Is urine a natural fungicide?!


Question: Is urine a natural fungicide?
I heard somewhere that peeing on your feet in the shower can prevent/cure athlete's foot. Is there anything to this, or is it just an urban legend?

NOTE: I know there is great potential for cute jokes here, but please - serious answers only.

Answers:

Urine is sterile (good for washing wounds in an emergency)

The concentration of urea is not sufficient to have much effect and it is soon washed off

Birds (like bald eagles) use urea to keep their legs free of parasites and infection but its very concentrated - bird cr.p might help with athletes foot but thats considerably less convenient and would probably burn



i would have thought if you did not wash it off then it get bacteria infested it waste product.if it worked then they use urea to cure or prevent athlete's foot,to my knowledge they don't..i never heard of this urban legend...please clean shower



I don't know but i know tea tree oil works for that.

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