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How to Keep Shoes From Smelling! {6 Easy Tricks}

July 16, 2017 By Heidi 2 Comments

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Would you love some easy tips for how to keep shoes from smelling bad?  These simple little tricks work like a charm!

How to Keep Shoes From Smelling Bad

Are you wondering how to keep your shoes from smelling bad?  No one wants to have a bunch of stinky shoes, right?  Thankfully there are some really easy ways to help remedy that stink and make your shoes and flip flops smell fresh again!

So are you ready to learn how to remove odor from shoes?  Here’s what you need to do…

How to Keep Shoes From Smelling

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#1: Replace Your Insoles

Superfeet Shoe Insoles

Insoles in shoes can often be the cause of the stink.  So an easy solution is to just replace them!  After awhile, I remove all of my insoles and replace them with Superfeet Insoles!  And guess what the added bonus is?   They’ve got great support, so your feet and back will thank you, too!

Simply buy the size recommended for your shoe size, then trim them down with a scissors so they fit in your shoes perfectly.  It’s such a quick and easy fix!

#2: Use Sneaker Balls

Now another easy trick is to store sneaker balls in your shoes.  I seriously LOVE Sneaker Balls!  When your favorite tennies aren’t in use, simply pop one sneaker ball in each shoe, and let them do their job… deodorizing your shoes until you’re ready to wear them again!

#3: Freeze your Flip Flops

How to Keep Flip Flops from Smelling

So are you wondering how to keep flip flops from smelling?  Well… you heard me right… just freeze them!

If your foam flip flops have gotten a bit stink-kay over time, simply place them in a large ziploc bag, add some baking soda in the bag, and freeze overnight.  In the morning, remove them from the bag, and allow them to thaw out completely.  Dust off any remaining baking soda, and your flip flops will be all freshened up and ready to go!

Now if you’ve got leather flip flops, you won’t want to freeze those.  Instead, you can clean them with a soft brush followed by a leather cleaning product.

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#4: Wash Your Shoes

That’s right… just throw them in the wash, it’ll be grand!  If your shoes are washable, simply remove insoles, place in a pillow case, tie up the end of the pillow case, and wash on a gentle, handwash cycle.  Allow to air dry completely once done.

How to Wash Your Shoes

#5: Freshen Up Shoes with Lavendar Baking Soda!

If you’ve still got some stink going on, before going to bed simply sprinkle inside your shoes with a bit of Lavendar Baking Soda.  Then allow it to absorb odors overnight.  Your shoes will smell so clean and fresh in the morning!

Lavender Baking Soda Air Freshener

Lavender Baking Soda Air Freshener

#6: Soak Your Feet in Black Tea!

What?!?  That’s right! It just may help kill some bacteria on your feet and close up some pores… which in turn might help you have less sweaty feet.  Bonus!

Keep Shoes from Smelling Bad

Here’s what your frugal friends are saying about this trick…

Cyndie writes: “A good way to get rid of foot odor is with a foot soak using strong black tea (regular tea).  Soak 30 minutes and then pat dry.”

Jan writes: “Soaking my feet in a strong black tea for about 30 minutes has worked”.

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So how do you Keep Shoes from Smelling?  Or do you have a trick to combat stinky feet?

Leave a comment & share!

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Comments

  1. Shera Cohen says

    May 16, 2021 at 9:49 am

    Hiding nail holes… great idea. I’ve been using toothpaste. But I don’t have the original paint to paint over and the drywalls are not white. Suggestions? Thanks.

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      May 20, 2021 at 5:39 pm

      Hi Shera ~ I would suggest picking up a handful of paint chips from your local hardware or paint store and try to find the closest match. Then pick up just a quart of that paint so you have some on hand for small touch ups. Hope that helps! 🙂

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