Go barefoot. Seriously. All the time when you are at home. When you have to wear footwear, just use open sandals, no socks. I suffered chronic athlete's foot from the age of 6 to 12...the pain, itching, and cracked skin drove me crazy. tried everything...antifungals, cortisone, gentian violet, potassium permanganate. Finally I decided just to stop wearing socks in the house. It went away- forever! From now on I am always barefoot, every time i'm at home...even out in my yard or in front of my house. During the summer, at my LI place, I am barefoot 24 hours a day, only wearing shoes into town. Try it...you'll never suffer again.