Work boots are in use for people who are engaged in the working of mining, blacksmith jobs, and similarly many others.

Such people quite often suffer from an excessive amount of sweating on their feet that leads to situations such as bad feel smell and also conditions and such athlete’s feet or even at times certain infections.

But people wearing normal boots may not suffer from such situations.

So what is so special about the work boots that they make the feet sweat so much that is much higher than the normal boots?

How are Work Boots different?

People who work in mines or in similar places need to wear something that can protect their feet from different damages.

This is the reason, they need to wear work boots that are enclosed from every possible opening and are quite thicker than the normal boots. They are great in protecting your feet from the external elements and also in keeping your feet warm during winters.

But the reverse happens when it is already hot and you are wearing work boots.

This leads to increasing of the temperature and the sweat glands in the feet start secreting sweat.

There have been cases when a high amount of sweating is observed in just 2-3 hours and then feet gets soaked in the sweat for the rests of the day. This attracts bacteria that acts on the sweat and grow and cause bad feel smell.

4 Best tricks to keep dry and fresh feet in work boots

1. Wash your feet regularly

The first and most effective remedy is to wash your feet regularly with a good disinfectant or an antiseptic soap. You can also try out the idea of soaking your feet in warm water with Epsom salt for some time and then take a shower. This technique helps in reducing the bacteria growth on your skin and hence reducing down the condition of bad feet smell.

2. Keep two pairs of work boots

Another trick that you can use is to keep two pairs of work boots. As these boots are thick, they take some time to get dried up. Hence, while you are wearing one boot for work, you can leave the other one at home to dry out.

3. Keep a pair or two of extra socks

You can also keep a pair or two of extra socks with you while going to work. Changing the socks after some couple of hours will keep your feet dry and free from bacteria and hence the chances of not an only bad smell but also infections will be reduced down.

4. Drying out your boots properly 

Is also very important if you have just one pair and you need to wear it the very next day. One of the best things that you can do is to stuff newspapers in it as the newspaper will absorb the moisture from it. Also, make sure to keep it in an open and airy place so that the bacteria does not grow.