What should you know about heels for sweaty feet?

Moisture softens the outer skin and makes rubbing from shoes more irritating. Persistent sweating may occur on both soles and can make socks and footwear damp soon after changing them. It can also create conditions that support athlete's foot, which may bring itching, scaling, odor, or peeling. Sweating that occurs without heat or exercise may be excessive sweating and deserves assessment if it disrupts daily activities.

Wash and dry the feet thoroughly, including between the toes. Change socks when damp, rotate shoes, and choose breathable materials. A clinician may recommend a prescription antiperspirant or iontophoresis after checking your health and skin. Do not apply strong products to broken or inflamed skin unless instructed. Treating athlete's foot, if present, helps prevent the moisture-and-irritation cycle.

Book an appointment if sweating is persistent, new, severe, or associated with itching, peeling, pain, odor, or recurrent infections. Seek prompt care for open sores, pus, spreading redness, fever, or sudden sweating with feeling faint or unwell. Foot symptoms need earlier review when diabetes, numbness, or poor circulation is present.

Ask what may be driving the sweating, whether a fungal infection is present, and whether prescription antiperspirant or iontophoresis fits your skin and medical history.