Why do sweaty feet smell like corn chips?
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My theory is because that is one of the main ingredients in corn-chips, oils from the sweat glands of feet.  Supposedly it's lower in cholesterol then Hydrogenated Vegetable oil.
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Yes.  When you eat potato chips, the salt concentration in your blood increases.  This means that there is more stuff in your blood than there is in your cells.  This results in your blood basically being a hypertonic solution which results in a net movement of water out of your cells.  This can be felt most easily when a high salt concentration draws the water out of the cells that line your mouth (these cells are used to a very moist environment of fairly pure water, so a sudden increase in salinity has a rather profound effect).
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A corn is a small area of of thickened skin on a toe as a result of excess pressure, normally from ill fitting footware.\nIt is the body's natural defense to prevent skin breakdown in much the same way callus' develop on the hands etc.\nTreatment includes the use of spongy rings or corn pads to relieve pressure from the area.\nEnsuring correctly fitting shoes are worn will prevent corns from developing but if they are causing problems they can be removed by a Chiropodist.\n\nRegards, Chris. (Medical Student, University of Salford)
310891
it is a build up of bacteria due to moisture and heat try wearing leather shoes and put alum in them
78475
I used to work the King Crab fishing boats in Alaska back in the 80s. Rubber boots & wet climates make for a fair amount of stink amongst the crew.\nA secret that seems crazy but works well is to spray your feet with Lysol disinfectant, & saturate your shoes as well. Then wait for your shoes to dry. Oddly enough it actually feels good, & works better than any athelets foot medication or stink foot I have ever found on any shelf.
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Generally speaking, corns are a disease of civilization. If we didn't wear shoes, we wouldn't have them. Potential preventive measures therefore include: \n\nMoving to Tahiti to stroll on the sand in your bare tootsies! This is a pleasant approach, as long as you never have to go back home and walk in shoes again. \nFor the incurably civilized, wearing comfortable shoes is useful. The idea is to avoid having footgear press on the outside of the 5th toe, or pressing the 4th and 5th toes together. \nAnother approach is to pad the potentially affected area. You can buy many sorts of padding at the drugstore:\nCushions to put between the toes; \nFoam or moleskin pads to put over the places where corns form; \nFoam pads with holes in the center (like doughnuts or bagels), which redistribute pressure around the corn instead of right over it; and \nCushioned insoles to pad your feet and alleviate mechanical pressure\n\nYou can buy many types of medicated products to chemically pare down the thickened, dead skin overlying the corn. These products are share the same active ingredient -salicylic acid. \n\nSalicylic acid is a keratolytic, which means it dissolves the protein (keratin) that makes up most of both your corn and the thick layer of dead skin which often tops it. Used once a day as indicated on the package directions, these products are gentle and safe. Salicylic acid treatments are available in different forms including: \n\nApplicators \nDrops \nPads \nPlasters \nAll of these treatment will turn the top of the skin white and allow you to trim or peel away dead tissue, making the corn protrude and hurt less. \n\nIt generally is recommended that salicylic acid not be used in diabetics or when there is poor circulation (because of concern about how normally the skin can heal); however, in practice, salicylic acid is withheld only when there are clear signs of ongoing inflammation of the skin
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hi\nbacterias love moist places so your feet in shoe is a perfect spot. the bacteria feed on your sweat and produce waste. it is this waste that produces that foul smell.\nRemember sweat has no odour.\nhope you are asking for how to keep your feet for smelling bad.\nso here it is\nfirst wash your sox daily and keep your foot wear in a airy place, so the air can take away any smell of that day. \nafter showering clean your feat with scrub and in between your toes too and dry your feat. you can even powder them to stay dry. use powder like "shower to shower" or Johnson Baby Powder.\nhth
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These foot problems occur because of the body’s inability to provide natural oils and moisture to the area and the skin’s reduced capacity to retain moisture. Research shows that the problem has a variety of causes including aging, inactive sweat glands, inadequate water intake, poor eating habits, harsh chemical/detergent based soaps, obesity, long periods of standing, and exposure to weather via open backed shoes and sandals.    You need to find some kind of mouistuerizing salve to replinish the cracks in your feet. My mother has the same thing. She uses some kind of salve that is for cows utters ( i know it's weird but it works for her)  Hope you find something useful and relieving.
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I don't know why but it really does matter.  For some reason, black socks make your feet stink!  If you can, wear a pair of white socks underneath the black ones...it really works.  Or, some manufacturers put out socks with white bottoms and black tops...I assume for just this purpose.  Try those!
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A corn is a localized thickening of the skin due to pressure. Corns often occur on the top of the toes where there is pressure from the shoes. \nHowever, they also occur at the sole of the foot and in between toes. Certain corns may become entwined with the nerves of the skin, these corns are particularly painful. Often corns develop a core which is often referred to as the "root" by patients. \nCorns can be very painful, especially if there is inflammation and swelling around the corn. \n\nThis condition is more prevalent in females as a result of wearing tight or ill-fitting shoes. Corns appear as white/ gray or yellow/ brown in colour depending on your skin type. Symptoms include pain and swelling around the corn and discomfort with direct pressure.
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The fat insulates their bodies so they sweat to cool off. Their pores are also kind of stretched out. The smell is from the large amount of blood sugar processing and being expelled in the sweat.
45836
Everybody's feet sweat all the time, but pantyhose aren't as good as other kinds of socks at absorbing the sweat.  This means the extra moisture can build up, leading to stinky feet, etc.  Not fun.  I use Dr. Scholl's Odor Destroyers spray.  It works well, but I recommend spraying it outside, since when I breathe it in I feel it diminishes my lung capacity.
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Your nose and feet are NOT related. Your nose is running because it's allergy season. And your feet smell because you need to take a bath.
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The athletes feet scaring and corns has disensitized my soles--plus don't go barefoot due to the nail fungus that's permantently difigured my toes.\n\nBut, you could try and see if mine are ticklish--Sunshine!\n\n\n;-)!
891958
flip flops....and yes it stinks after a while when my feet start to sweat
1125201
ummmmm, yeah.  thats really disgusting in this day and age.  theres probably a lot of bacteria on you thats been attracted to all of your sweat, and probably insects from the smell...
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People who sweat a lot can get really nasty feet.  The worst thing ever is to wear your full shoes (not sandles, but leather shoes, canvas sneakers, hell, even mules) without socks.  Your feet sweat and even a perfectly normal person can get some nasty smelling shoes and consequently feet that way!  Seriously though, you know they know it... and he's all taking his shoes off in public.  How rude...