What to do with smelly shoes?

What causes stinky shoes?

To understand how best to fix stinky shoes, it is important to know why shoes stink. This is because they are caused by the combination of sweat and bacteria. The wetter a shoe is, the finer it is for bacteria and fungi. As a result, it is always the wet shoes that smell the hardest. Often these are sports shoes, work shoes or the shoes of someone with sweaty feet. If the sweat is still fresh then you won't smell it. But by wearing shoes day in and day out without cleaning and drying them properly, they also get dirtier and dirtier on the inside. If shoes are dirty on the outside, you can easily clean them. But how can you quickly clean the inside of your stinky shoes? We'll explain that below.

Remedy stinky shoes

With Shoefresh shoe freshner / shoe dryer you can easily and quickly remedy your stinky shoes. This not only refreshes shoes but is also a and namely tackles the two ingredients that cause stinky shoes: sweat and bacteria. Place the Shoefresh shoe freshener in a fixed spot in your home. For example, in the garage, utility room or hallway. Then you can freshen your smelly shoes as soon as you come home from sports or a working day. As soon as you put the shoes on the Shoefresh, it automatically starts to remove the sweat smell from shoes. First, it tackles the bacteria and fungus in your shoes. Then the Shoefresh shoe freshener blows warm air into your shoes like a hairdryer. This also gets all the sweat out in no time. With this combination, your stinky shoes are fresh and dry again in just 25 minutes! Read more about how Shoefresh works here.

Stinky shoes tips

So it is very important to clean and dry your stink shoes. Not only because of the smell, also for the health of your feet. But besides that, there are also other ways to reduce stink shoes. Here are the most important tips against stink shoes.

Wear wool or cotton socks (and put clean socks every day).
Your feet sweat throughout the day (a little bit). If you don't wear socks, this sweat gets directly into your shoes and later starts to stink. When washing your socks, it's best not to use fabric softener. Because this allows them to absorb less moisture.

Use bamboo insoles that absorb excess sweat.
Odour absorbers for in your shoes are ideal for people who suffer from sweaty feet. The soles absorb sweat and the bamboo fibres simultaneously fight the proliferation of bacteria and fungi. As a result, you are less likely to suffer from stinky shoes. Click here for more information on Shoefresh bamboo insoles.

Preferably wear leather shoes (or other shoes that breathe well).
The worse your shoes breathe the warmer your feet get. And the warmer your feet are, the more you sweat. This in turn will lead to stinky shoes. Always wear breathable shoes.

Shoefresh solutions for stinky shoes:

-Shoefresh shoe freshener
-Mini Shoefresh shoe freshener
-Shoefresh shoe spray
-View all Shoefresh products