I don't know what it is about my feet but every summer I end up getting overhot feet and athlete's foot. Over the years I have tried numerous products - aerosol cans were incredibly painful to use, creams seemed to be ineffective and shops own brand powders made a mess of the carpets without making any difference to my feet.

I eventually stumbled upon the Scholl athlete's foot powder - and what a relief it was to find a product that worked and worked quickly. You can find it on Amazon for £3.25 for 100g.

The directions for use say you should wash and dry your feet first, and then dust the powder over your feet - especially in-between your toes. It is also recommended to dust some inside your shoes, socks or tights, and to store it at less than 25c.

The packaging is a plastic tube with a twistable top, rather like what you get with talcum powder. As you turn the top part, it lines up the holes in the lid with the holes in the top of the tube therefore allowing you to pour out the powder. I suppose this method is as accurate a way as you are going to get at spreading the powder but you will still find that plenty of it will miss your foot and end up on the carpets. There is also no immediate impact or pain relief, you just see the powder is on your foot, you put your socks and shoes on and carry on as normal. However within 1 to 2 days you will notice the athlete's foot infection has stopped itching and within a week it will have cleared up. I have often made the mistake of stopping using it at this point; if you do so the athlete's foot will come back. It is best to continue using it twice a day for the next week and you should be ok

In conclusion, this product is wonderful. It works quickly, does not cost the earth and will last ages (I bought mine 3 or 4 years ago and just noticed it still has another year on the best before date)