athlete's foot........

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Jul 30, 2012
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if its the cracked skin between the toes (athletes foot of one sort) thats just a build up of moisture. If its the ichy feet thing and worse, fungal, iodine tincture will cure it , along with ring worm and fungal tonail as long as it can get to the nail bed. 2 pairs of shoes won't hurt either.
 

SimonM

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I still suffer from time to time, but when I had it bad I treated it with potassium permanganate.

Mix up a light pink solution in an old washing up bowl and soak your feet...be warned, it will turn skin brown, but it cured my athletes foot!

Simon
 

Cade

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thanks for the advice guys, Have to think about my socks now...... i used to get it now and then before but have recently moved on to bamboo socks something like90% bamboo and should wick away the sweat as well (i hope)
 

bob_the_baker

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I still suffer from time to time, but when I had it bad I treated it with potassium permanganate.

Mix up a light pink solution in an old washing up bowl and soak your feet...be warned, it will turn skin brown, but it cured my athletes foot!

Simon

+1 to Brown feet - after trying creams and powders, which only relieved the symptoms but never fully cleared up the problem. A few nights of total immersion. Job done. Not had a twitch in over a year now. Plus it's fun stuff to experiment with :campfire:
 

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Derri

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Hi Cade,
This may not necessarily help in a camping situation, however in the long run may get rid of Athletes foot. As a child I had severe problems with my feet splitting open (they looked like someone had taken a knife to them), after seeing god knows how many specialists, my mum decided to try and moisturise my feet, so she tried Atrixo, (any chemist, supermarket), sells it. So after bathing, etc, ensure feet are dried completely and then rub the Atrixo on and then place cotton socks only until soaked into the feet, (a tip you do not need alot), keep socks off when in bed if possible, I am now 45 years old and have been using this for at least 30+ years and I have no problems any more, no athletes foot,or splitting. I have recommended this to some of my other friends who have the same problem and the athletes foot has cleared up a treat. I hope it helps
 

Mesquite

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Tell him to take a foo foo bag with this in it.

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resnikov

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I have heard that too and I'm trying it on my foot.

Update on this. Vicks vapor rub world a treat! Cleared up a fungal infection on my toe.

Now the scientist in me is not sure if something like Vaseline would have worked as well. I.e. blocking air from the fungal growth or its the good smelling bits in the Vicks that does the work. Any one know?
 

mrcharly

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I believe that fungal growth needs moisture - so if you smear a petroleum substance on your skin you are either blocking the fungus from the skin or air and moisture from the fungus.
 

AndyJDickson

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I also know that mouthwash works well getting rid of it. Dab it on with cotton wool balls. The Alcohol is the active part but there are other additives which help.

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