't take it in my carry on (I never check in luggage). Has anyone found it here? You'd be doing a service to many a sweaty waygookin if you'd let us know where you found it.

Cheers

[young_clinton]

Dr. Scholl's is Corn Starch, Baking Soda and Fragrance in an easy to deliver spray form. The active ingredient is Baking Soda, the same thing you stick in your refrigerator to get rid of smells. If you can't find Dr. Scholl's just dust your shoes with Baking Soda or mix it in a spray bottle.

[Gaininganadventur]

Ya, just get some powder. Any powder. I mean any powder. That foot odor won't help with the dating situation.....the px on post might have Dr. Schols.

[Steelrails]

No idea about the Dr. Scholl's. But thanks for letting me know about the flammable part for the next time I have to walk across hot coals. Boy, wouldn't that suck?

[CrikeyKorea]

I don't use it, but I did notice it in some Korean shoeshop, whatever the franchise is, but anyway, yeh, they sell it at the counters...

[Nolos]

lol at the atheist with smelly dirty feet. I bet you knock the heads off those poor Koreans when you get into your slippers at school.

[young_clinton]

Hey it really is you Dodge

[Nolos]

[IPayInCash]

[Scorpion]

[EZE]

I always bring Odor Eaters foot spray with me, not knowing it was a banned item on flights. But the following helps more than foot spray or the Odor Eater insoles:

1. Use a pumice stone on the feet during the shower every morning. Do it later on during the shower after the skin on your soles have soaked and it'll slough more skin off.

2. Once every few weeks, it's good to put some bleach in some warm water and soak the feet. My feet were starting to get rank this past winter despite my best hygienic efforts, but the bleach water finally delivered a decisive TKO to the problem.

3. Washing sneakers in the washing machine occasionally helps. You might as well do it the same time you soak your feet in the bleach water, that way the number of bacteria (and maybe fungi) on the feet and the shoe are minimized at the same time instead of transferring bacteria from the shoes back to the feet or vice versa.

[young_clinton]

Never ever wear shoes that fully enclose your feet (boots, athletic shoes etc) without socks on. If you do you'll definitely have to use some odor treatment.