There is no such thing as what ointment is most effective for smelly feet. There are many reasons for smelly feet, such as hygiene and other physiological factors, may also be suffering from tinea pedis, hyperhidrosis and other diseases, need to take general treatment, medication and other ways of treatment.
1. Physiological factors: If the odor of feet is caused by physiological factors such as lack of foot cleaning, excessive exercise, and wearing non-breathable shoes and socks, there is generally no need for special treatment, and you can usually do a good job of foot hygiene and care, and wear comfortable and breathable shoes and socks.
2. Tinea pedis: If you have tinea pedis that causes smelly feet, patients can follow the doctor’s instructions for external use of ketoconazole ointment, econazole ointment, terbinafine cream and other antifungal drugs, to promote the killing of fungi, speed up the recovery of the condition.
3. stinky sweating: if because of stinky sweating caused by smelly feet, the patient can follow the doctor’s instructions with 10-20% aluminum chloride aqueous solution or ethanol solution and other astringent antiperspirant soaking feet, inhibit the secretion of sweat; can also be used externally with neomycin, gentamicin and other antiseptic drugs, inhibit the number of bacteria on the surface of the skin.
There is no ointment that has the most therapeutic effect on the symptoms of smelly feet. There are various reasons that lead to smelly feet, so it is recommended that patients exclude physiological factors and consult with the hospital to choose the appropriate treatment according to the cause.