How it works

Why do shoes smell?
Your feet are warmly sealed in your shoes all day long. The 250,000 sweat glands in your feet produce an average of 250 ml of sweat per day. If you suffer from sweaty feet, do a lot of sports or exert yourself heavily, this is even more. Fresh sweat generally does not smell. But the warm, moist environment of your shoes is ideal for bacteria and fungi. These multiply very quickly and convert components from the sweat into smelly substances. The result: smelly shoes!

How does the Shoefresh ensure that shoes no longer stink?
The Shoefresh freshens shoes in two steps. As soon as you place the shoes on the holders, the program starts. In the first step, the shoes are cleaned by means of Active Oxygen technology. The active oxygen (ozone) removes the fungi and bacteria that cause the stench. During the second step, the Shoefresh dries the shoes from the inside out. So that all moisture / sweat is completely removed from the shoes. Within 25 minutes your shoes are fresh and dry again.

What is Active Oxygen?
Active oxygen (ozone) has a disinfecting effect and is used, for example, to purify drinking water. You can often smell ozone after a thunderstorm. The medical sector and the food industry use ozone for disinfection and other purposes. The amount of ozone released when using the Shoefresh is very small and is well below the legal maximum. In addition, the ozone decays back into oxygen within a few minutes. After cleaning, nothing remains in the shoe or in the room. The Shoefresh does not require refills.

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Usage

Tips for using the Shoefresh shoe freshener

• Place your shoes on the Shoefresh after each use.
• The smell of your shoes will gradually diminish. Allow this process to take at least a week.
• Use the Shoefresh shoe bags to freshen open shoes and shin guards.
• You can also use the Shoefresh Opod for your boots, slippers, gloves, helmets, socks and shin guards. 

Selecting the correct settings

• The Shoefresh is set to 5 minutes cleaning (STZ) and 20 minutes drying (DRY) at 60 ºC by default.
• Dry synthetic (sports) shoes or other objects at 60 ºC.
• Dry helmets, leather shoes or other objects at 40 ºC.
• If the smell of your shoes is persistent, you can extend the cleaning time to a maximum of 10 minutes.
• Are your shoes not completely dry after 20 minutes? Then extend the drying time by 5 or 10 minutes.

Placing the Shoefresh

• Give the Shoefresh a fixed place in your home, close to the shoes. This invites you to put shoes on the device every time.
• Ozone has a recognizable strong, natural smell. This can be experienced as unpleasant. Place the Shoefresh in a ventilated space, such as a utility room, garage or shed or in the hallway. But you can also open a window, grille or door when using it.

Adjusting the settings

• Adjust the settings when the Shoefresh is not in use.
• Press the settings button to browse through the menu.
• Press the + and – buttons to adjust the settings.
• After adjusting the settings, wait a few seconds (until you see two dashes on the screen) to save the settings
• The last settings used are automatically saved.

Do you have a question?

Is something still unclear? Then take a look at our customer service page.