📌 Garlic under the feet: why this popular practice can irritate your skin (and what science says)

Posted 22 March 2026 by: Admin #Various

Placing a clove of garlic under your feet before sleeping has become viral advice on social media, promising to relieve colds and improve sleep. However, this natural practice can cause serious skin irritation. What does scientific data actually reveal about this ancestral method?

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