So, I know how to zap a verruca, how about athlete's foot?

[AvonCallingBarksdale]

I have loved the apple cider vinegar remedy for verrucas, but in our house we have a different problem - recurrent athlete's foot, specifically DH. He's used the usual cream/powder, but it just keeps coming back, driving him mad. He does all the clean socks/dry shoes, but can't get rid of it, and I wondered if anyone had any surefire methods of zapping it for good? TIA.

Has he tried Lamisil Once?

I used to be plagued with athlete's foot - all the other creams etc are a load of rubbish, the Once stuff is the business.

Hmm, not sure if he's tried that. Thank you, I'll pass it on. Cursed condition.

it's all about peeing in the shower.

Eh?!

Athletes foot is fungal so tea tree oil os v good as its anti fungal and antiseptic

Try www.clevercultures.com they do a probiotic for athlete's foot. Works a treat, all natural and money back guarantee if it doesn't get rid of the fungus. If it's for kids, you can sprinkle the contents of the capsule on their food or in a drink. Just like turbo powered dried yoghurt! Here's a pic off their website. I trailed it for them. Honestly amazing results.

Grisol is good. Think it's one of those things you will never banish for good though.

Has he tried canestan-? its not advertised for athletes foot, but it works

Surgical spirit - as recommended by the Royal Society of Chirophodists.

After shower/bath just dry feet &wipe over the affected area with surgical spirit on a bit of cotton wool.

I am a keen swimmer (which never helps) & have had years of athlete's foot & since I've done this have been totally free of it.

You need to get air around the affected area. I cured mine by wearing crocs as slippers (lots of little holes in them).

Great, thank you, all. He says he's tried Lamisil, but it didn't nuke it. So, on to tea tree, Grisol, clever cultures and surgical spirit. Maybe all 4 will banish it for good!

I've heard about the peeing in the shower too - God knows why it works but I've heard it does.

Gentian violet is very good for athletes foot but it does dye your feet (temporarily) purple.

It has to be the Lamisil Once - if he had the every day for ages one, it's rubbish. The Once one has a much higher dose.

Maybe it's something to do with the acid in the wee? Either way, not sure I want DH peeing in the shower particularly...
Off to Google Gentian Violet and I will check which Lamisil he's had. Thank you all.

surgical spirit applied at least twice a day, stings to buggery a bit but does work after a few days, it dries the skin

The podiatrist told me to use tea tree. It hurt like hell but cleared after ten days. Prior to this I'd had Athletes foot for twenty years. At times it was agonising.
I now use a tea tree spray every other day and it hasn't come back.

Who never knew his place, he said, return the rings, he knows so much about these things # Ahem, nice user name aJumpedUpPantryBoy

Have bought Surgical spirit and tea tree. Operation athlete's foot zap begins. Thank you.