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Some parts of your body , like your foot , get a mint stinkier than others . But it ’s not actually your body that stinks . It ’s thebacteria(back - TEER - ee - uh ) that live on it . Bacteria are tiny live things with only one cell , but together they are herculean . They hold out all over you , and also inside of you . Some bacteria can make you sick . Other bacteria facilitate you stay sizable . And some bacteria cause you to be smelly — especially the one that live on your feet .
Feet can get spicy and sweaty , especially when they drop a lot of time inside of shoes . sudor is a in force thing , because it helps cool down your body down when it ’s too hot . Sweat does n’t have an smell . It is made mostly of water supply . The job is , bacteria that hold out on your feet have sex loaded , warm places . So when your substructure perspire , bacteria eat the dead skin and oils that cover your foot and quicklyreproduce(REE - pro - DOOSE ) , or make more bacteria . That ’s when things start to get really stinky !
The bacteria on your feet give off gas as they eat . Those gases smell like rotten cheese , sulphur , acetum , and other sour material — eeww ! To get rid of those bad smell , you have to cut down on the amount of bacterium on your feet . Wearing clean socks can help oneself . It ’s also dependable to air your shoes out after you put on them . Most importantly , wash your infantry with soap and H2O every day and dry out them well .
To learn more about stinky foot , watch this videofrom the American Chemical Society .
