How to Fight Athletes Foot Naturally

Athlete's foot is a painful and irritating fungal infection. You catch athlete's foot by using public showers or by going barefoot poolside or in other public areas. The bacteria that naturally live on your feet will help you resist athlete's foot, but if you use antibacterial soap you may have killed the "good" bacteria and have left the bad ones with easy access to your sensitive feet. If you already have athlete's foot, there are a wide variety of treatments available. The best way to treat athlete's foot is with natural remedies that will give the good bacteria on your feet a chance to recuperate and start defending your toes again. In this article, we will discuss how to fight athlete's foot naturally.

Things You'll Need

• 6 tea bags (any kind will do)
• Foot basin
• 6 cups of warm water
• 1/2 tablespoon dried lavender
• Pot for boiling the water

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Instructions

How to Fight Athlete's Foot Naturally

• 1

  Boil six cups of water.

• 2

  Steep all six tea bags and the dried lavender for 20 minutes. This will create a very strong tea that is full of tannic acids, a natural ingredient in tea that kills fungus. The lavender will help your feet heal and also has a soothing smell that is used in many aromatherapy regimens.

• 3

  Pour the tea into the foot bath. If it is still too hot to touch, let the water cool before you put your feet in.

• 4

  Soak your feet for 30 minutes. You should feel almost immediate relief from the itching and burning.

• 5

  Dry your feet thoroughly. Fungus thrives in areas of the body that are dark and moist, so dry your feet completely and do not immediately put shoes or socks on.