Wash and dry your feet
Wash your feet daily and dry them carefully, including between your toes.
What to do about sweaty feet: causes and solutions
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Tackle sweaty feet by washing and drying them thoroughly every day, wearing clean socks and alternating your shoes. PediSpray® applied to the skin of your feet can help with excessive sweating. Use PediFris® Classic in your shoes to reduce foot and shoe odour.
Damp feet, wet socks and a strong odour indicate that moisture is remaining on the skin and inside footwear for too long. Closed shoes trap heat and moisture, making it easier for bacteria and fungi to develop.
Simply washing your feet is not enough. Socks, insoles and the lining of your shoes must also be included in your daily routine.
What are sweaty feet?
Sweaty feet are feet that regularly become clammy or wet due to excessive sweating. Sweating is normal in hot weather, during exercise and when feeling stressed. The medical term for excessive sweating is hyperhidrosis.
Fresh sweat has hardly any odour. Odour mainly arises when bacteria on the skin or in damp footwear break down sweat into substances that do have an odour. As a result, wet feet and shoe odour sometimes require two different solutions.
Why do you get sweaty feet?
Your feet sweat to release heat. Warmth, exercise and stress can increase sweating. Some people naturally sweat more than others. Moisture evaporates less easily in closed shoes.
Sweaty feet and smelly feet are not the same thing. Fresh sweat has no smell. Odour develops when bacteria turn sweat into substances that smell. Reducing sweating on the skin therefore calls for a different approach from tackling odour in your shoes.
What helps with sweaty feet? 5 practical tips
Fresher feet start with a regular routine. These five tips help you look after your feet, socks and shoes and tackle sweating and odour where needed.
Reduce excessive sweating
If your feet quickly become clammy or wet, use an antiperspirant such as PediSpray®. Apply it according to the label to clean, dry and intact skin.
Wear clean, dry socks
Put on clean socks every day and change them as soon as they become damp. Take a spare pair for sport or a long working day.
Tackle shoe odour too
Use PediFris® Classic in your shoes to reduce foot and shoe odour. This brings your shoes as well as your feet into your routine.
Alternate your shoes
Avoid wearing the same pair every day. Remove loose insoles and let your shoes and insoles dry thoroughly and separately.
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Further help with sweaty feet
As well as targeted treatment, everyday choices regarding socks and shoes can also help.
Socks for sweaty feet: When choosing socks for sweaty feet focus mainly on whether they absorb moisture and stay sufficiently dry in your shoes during your activity. Take a spare pair with you for work, sport or hot weather.
Footwear for sweaty feet: For closed shoes, separate tips apply for sweaty feet in work shoes. If you wear open-toed footwear, choose the approach for sweaty feet in sandals, sweaty feet in flip-flops or sweaty feet in Crocs.
When should you see a doctor about sweaty feet?
Contact your GP if your sweating changes, you sweat heavily mainly at night or you develop other symptoms. Also seek advice if excessive sweating affects your daily life or self-care does not help enough.
Apply an antiperspirant only as directed on the label, to clean, dry and intact skin. Reduce or stop use if significant irritation occurs and ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice if needed. Use PediFris® Classic in shoes, not as a treatment for a skin infection.
Information about aluminium salts on the skin at Apotheek.nl
Frequently asked questions about sweaty feet
Brief answers on causes, self-care, treatments and when a medical assessment is advisable.
Why do my feet sweat so much?
Feet may sweat excessively due to heat, exertion, stress or a predisposition. Discuss any new, nocturnal, unilateral or sudden sweating affecting the whole body with your GP.
What helps with excessively sweaty feet?
For extremely sweaty feet, daily drying, clean socks and an antiperspirant containing aluminium salts are the usual first steps. Ask your GP for advice if the condition is affecting your daily life or is not improving sufficiently.
Which socks and shoes help with sweaty feet?
Choose clean socks that can absorb moisture and shoes that are well-ventilated and can dry completely. Change your socks as soon as they get wet and do not wear the same pair of shoes every day.
When should I see my GP about sweaty feet?
Make an appointment if excessive sweating significantly disrupts your daily life, changes suddenly, occurs mainly at night, is noticeably worse in one foot, or is accompanied by other symptoms.
What is the difference between foot deodorant and antiperspirant?
A deodorant without aluminium salts does not reduce the amount of sweat and focuses primarily on odour. An antiperspirant containing aluminium salts helps to temporarily reduce sweat production on the treated skin.
Can’t decide between a spray and a powder? Compare which remedy for sweaty feet suits your condition best.
Does aluminium chloride help with sweaty feet?
Aluminium chloride is an aluminium salt that can reduce perspiration on the treated skin. Apply a suitable product to dry, intact skin and discontinue or reduce use if irritation becomes apparent.
Read also:
Foot spray for sweaty feet (PediSpray®)
Remedy for sweaty feet (PediFris® Classic)
Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis): causes and solutions
Treat smelly shoes (main page)
Shoe size calculator
Treat pitted soles
Foot deodorant for sweaty feet
Best socks for sweaty feet
Sweaty feet in work boots
Smelly feet: what to do
About the author & sources
Written by Judith de Jong (Content owner, PediFris®). Medically reviewed by Sébastien Dequidt, podiatrist. Updated on 5 November 2026. We base our advice on foot care practice and on the medical sources listed below.
Worried about a persistent complaint, fungal nail, athlete’s foot or excessive sweating? Consult your GP, podiatrist or chiropodist.
Sources
- NHS: Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis): www.nhs.uk
- NHS: Smelly feet: www.nhs.uk
Use each product according to the instructions on the packaging. Apply PediSpray® to clean, dry and intact skin on the feet, and use PediFris® Classic only in shoes. Reduce or stop using a product applied to the skin if clear irritation occurs.
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