How to Stop Your Trainers from Smelling

Wash your trainers. With soap or detergent and water hand wash them and they will be clean with a pleasant clean smell. Rub gently, and before doing so considers the material they are made. Wash the laces and insoles separately so the colours don't run. Air dry them or dry them with a hairdryer.

Bicarbonate of soda has many uses, one of which it that it absorbs the smell of shoes. If you apply this substance overnight inside your trainers when you wake up that you will see that the horrible smell is gone.

After washing your shoes, spray them with deodorant to prevent smells. If you haven't washed them, you can buy a shoe freshener that eliminates smells. Remember that perfume and deodorant only hide smells.

Used teabags absorb moisture and remove smells. Rinse the tea bag and leave it to dry. After doing so, put them in the end of your trainers overnight, this will stop your trainers from smelling.

Another solution is to prepare a mixture of equal parts of isopropyl alcohol and water. Grab an aerosol to fill with this mix and spray it inside the trainers. Leave it to stand overnight to kill fungus and bacteria that cause smelly shoes.

Another idea is to prepare a solution of two cups of vinegar and eight liters of water. Soak shoes in this for at least an hour. Then, wash them to remove the smell of vinegar; your shoes will be shiny and smelling fresh.

For more tips, consult our article on how to get rid of odor from smelly shoes.

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