Creams for feet from sweat and smell

With annoying many feet sweating, except for thorough everyday hygiene and foot baths, dermatologists recommend using foot cream for sweat and smell. The problem of bromodose - an unbearable smell with constant sweating of the feet - occurs if the feet remain moist for a long time, and is the result of the vital activity of the bacteria that live on our skin.

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Indications of the creams for feet from sweat and smell

It is advisable to apply creams for feet from sweat and smell with hyperhidrosis of the feet, that is, increased activity of the eccrine sweat glands located on the soles of the feet and excessive release of sweat.

It should be borne in mind that sweating of the feet helps to infect the skin of the feet with pathogenic fungi and the development of fungal infections.

Release form

Here are some names of cream for legs from sweat and smell: Formagel, Algel, Nepotin 911, DEOcontrol, Gevol.

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Pharmacodynamics

In the formaldehyde, the active ingredient is an aqueous solution of formalin - formaldehyde, which reduces the secretion of sweat and dries the skin - due to its tanning property, it destroys the bacteria - due to the denaturation of microbial proteins, removes odor - due to the binding of urea ammonia (released with sweat).

Foot cream from sweat and smell Algel has trichloroalumine in its composition, that is, aluminum chloride, as well as glycerin, sage extracts, chamomile and green tea. But the intensity of sweat secretion is reduced by aluminum chloride - forming a film on the surface of the skin and thus blocking the outlet ducts of the sweat glands.

Cream Nepotin 911 consists of such components as antibacterial and antifungal agent triclosan, camphor, menthol, extracts of sage, green tea and linden flowers. The presence of triclosan, which is part of some antifungal ointments, provides an additional positive effect of this drug.

Pharmacodynamics cream DEOcontrol is based on the drying effect of talc and zinc oxide, the antiseptic properties of formaldehyde hexamine (urotropine) and deodorizing properties of essential oils (lavender and tea tree).

In addition to the already mentioned zinc oxide, the action of the deodorant cream Gevol (Gehwol) provides the aloe vera and essential oils of manuka (thin-seeded broom) and jojoba. The first of them contributes to the destruction of bacteria, and the second improves the condition of the skin of the feet, since it contains an antioxidant vitamin E.

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Pharmacokinetics

Any cream for feet from sweat and smell contains in the structure of the substance providing its action.

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Dosing and administration

All creams for feet from a sweat and a smell should be put a thin layer on a pure dry skin and only on places where there is a hyperhidrosis.

After applying the gel-shaped cream, formaldehyde should be kept on the skin for half an hour, and then washed off (but without soap). Such a one-time procedure should last for a week. If the effect is not manifested, it is allowed to apply this drug daily for two to three days (once a day).

Algel cream is used similarly, but it is not washed off, but allowed to dry after application. The duration of the effect of a single use is on average three days. Then, the legs are repeated.

Means Nepotin 911 and DEOcontrol are used daily once, and Gevol - twice a day (in the morning and in the evening).

Use of the creams for feet from sweat and smell during pregnancy

The use of foot creams for sweat and odor during pregnancy remains questionable, since only in the instructions to Formagel it is noted that it is forbidden to apply it during pregnancy and lactation. Official data on the possibility of using pregnant means Algel, Nepotin 911 and DEOcontrol are absent.

Contraindications

Foot and sweat cream Formagel and DEOcontrol are not used for inflammation or damage to the skin of the feet, as well as in cases of increased skin reaction to formaldehyde.

Contraindications to the use of other creams included in the review are limited to the presence of increased sensitivity to their components.

Side effects of the creams for feet from sweat and smell

Manufacturers of cream from sweat and smell Formagel indicate that the use of this product can cause such side effects as redness, burning and swelling of the skin. Long-term use may lead to increased dryness of the skin and exfoliation of the epidermis.

Creams for feet from sweat and smell Algel, DEOcontrol and Nepotin 911 can also excessively dry the skin and cause it to itch in places of application.

Overdose

According to the instructions, overdose can be only with the use of cream Formagel, which is expressed by skin irritation.

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Interactions with other drugs

Interactions with other preparations of the above mentioned products were not investigated by manufacturers, since the degree of their absorption and pharmacokinetics were not studied.

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Storage conditions

Foot cream for sweat and odor Formagel, DEOcontrol, Nepotin 911 and Gevol should be stored at + 20-25 ° C; means Algel - at + 5-25 ° C.

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Shelf life

The shelf life of Formagel is 5 years; Nepotin 911, DEOcontrol and Gevol -3 years; Algel - 2 years.