Athletes Foot

Vicks vapour rub, applied daily, after washing and thorough drying (using a hairdryer if necessary).

I get Athletes Foot quite often and I use Daktacort cream as recommended by the pharmacist.

ParlorGames, is that OK for children?

(and, just remembered) my daughter was allergic to (I think, Daktarin) a 'cure' - all her skin was peeling off!

I find Canesten (even out of date Canesten) more effective than Daktarin.

I also find that I'm more likely to suffer athlete's foot in summer when I'm not wearing socks. Socks act as wicks to keep between toe areas dryer. Summer is too cool and soggy in Argyll to wear sandals much anyway so I have less trouble with AF up here than I did in Oxfordshire.

Because of this I totally get the socks and sandals meme that apparently shocks so many people 😂

Canesten is the cream I use.
Your poor little grandson has my sympathy, it can be very itchy!

1. Lavender oil. You can use this oil straight onto the skin. Unlike a lot of other essential oils.
2. Foot bath with some white vinegar in it. The fungus doesn’t like the acidity.

Lamisil Once from Chemist or Amazon, I suffered all my life until I found this. Plus usual wash feet twice daily, dry well, walk barefoot etc.
in emergency daktacot or canestan works too!

Have you tried emailing a photo of your grandson's feet to the surgery?
That might prompt an appointment or a prescription.
(It worked for me when I had a bad eczema flare-up).

Daktarin worked for me on a couple of occasions, but we all react differently so not for everybody it seems.

When I think back to when children were at home, atheletes foot would crop up from time to time. Think we went to the doctor with it, and seem to remember that wasn't a lot of help, don't think anything was prescribed, the suggestion was, we try over the counter stuff, but my memory is a bit vague.

Hope it clears up for him GagaJo he's still quite small , so you can reinforce all that dry between toes properly and get him to change his socks daily and keep his feet clean, which will probably fall on deaf ears once he becomes a sweaty teen!

FionaG

Lamisil Once from Chemist or Amazon, I suffered all my life until I found this. Plus usual wash feet twice daily, dry well, walk barefoot etc.
in emergency daktacot or canestan works too!

Thought I'd come back to say, Lamisil Once got rid of it! He'd been treated for 2 weeks with other brands, none of which worked. But this did.

So thank you Fiona!