[sdeepr]

Once this pain in the neck athlethe's foot is treated and gone will i have to throw my contaminated shoes out or wash them?

[UroDoc]

In my experience you should be able to disinfect them, but if they are old and you have the funds for new shoes then why bother just throw them away

[sdeepr]

Thank you for your reply, much appreciated. Will be tight and disinfect! lol
sam

[PODRN]

I have heard that you can spray your shoes thoroughly with something like lyson disinfectant, put them in a plastic bag and tie it up, leave for a few days, then air out! Might be worth a try.

[PODRN]

Whoops...typo...that was supposed to be lysol! A more natural way would be to make a spray with tea tree or lavender essential oil and spray with that. I would think about 15 drops of each of those oils diluted into 8 oz of distilled water would work. If you add a little aloe to that, you could then spray your feet with it as well! I think there is a lot of room to explore the use of essential oils in the treatment of athlete's foot. I personally have had huge success with just a drop or 2 of tea tree oil on those little red itchy blisters one gets. They are gone in a day or two.