To warn you about the dangers of a vinegar soak.......

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I was diagnosed with Athletes Foot. Podiatrist recommend Lamisil spray which didn't touch it. So turned to Dr Google who recommended a vinegar Foot soak. Admittedly I didn't observe the rule for ratio of vinegar to water and sloshed in about quarter of a bottle of vinegar to not much water and merrily soaked away for 20 mins. Stung like a bitch but I thought great, it must be working. Quick rinse in shower, job done!

Woke up yesterday to weeping feet and feeling like I'd been stood in stinging nettles. As the day progressed my toes got more red and angry, with weeping blisters.

I have chemical burns to both feet. Been seen andvhad them dressed by my MIL who is a district nurse. Currently sat here feeling very sorry for myself and very angry at my stupidity. Of course vinegar is extremely acidic - be very careful and use it carefully - or not at all! Going forward it don't even think I could face it on my chips!!

So your thread title should read:

Can I warn you of the dangers of not reading instructions carefully 😂

I hope you’re ok though OP, that does sound awful!

What sort of vinegar was this 😱

Didn't you also post this yesterday? I've definitely read this exact post before and I don't own a time machine

Why would you do that. If you're going to be stupid enough to take medical advice of the internet at least read it properly and also since your on google, google the dangers of doing something before actually doing it

Ouch! This is the kind of thing I would do. I hope the pain doesn't last too long!

Ah bless you, that was a pillock move, from Dr Google to the random sloshing. Not sure I needed warning not to not do that but glad you've learnt something and hope the pain eases off asap.

AIBU to sick my feet in acetic acid for 20 mins and then be surprised I got acid burns?

If you'd paid any attention in chemistry at school you'd already have known what a bad plan this was.
And now you know why chemistry is one of the "core subjects" at school.
Hope you feel better soon and maybe double check things like this next time.

But did it kill the athlete's foot? Let us know!

Feel bad for you, and think people are being a bit mean - we've all done something idiotic from time to time! For what's worth, I wouldn't have thought vinegar could do that so probably wouldn't have been too careful about instructions either. Thanks for the warning, and hope you feel better soon.

I really hope you’re feeling much better soon. I made a similar mistake years ago with a bleach bath for eczema, I’d always done the same routine of 2 cups of thin bleach in a bath (very deep large bath so not as much bleach as it sounds) this occasion I used extra thick bleach because that’s all I had in the cupboard, but didn’t think to reduce how much I added & it must be so much more concentrated than the watered down stuff. My skin was livid, raw, so painful & swollen & I wasn’t in the bath for long before I knew something was wrong. I’ve switched to Dead Sea Salt, there’s zero chance of overdosing on that

People are being mean - and we all despise a smarty pants that rubs it in when someone makes a mistake, it's not an attractive personality trait.

Sorry this happened to you op. Yes, we all know that white vinegar is acidic, I use it all the time to clean things (no gloves) and I've never had burns, we all eat it on chips.. there's no obvious reason to think you'd get that badly hurt. TBH when I started reading your post I thought you'd just get a bit of peeling skin, no idea you could get chemical burns!

You've been very unlucky, and it's good of you to put aside your pride and warn other people. I'm going to be a lot more careful when I'm using it to soak out stains or clean the kettle. Thank you for the warning.

Hope it eases up op x

Before going on our Duke of Edinburgh expedition, we were advised a diluted white spirit foot bath to toughen the skin on our feet. My chum didn't dilute the white spirit and pickled her feet.

I know that athlete's foot is the least of your worries right now op, but it can be a really tricky bugger to get rid of, so I'm not surprised you resorted to desperate measures! I've found that lamasil spray works for me every time, but my ex had chronic athlete's foot that took almost a year to get rid of with constant use of the spray and many chiropodist visits.

I would advise going to a pharmacist or your local minor injuries unit with your burns. Are you sure that you have thoroughly washed all of the vinegar off? They may want to neutralise any acid that has soaked into the skin by putting some alkaline cream on them. You should probably also be given some antiseptic balm to help healing and keep any bugs out.

I would have done something like this. You have my sympathies.

i’m now wondering whether that would sort my fungal toenails. I think I’d risk it.

Ouch! Hope you feel better soon. That’s the type of thing I would do. If you can eat it you wouldn’t think it could do that much damage. You won’t be able to use this until your feet are healed but the only thing that works for me is canestan with hydrocortisone. You have to ask the pharmacist for it.

White spirit!! That's the worst advice I've ever heard, it's extremely toxic, and the molecules are small enough to leech through the skin. Where my son works they all have to be wearing gloves to use white spirit, as repeated use can affect the finger joints.. oh, and causes nerve damage (he just told me)!

This, we've all had dumb ass moments.

I remember trying to glue my boots a few years a go, I didn't have anything to hold pressure so stuck my foot in it and held it down for a while while watching tv. Obviously I glued my boot to my foot and the boot to the floor. Dumb!

I think the poster might mean surgical spirit? Back in the 90s when I did DofE we were told to rub the soles of our feet with it to prepare for walks. Definitely not white spirit!!

I used apple cider vinegar neat to treat my fungal toenail thing and didnt get this reaction, so i would not expect diluted vinegar to burn! Just goes to show how we are all different

Thanks for clearing that up! Panic mode off 😅

Oh OP that sounds awful!

I wouldn't expect that at all. I know vinegar is acidic but we eat it so it's not that silly!

It does sound very painful. I hope your feet heal soon!

Pictures.

I wouldn't say "easy mistake" but we all made stupid choices once in a while.

In some countries, you can go to the nearest chemists and ask questions to the pharmacist. I've tried that in England, never ever got anything else than "go to see the GP".

that never helps. The alternative is to waste GP and Hospital time with appointments -that we don't need, and can't get anyway