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Nov 23, 2024 - 08:00 AM
Change your socks and shoes often. Put on a clean pair of socks every day. Give your shoes a rest and wear different pairs often, too. If your feet get sweaty when you walk or work out, change your socks and shoes as soon as you get a chance.
Use the right footwear. Fungus thrives when your feet are cooped up inside tight, hot shoes and socks. Make sure your shoes aren't too snug and that they give your feet room to breathe. Choose materials like leather for shoes. Look for socks made of a synthetic fiber that pulls moisture away from your feet better than cotton or wool.
How Do I Clean Shoes & Socks While Treating Nail Fungus? Treating your foot/nail and shoe at the same time is the best approach for not allowing fungus to re-infect either the foot/nail or the shoe.
Since sunlight has UV light, leaving shoes to air-dry in the sun is an effective method at killing invasive shoe fungus. The sunlight fights against existing spores in the shoes. Some people spray the insides with Lysol, rubbing alcohol or another disinfectant to kill the fungus. We suggest utilizing the combined method of sunlight with a spray or powder, along with alternating between multiple pairs of shoes and socks. Two sets of the same shoe allows you to wear one pair while the other one airs out in the sunlight.
The ointment soaks into the nail quickly, so whether or not you wear socks is not an issue. We suggest waiting about 10-20 minutes to make sure it is absorbed into the nail/skin. However, as the fungus will contaminate the socks, it is important to change them frequently and wash them well before wearing again
Use the right footwear. Fungus thrives when your feet are cooped up inside tight, hot shoes and socks. Make sure your shoes aren't too snug and that they give your feet room to breathe. Choose materials like leather for shoes. Look for socks made of a synthetic fiber that pulls moisture away from your feet better than cotton or wool.
How Do I Clean Shoes & Socks While Treating Nail Fungus? Treating your foot/nail and shoe at the same time is the best approach for not allowing fungus to re-infect either the foot/nail or the shoe.
Since sunlight has UV light, leaving shoes to air-dry in the sun is an effective method at killing invasive shoe fungus. The sunlight fights against existing spores in the shoes. Some people spray the insides with Lysol, rubbing alcohol or another disinfectant to kill the fungus. We suggest utilizing the combined method of sunlight with a spray or powder, along with alternating between multiple pairs of shoes and socks. Two sets of the same shoe allows you to wear one pair while the other one airs out in the sunlight.
The ointment soaks into the nail quickly, so whether or not you wear socks is not an issue. We suggest waiting about 10-20 minutes to make sure it is absorbed into the nail/skin. However, as the fungus will contaminate the socks, it is important to change them frequently and wash them well before wearing again
