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22 June 2009

Tomorrow I need to avoid foot stink. How do I do this? →[More:]

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow to have a mole on my foot examined. By 3:30 in the afternoon, my feet are going to be smelly. I won't have time to go home before the appointment. I'll be wearing sandals.

What can I do to either avoid the stink, or to mitigate it immediately before my appointment? The only thing I've come up with so far is hand sanitizer.

post by: mudpuppie at: 17:35 | 8 comments

Bring some baby wipes and freshen up in the bathroom?

posted by unsurprising 22 June | 17:53

Hey, baby wipes! Why didn't I think of that?

(It's because I don't have baby.)

posted by mudpuppie 22 June | 17:56

I'm pretty sure I don't have a baby either. :)

posted by unsurprising 22 June | 18:21

Oh take some flip flops, change out of your normal shoes when you get to the appointment place, WASH your feet in the sink*, dry them with paper towels, and put on the new shoes.

*Try not to let people see!

posted by Stewriffic 22 June | 18:51

I've used hand sanitizer followed by foot spray followed by baby wipes (I had *very* stinky shoes). I do think the baby wipes worked the best (and not just because they were last).

posted by occhiblu 22 June | 20:28

I use Johnson's Baby Powder on hot days here - is it available in the US? (it's basic talcum powder with a nice scent - absorbs the sweat).

I think if my feet were to be examined I would remove the residual talc and sweat with a baby wipe before said examination. Good luck!

posted by altolinguistic 23 June | 03:03

I'd skip sandals and wear shoes with socks- ideally natural shoes, like cotton sneakers or leather. Bamboo socks are, for future reference, awesome with combating hardcore foot stench. It seems like the bare skin against the sole of a shoe directly creates a dangerous situiation in terms of odor level.

posted by kellydamnit 23 June | 03:35

Too bad more public restrooms don't have foot baths.

posted by Juliet Banana 23 June | 09:58

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