Even those closests too me would be hard pressed to love my feet. They unfortunately aren't a thing of beauty and I don't think any one is going to be sucking my toes like they did for Fergie. One of the many reasons they are not great is because in a word no matter what spray or lotion or potion I try come the summer they end up as cheesy feet! With this in mind I am forever trying different foot sprays to de-stink them. I wear cotton socks only natural footwear and trainers only at the gym but they still cause a bit of a whiff.

So the latest weapon against cheese that I tried was Avon footwork's green tea and mint spray.

What is it?
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This is a product in the Avon footwork's range. They claim this is a cooling foot spray that freshens and sooths tired feet.

What does it look like?
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This comes in a 100ml bottle with a spray nozzle on it for you to squirt your feet. The label is a pleasant green and pink design with a foot and mint leaves on it.

The price and where from
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I bought this when it was on special offer from my Avon representative for £2.25 it is still this price on the Avon website. The normal retail price is £4.50

What is its purpose?
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The purpose of this is to cool down your feet on hot days and if they are getting a bit whiffy to neutralise any offensive odours.

What it smells like?
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Despite it claiming to be mint and green tea the main smell is that of alcohol. Think about those alcohol gel hand rubs to clean your hands in hospitals and you won't be far off. The smell when you put it on your feet does waft up towards your nose as it is very strong and pervasive initially. As these starts to disappear and the alcohol dries off you do almost then do get a lingering smell of mint. This isn't mint in the sense of polo mints but a light mint in the same way your hands would smell minty if you rubbed a mint leaf in them. I personally never ever have smelled any green tea notes in the spray.

How long it lasts for?
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Well the alcohol smell and cooling effects fade very fast in my opinion. Within 15-20 minutes the coolness has all but disappeared. The alcohol smell disappears within a few minuets and the minty smell after notes very quick after that too. Depending on the heat the sweatiness starts to re appear any where from an hour onwards.

Ingredients
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SD ALCOHOL 40-B
C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE
PEG-6
PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND) OIL
CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT
CETYL ACETATE
PARFUM/FRAGRANCE
ACETYLATED LANOLIN ALCOHOL
TRICLOSAN
WATER/EAU "Taken from the Avon website"

Overall opinion and whether I would buy it again.
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I am not a huge fan of this product and feel let down by how effective it is for all the following reasons.

The high alcohol content of this product is very noticeable and I probably would be better in just using the alcohol hand wash on my feet from a smell perspective as the mint and green tea notes are too soft and barley noticeable.

Because of the high alcohol content if you have any cracks on open cuts on your feet this spray stings to high heaven causing tears to appear in your eyes.

The alcohol is obviously intended to kill of the smelling bacteria and dry out the feet but the effectiveness of this are too short lived for my tired stinky feet. In the interests of this review having applied this too my feet at the end of a trying day at work I allowed the dampness to dry out I asked my dearest husband to give them a sniff. Now sniffing my feet is generally regarded as a punishment in our household so with reluctance he gave them a go. The verdict well they smell better than normal but they still smell! So the smell test failed from all angles with this product.
The cooling effects of this spray this was another area I had hopes for but the cooling soon wear off within about 15 minutes there are again feeling throbbing hot on a warm day so not long lasting by any stretch of the imagination.

The few things I like about this product relate to the packaging the bottle is small enough to be in a large handbag to use throughout the day. The ease of the pump action again making aiming this product all around your feet very easy.

Overall
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I won't be buying this again it just isn't up to the job to elevate the smell of my poor tired feet. The cooling effects are too short lived for this to out weigh the lack of effectiveness in the smell department. So my quest for de-chessing my summer feet continues and another product is consigned to the bin.