If your child has excessively smelly feet, ... Helping your child change their socks and shoes every day as well as cleaning them can do wonders for their foot smell. Wear clean and dry socks.

OX SOX, an odorless sock company created by University of Georgia student Matthew Tesvich, won the SEC Student Pitch Competition in Athens in October, beating pitches from 14 SEC schools.

The researchers swabbed stinky socks worn by people between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. and found that half of them contained pseudomonas aeruginosa — a type of bacteria that causes infections in humans.

When the sweat becomes trapped in your shoes or socks, it can create a bad odor. This is known as bromodosis, or smelly feet. ‌ Bacteria are also responsible for smelly feet.

Several methods help get the smell out of your shoes if you have smelly or sweaty feet. One of the best ways to reduce odor is to regularly wash your feet with soap and water and change your socks ...

sock burners at the Annapolis Maritime Museum in 2006 rating how smelly the socks are as they being tossed into the fire. (Mary Ostrye/Courtesy photo) Show Caption. 1 of 30.