<p>To begin frankly, I have ** REALLY ** stinky feet and I always have. I've tried essentially every product out there, nothing works.. sometimes it even gets worse.</p>
<p>Since we got back from Winter break, it's gotten worse for some reason and as soon as I remove my shoes at the end of the day, my roommate has to leave because it gets so fetid, and I even admit it. I throw my socks in my laundry basket IN a closed cabinet, but the smell doesn't hide and our room constantly has the strong, potent smell of feet. </p>
<p>Yesterday, I was told by a floormate that the smell has expanded into the hallway and that people are talking to the R.A.. My roommate called me out on the issue the other day and brought up that we can never have guests in our room because my dirty, rotting socks are in the hamper and stink for days.</p>
<p>I don't know what to do and all my roommate tells me is to **** off and that it's gross. I know it's gross and I'm really embarassed, but I need suggestions on how to handle this issue. It's not really something you can comfortably approach someone you know and ask about.</p>
<p>I agree on seeking a specialist. But in the meantime, have you tried keeping dryer sheets in your shoes when you’re not wearing them? Also, baby powder in your socks and shoes will help to absorb the moisture (which causes the smell). Since it’s pretty serious, be sure to put it in before and after you wear the socks. If that doesn’t work, put your socks into a grocery bag immediately after removing them and tie it up before putting them in the hamper to keep the smell from seeping into the air. These are all temporary fixes of course, but worth a shot until you can get to the doctor.</p>
<p>I wash my socks by hand, since were it not for socks I would only have to do laundry every two weeks and I don’t want to do a special load just for socks. You could spend five minutes doing that every day when you get home and you’d never have to worry about having dirty socks in the room at all. I just wash mine as I use them so it only takes a minute.</p>
<p>Other than that, yeah you need to see a doctor, and the baby powder/dryer sheets suggestions are good ones. If your shoes are old it may be time for a new pair, usually after a year mine become harder to keep fresh.</p>
<p>Take care of this problem asap before it tarnishes your image and ruins your social life. Though it might not be directly related, I think eating healthier can help with this problem as well. So try to eat lots of greens (romaine lettuce, spinach, broccolis, green beans, etc)</p>
<p>yeah, you should definitely try FebrezeSPORT. It’s a different formula than the original and created especially for athletic/sweat odors. Check out this Youtube video where a guy sprays down a fire-captain with it: [YouTube</a> - How does Febreze Sport handle the odors of the Captain?](<a href=“http://■■■■■■/CaptainVCaptainOuttake]YouTube”>- YouTube) I dunno, try it out.</p>
<p>Agreed, but you should definitely see a doctor. Odor that bad could mean you have an infection of some sort, since that is definitely not normal.</p>
<p>In the mean time, I agree - spray your shoes and keep dryer sheets or newspaper in them. Keeping them in a cabinet, believe it or not, will make them smell worse, because after a while the cabinet will just smell bad, so they won’t ever “air out” since the only air that they’ll be exposed to will have the same smell.</p>