What is athlete's foot ointment?

The occurrence of athlete's foot has a great impact on patients, such as skin erosion, skin itching, etc., and the damage caused to the skin and blood is very great, so the fungus needs to be controlled and removed in time. Generally, using ointments to treat athlete's foot will have a more objective effect. Common medicines include potassium permanganate, salicylic acid, etc.

What ointment is used to treat athlete's foot?

1. Since athlete's foot is a fungal skin disease, the ointments used to treat athlete's foot are generally bactericidal. Using a 100% bactericidal product will be of great help in the treatment of athlete's foot and will help to eradicate it.

2. First soak in 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution or 0.1% refonal solution, then apply gentian violet or athlete's foot powder twice a day. After it dries, apply athlete's foot spirit or tinea ointment twice a day.

3. Apply clotrimazole tinea solution or compound salicylic acid tincture once a day after soaking your feet in hot water. After the skin is dry, apply athlete's foot cream or tinea pedis ointment.

4. You can use compound benzoic acid ointment externally or alternate with compound salicylic acid alcohol for external use, once in the morning and once in the evening. It is best to wrap the area with plastic film after applying the medicine so that the medicine can penetrate into the thick skin and facilitate peeling off the thick skin.

5. Foot powder is used to treat keratotic tinea pedis and bromhidrosis caused by damp heat. For specific usage, please see the instructions.

Therefore, there are many ointments that can treat athlete's foot. As for the most effective ointment for treating athlete's foot, it is naturally a product with 100% bactericidal effect. There are relatively many types of such products, so you must choose carefully.