peptide for foot fungus FAQ

Fungi enter your body through tiny cracks in your skin. You can catch them by touching someone who has them. You can also catch fungi if your bare feet come in contact with them. This might happen when you walk barefoot in warm, moist areas, such as a locker room or public pool.

Yes. Foot fungus can linger on sheets, towels, or other common objects. Don’t share towels, and keep surfaces clean. Wash your feet with soap and water at least once each day and keep them dry.

Foot fungus is a skin infection caused by mold-like germs that live in dead cells on your skin, hair, and nails. There are more than 80 types of fungi on your feet. That's way more than those on other parts of the body, even the palms of your hands. Although some of these fungi get a bad rap, most aren’t harmful. Athlete’s foot is the most common type of foot fungus. Up to 70% of people will get this itchy, even painful infection at some point in their lives, and 3%-15% of people have it at any given time. It usually grows between the toes but can spread to the soles and toenails. If you scratch your foot and then touch other parts of your body, such as your armpits or groin, it can spread there, too.

Fungi like dark, warm, moist places, like your shoes. That’s why they like your feet. Each foot has over 250,000 sweat glands. To stop the spread of foot fungus, dry your feet after they get wet. Let your shoes air out before you wear them again.

Foot fungus is not as contagious as you might think. This fungus loves wet places, but you might have a better chance of catching it if you don’t wash or dry your feet well, or don't change your socks and shoes often.