The causes of odor in shoes
It should be noted that there is any smell, even new shoes. Therefore, going to any footwear store, we feel a specific and quite persistent smell. We do not pay attention to him, trying on shoes or boots in the store, but we find out the smell when we come home. At the same time, several types of smell emerge: it is the smell of leather, glue, and packaging. These smells, of course, can not be called unpleasant, but at the same time, I would not like to walk around the street or at work knowing that after you there remains a whole bunch of unpleasant odors. And if the shoes have been in operation, then this description can not be described. Do not help, and washing and cleaning with various creams - it begins to emit stench at the most inopportune moments, plunging us into an unpleasant situation. Why is this so? Maybe because the shoes are made of synthetics, which does not allow air to pass through. But shoes made of leather or cotton cloth also have an unpleasant smell, it would seem that these materials breathe ... What's the matter?
A worn shoe has the smell of your feet and dirt that collects inside it. The smell of this is caused by bacteria. Even if you are very clean, the shoes will still smell because of the sweat, allocated by the feet. And if you do not even notice that what's happening, the dust with the bacteria, getting into the shoes, begins to produce bouquet-specific smells. Coming home or visiting, and starting to take off your shoes, we clearly feel a sense of discomfort, and sometimes shame. No woman will tolerate such an unpleasantness, moreover, she will try to do everything to get rid of this misfortune.
How to eliminate the smell of new shoes
We feel the smell of shoes already when we just come home from a shoe store with a new thing. It would seem that there is even something pleasant about this, because it's a scented shoe. But somehow I would not want you to have such, though new, but a smell. Sometimes the usual ventilation helps, and for this purpose you raise the shoes on the balcony. However, this measure does not always bring the expected effect. Here are some ways to eliminate odor.
- Wet a cloth or cotton swab in hydrogen peroxide and thoroughly wipe the inside of the shoe. This procedure can, if necessary, repeat several times. Hydrogen peroxide can be replaced with a solution of manganese or ordinary alcohol or vodka, since they have an antibacterial and deodorizing property.
- Remove the smell with conventional shoe deodorants. But before doing this, it will be more expedient to disinfect shoes with the above mentioned means.
- The smell is also helped by a substance that absorbs moisture and smells like an adsorbent. This can serve as baking soda, and flour, which need to fall asleep inside the shoes, and after a couple of hours shake out or handle with a vacuum cleaner. Activated carbon is also an adsorbent, but after treatment with it, the inside of the shoe can retain black marks.
- An excellent smell destroyer is vinegar. After moistening the cotton swabs in the vinegar, put them into your shoes for several hours, and you can also for a day. After removing the tampons, thoroughly ventilate the shoes in the air.
Despite the fact that all these tools are good in their own way, it is worth trying to combine them together, then the results will be much more tangible.
Wipe your shoes with vinegar or peroxide, air and sprinkle with deodorant for shoes. And you can first fall asleep in the shoes of flour, after a few hours shake out, then treat with a solution of manganese. Everything is very simple. But with the old shoes, the fuss must be great.
Can I remove the smell from the old shoes?
In order to remove stench from old shoes, observe the rules of hygiene yourself and teach it to do your family members. To avoid excessive sweating of the feet, synthetic socks should be replaced with cotton socks. Use foot deodorants and powder, every morning wear erased pantyhose or socks, as such things can be worn only for one day, then it is recommended to be washed. Convince your male partner of this and do not let him put on dirty or stale socks in the morning. Do not forget to soak, ventilate and dry the shoes in which you just walked a pole. This applies especially to the winter period.
Some kinds of shoes can be washed. These shoes include sneakers, slippers or crocheted. As for the other shoes, these are rubber boots, shoes, summer sandals, sandals, then they can be cleaned in warm water with the addition of soap or detergent. That ssapogami and winter boots more difficult. If possible, of course, it is desirable to have two pairs of winter and demi-season shoes available to have the opportunity to wear them in turn. In this case, the shoes will have time to ventilate. However, not everyone can afford it. In such cases, change the chunks, which then retain unpleasant odors. Now they have appeared in veschestzelki, having a flavored and antibacterial effect.
Use shoe deodorant. But use them in advance, and not before the first exit. By the way, described measures to combat odor will not be superfluous to use in this case. Try to change your shoes for the day, if possible, because it is inconvenient to be in the workplace in shoes in which you walk down the street, because after a while your legs will inevitably begin to sweat. Proceeding from this, while at work, use a change of shoes. In the house, however, you need to try to walk more without shoes, of course, if the floors are warm.