Benefits of Gold Bond Foot Powder (or, what Gold Bond does for me):
- Dry, slime-free feet—every day!
- Fewer complaints from my climbing partners when I take my shoes off on small belay ledges.
- An enormous decrease of fowl scents in the Eurovan.
- After several days—or weeks—without a shower, a little splash of Gold Bond under the arms or down the pants goes a long way. (And if your skin is too sensitive for the medicated foot-specific powder, Gold Bond Body Powder in the yellow bottle is a great alternative.)
MY JOURNEY TO GOLD BOND
Crawling out of our tent last summer, my co-instructor shook his head at the pristine alpine cirque surrounding us, and exclaimed that his world had been consumed by two scents: coffee and the smell of my feet. My secret coffee stash exploded in my backpack recently; my foot odor was a three-year-old life-problem. Our six Outward Bound students giggled from inside their tents, and to the amusement of my co-instructor, I quickly sniffed my crusty wool socks before stuffing my feet inside. All you need is Gold Bond, I heard the voice of one of my climbing partners inside my head.
