How to remove the odor from smelly shoes?

People usually wear all kinds of shoes. In winter, they usually wear thicker shoes. In summer and autumn, most areas are very hot, so they like to wear thinner shoes, and even often wear sandals or slippers. In these processes, they often encounter the situation of smelly shoes. This smell is very unpleasant. Here are some tips to remove the odor of shoes.

How to remove the odor from smelly shoes?

1. The simplest and most economical way is to use charcoal. Charcoal has a very strong adsorption capacity. Putting charcoal into shoes can not only absorb the moisture in the shoes, but also absorb the odor in the shoes. If you really don’t have charcoal at home, you can buy some activated carbon. Activated carbon has a stronger deodorizing ability.

2. A purely natural way to remove odors is to use some plants to clean your shoes. For example, put lemon slices or orange peels in your shoes. Generally, after one night, the shoe odor can be basically removed, and there will be some fragrance.

3. Use alcohol to remove odor from shoes. Use ordinary medicinal alcohol, pour out some and dilute it with water, then you can use a small tool with a nozzle to spray the insoles and the inside of the shoes, or you can soak paper and then drip it inside, place it in a cool place for half an hour, and the shoes will have no odor after the alcohol evaporates.

4. Use tea leaves to remove shoe odor. Tieguanyin is very effective in removing shoe odor, but the cost is a bit high. Using Pu'er tea to remove shoe odor is a good choice, and the effect is also good. Wrap the tea leaves into a small ball with gauze, and then stuff them into the shoes. After a while, the smell of the shoes will disappear, or you can try using a tea bag directly.

5. Use baking soda to remove odor from shoes. Directly sprinkle an appropriate amount of baking soda into the shoes. Since baking soda absorbs water quickly, it can absorb the sweat in the shoes quickly and achieve the purpose of deodorization. However, the deodorizing effect of baking soda is not very obvious and can only provide slight relief.

6. Use white vinegar to deodorize. The usage of white vinegar is similar to that of alcohol. You can also soak a paper towel in white vinegar and then put the paper towel into the shoes. After a while, when the white vinegar evaporates, the shoe odor will be removed.

7. Use a nickel to remove odor from leather shoes. Put three or five coins in your shoes and leave them overnight, and the smell will be gone. Because the fifty-cent coin is made of copper, copper ions can effectively slow down the growth of bacteria. The smell of shoes is caused by bacteria in sweat, so using a fifty-cent coin can effectively remove odors from shoes.

8. Finally, you can also use household talcum powder and salt, sprinkle some of them inside your shoes, which can absorb sweat and achieve a deodorizing effect.

9. Change your insoles frequently and use high-quality insoles to solve the odor problem from the root.

10. Washing your feet frequently can effectively prevent foot odor. You can also add white vinegar and salt to the water to enhance the effect of removing foot odor.