Foot odors can be very embarrassing not to mention hard to get rid of. Foot odors stem from bacteria that live in an around your feet mixing with excessive perspiration thus causing foot odor .

The key toward reducing foot odor lies in reducing excessive perspiration.

A home remedy that works wonders involves the use of tea bags, partcularly black tea bags. Black tea contains tannic acid. Tannic acid is a drying agent that can be used to reduce perspiration. Try mixing two tea bags in a basin of hot water. Wait until water cools and soak feet for 20 minutes, daily. Look for improvement after one week.

You can also try using an antiperspirant spray. Generally most antiperspirants contain aluminum chloride. Aluminum chloride is also a drying agent useful in decreasing perspiration. You can try a regular antiperspirant spray, Tinactin foot spray or Gold Bonds Foot Spray. More severe cases may require a prescription strength foot spray, prescribed by your doctor.

If excessive sweating is still a problem, Botox injections may be the next step. Botox injections in the feet inhibit the chemical messenger that activates sweating in the sweat glands of the feet.

Fact

250,000 sweat glands in each foot. They produce as much as half a pint of moisture per day.