• Question: why do people get such smelly feet?

    Asked by sam to Andy, Duane, Giovanna, Katie, Theresia on 17 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by 329bdya23.
    • Photo: Giovanna Bermano

      Giovanna Bermano answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      It happens when the perspiration or sweat has no where to go and creates a great environment for bacteria to grow…..it is not the sweat that smells but the bacteria that eat the sweat on the skin and produce isovaleric acids which causes the odour….in the case of athlete foot they are fungus

    • Photo: Duane Mellor

      Duane Mellor answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      Not much I can add to Giovanna’s answer

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