My doctor suggests getting Tinactin powder. It has Zinc in it and you can get it at Walmart in the section that has shoe inserts. And sprinkle it inside your shoes between wearing. Oh and you should wash your shoes in HOT water if they can be washed.

Bleach is toxic so please be careful.

If your son has had it a longer time, please take him to a dermatologist. I had it four years, my dr. insisted that I didn`t. I asked him to send me to a dermatologist and that dear man asked how I could stand it that long. He gave me the strongest oitment he had and in 30 days it still was there, then he gave me pills to take for 30 more days. It can get in the blood stream.

My MIL had it for years, we told her about Whitfield's ointment and it cleared it up for her. Not sure if you can get it any more, it is salicylic acid in a petroleum base. Ask your druggist.

That being said, we now use Nizoral, a prescription cream that works great.

DH and I are both going to try the Vick's on toenail fungus, if we can ever remember to buy some!

Our twin boys when they were growing up was thought to have athlete's foot. They itched them so bad & I finally took them to a podiatrisr, had tried all, and was not that. They were allergic to their own persperation. He gave them some creme & said they needed to wear 100% cotton socks.Iy helped!

Sorry, maybe it was a dermatologist. been awhile.

It is best to go to your doctor.... also be cautious about his towels because it spreads like wildfire... he and others can end up with it in their crotch...

CVS has Athlete's Foot Cream (terbinafine hydrochloride cream 1%. I used this on my feet and now they are fine. My dermatologist recommended it to me after he saw my feet.

Wear a different pair of shoes each day (rotate). Giving a day or more in between wearings allows the shoes to dry out. Fungus loves damp and dark places. Wash your feet at least twice a day when possible and apply anti fungal cream or ointment.

CVS has Athlete's Foot Cream (terbinafine hydrochloride cream 1%. I used this on my feet and now they are fine. My dermatologist recommended it to me after he saw my feet.