What Exactly Is Toe Jam? From Harmless Gunk To A Feast For Bugs
Toe jam can be a source of fascination, disgust or barely noticed. It can be a sign you need to wash your feet or rethink your choice of footwear. It can also lead to major health issues.
Toe jam, the gunk and debris between your toes, has even made it to a Beatles song.
But it was unlikely John Lennon was thinking about foot hygiene when he wrote the lyrics to the second verse of Come Together:
He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger, he shoot Coca-Cola
He say, ‘I know you, you know me’
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free.
Yes, The Beatles really mentioned toe jam in Come Together (YouTube).
What is toe jam, actually?
Toe jam isn’t a medical term. There is no formal medical term to describe the dead skin cells, sweat, sock lint and dirt that comb...