Pitted keratolysis: treatment and prevention

What can be done about pitted keratolysis?

Do you suffer from an extremely strong odour of sweat, small craters or pits on the soles of your feet, and soft, white-coloured skin? There’s a good chance you’re dealing with pitted keratolysis (medical term:pitted keratolysis). This harmless but annoying bacterial skin infection is very common, particularly among people with sweaty feet. Fortunately, it can be treated very effectively and relatively quickly.

Many people are alarmed when they discover the tiny holes in their calluses, combined with a very pungent odour of sweat. The cause, however, is simple: certain bacteria (such as Corynebacteria) thrive particularly well on warm, sweaty feet.

The Solution: PediFris® stops bacteria and sweat.

Do you want to get rid of pitted keratolysis quickly and prevent it from coming back? Then a foot bath or a standard deodorant won’t be enough.

You need to break the vicious circle with a targeted two-step approach: eliminate the bacteria in your shoes with PediFris® Classic shoe powder, and remove their breeding ground (moisture) by keeping your feet bone dry with PediSpray® foot spray. We’ll tell you exactly how.

PediFris® Classic Shoe Powder: Banish bacteria from your shoes.

When treating pitted keratolysis, the focus is often solely on washing and applying ointment to the feet. That is a major pitfall! The bacteria that eat away at the calluses and cause the extreme ammonia-like stench survive effortlessly in the lining of your shoes.

As long as you do not disinfect your shoes, you will keep reinfecting yourself every time you put them on.

With PediFris® Classic With this shoe powder, you can put an end to these stubborn bacteria once and for all. This powerful loose powder does not simply mask the unpleasant odour with a layer of perfume but actively kills the disease-causing bacteria.

• How do you do this? Simply sprinkle half a teaspoon of powder into your shoes before putting them on. The powder penetrates deep into the material, cleans your shoes from the inside out, and stops the callus layer from wearing away.

PediSpray® Foot Spray: Dry Feet, Rapid Recovery

Your shoes are now clean, but to cure and banish pitted keratolysis for good, we need to prevent the bacteria from returning. We do this by depriving them of their favourite habitat: moisture and sweat! Bacteria need damp, sweaty feet to survive and multiply.

Whereas a standard deodorant merely masks the odour temporarily, PediSpray® A clinically proven antiperspirant. The high-quality aluminium salts in the spray safely calm overactive sweat glands. This immediately stops excessive sweating, allowing the damaged calloused layer (the pits) to finally heal undisturbed. Without sweat, bacteria have nothing to live on, and without bacteria… no odour and no pitted keratolysis!

• Application: Spray PediSpray® in the evening before going to bed onto clean, dry feet. Pay particular attention to the soles of the feet and the areas where the dimples are visible. Use 4 to 6 pumps and allow the skin to air dry completely.

• Action: After a single application, your feet are guaranteed to stay dry for up to 5 days. Use it daily for the first week and then simply reduce this to 1 or 2 times a week for maintenance.

The Result: Restored Feet, Odour-Free Shoes and No More Pitted Keratolysis

Pitted soles can be extremely stubborn if you only tackle half the problem. If you treat only your feet or only your shoes, you’ll be fighting a losing battle.

By using the golden combination of PediFris® Classic (to kill the bacteria in your shoes) and PediSpray® (to stop your feet from sweating), you can break this vicious cycle once and for all. Your feet will have the chance to recover fully, the cracks in your calluses will disappear, the extreme odour will vanish, and you’ll enjoy healthy, dry feet and shoes every single day.