Good Foot Hygiene Prevents Infections: MD Podiatrist

We all know it’s crucial to wash our armpits and nether regions when we bathe-of this there is no doubt. We’re well-versed in the importance of hand-washing, and if you’ve ever been a greasy, hormonal teenager, you know why your face and hair need to be cleaned regularly. But the Internet has had paroxysms of outrage at the question of washing a certain, oft-overlooked body part: our feet.
 
Intentional scrubbing of the tops, sides and bottoms of your feet can also help ward against infections such as staph (that may enter through a small cut), plantar warts, and athlete’s foot. Will you definitely contract these foot ailments if you don’t wash your feet? No. But, according to podiatrist Dan Michaels, DPM, “The more regularly you’re washing your feet, the less likely that viruses, fungus, and bacteria are going to infect your skin.”