For those of you who have smelly shoes, you’ll find this post useful. I have a pair of Vibram Five Finger shoes that I LOVE MORE THAN ANY SHOE EVER, but they get foul once in a while. There are a lot of expensive ways to remedy smelly shoes, but the number one way on my list is with a white vinegar bath.
Vinegar is amazing when it comes to cleaning and, or killing odors. Burn a pizza and smoke up the apartment? Vinegar. Have stone tile and don’t want to ruin the new seal you just had put on? Vinegar. Have funky-corn-chip-smelling feet and want your shoes to smell better? VINEGAR!
- Mix a solution consisting of 25% white vinegar, 75% distilled water
- Let them soak for a minimum of 4 hours; overnight is better, but it depends on the stank : )
- Take them out of the solution and let them dry in the sun if possible.
If the weather is crap, then dry them by hanging them from a line, or standing them up, heel down.
DO NOT USE HEAT! (the sun’s heat is fine, but nothing else!) - After they dry toss them in the washing machine with very little, or no detergent.
This should get the vinegar smell out. - Repeat your drying process, and you’re ready for the next round of use.
NOTE: You’re not required to use distilled water, but some cities have a higher amount of purifying chemicals that may react weird with the vinegar, or have a bleaching effect all on it’s own. You make the call.
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