Can soaking feet with vinegar cure foot odor?

Soaking feet in vinegar can cure foot odor. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which has the effect of sterilization. Foot fungus is caused by fungal infection, soaking feet with vinegar has certain effect. Edible rice vinegar with warm water diluted by 1% and soak feet is effective for blister type foot fungus and thickening type foot fungus in the early stage. However, vesicular type foot fungus feet with vesicular surface, can not use this method, otherwise it will stimulate the wound so that the ulcer surface increases. Thickened foot, thicker skin with these methods is not obvious, you can use vinegar soak feet after the affected area rub salicylic acid ointment, to promote the shedding of thickened skin or directly with salicylic acid solution diluted foot soak. If the symptoms do not improve after a week of treatment with this method, you need to go to a hospital dermatology department or a regular outpatient clinic to prevent delaying the disease. Foot fungus is contagious, so it is best to separate the patient’s foot washing products, shoes and socks, and the basin used for foot washing from other people’s to prevent infection.