How to get rid of smell in boots

Many, if not all, have encountered an unpleasant odor from shoes. Such an amber can significantly spoil the impression of a person and simply causes a lot of trouble and discomfort. In addition, the problem may be a consequence of an illness, and therefore requires attention. Why does it appear and how to get rid of it? Let's figure it out.

Remedies

How to get rid of smell in boots? First of all, shoes must be washed and dried. It is best to use a special electric shoe dryer with ultraviolet lamps for these purposes. It will not dry out the skin and the boots will not crack. This device costs ten times less than a new pair of shoes.

After this, the disinfection procedure begins.

In this regard, it is useful to have more than one pair of seasonal shoes. This way you will have time for prevention. Several pairs of insoles will also help. Wet ones can always be replaced with dry ones. And those - wash and dry.

This is what our practical grandmothers always did, taking out warm insoles that had dried overnight on the stove so that their grandchildren would be warm when walking down the street.

Special means

Today we all often have no time. It’s easier to buy a magic spray and fix the annoying problem in a few sprays.

Nowadays it won’t be difficult to buy something like this. But it’s better to make this purchase at a shoe store and consult with the seller so that the newfangled product does not ruin your boots.

Scented balls are also sold that are placed in boots at night. There are special insoles with carbon filling designed to absorb unpleasant odors and moisture.

As a rule, all preparations for disinfecting shoes contain alcohol - a product that is not very useful for boots and feet, plus chemical additives. And then we wonder where the allergy came from.

Folk remedies

Not all fragrances and deodorants for shoes work exactly as advertised. And why spend money on something that is always at hand at home? What will help?

1. Treat the inside of the boots with an aqueous solution of one of the substances that is sure to be found in a home medicine cabinet or in the kitchen: hydrogen peroxide, vinegar, alcohol, potassium permanganate, ammonia.
2. A very simple way is to put citrus peels in your shoes. There will be no unpleasant smell left, the boots will smell like oranges.
3. Activated carbon is an excellent adsorbent. Place 2-3 tablets in each shoe. Overnight, the coal will absorb both unnecessary odors and moisture.
4. Table salt, flour, talc, and soda are used for the same purpose. The stronger the smell, the more powder you will need. It is easy to remove by simply shaking it out of your boots in the morning and cleaning them with a vacuum cleaner to be sure.
5. Green tea is also an excellent sorbent.One bag of green tea can be placed under the insoles and changed from time to time.

Causes of odor

Why does this stench appear? There are several reasons for this:

1. Failure to comply with personal hygiene rules.
2. The presence of fungal diseases of the skin or toenails.
3. Improper care or lack thereof.
4. Violation of shoe storage rules.
5. Low-quality, low-quality shoes made from artificial materials.

The first thing you need to start with is mastering a simple truth. An unpleasant odor, no matter where it comes from, is a disease of cleanliness. The stench and dirt, excuse the frankness, these are Siamese twins - one cannot live without the other.

Therefore, it is never too late to develop the habit of washing yourself and your shoes.

We deliberately did not name excessive sweating of the feet as the cause of the odor. Since it is the first sign of the presence of fungal diseases.

The fungus may not manifest itself by separation and thickening of the nails, rashes and itching on the skin - it may manifest itself by smell. If you are not a marathon runner, if you have not spent the whole day in boots, and your feet are sweaty, it means that the fungus has “worked” and left the products of its microscopic life and activity in the form of moisture, which also smells unpleasant.

Then we quickly get up from the couch and go to the pharmacy. There will be many antifungal drugs in the price range available to you.

It is useful to take prophylactic antifungal medications twice a year. After summer, when wearing open shoes can easily bring fungus from the street, and after winter, since closed winter shoes create an environment favorable for the proliferation of fungal spores.

In addition to working on yourself, you also need to work on your shoes. Wash thoroughly, dry, and treat with antifungal spray.This is easier to do with light summer shoes and sandals. And you may have to say goodbye to winter shoes. It is very difficult to remove fungus from a fabric or fur lining, but it is worth a try. It is absolutely necessary to change at least the insoles.

In shoes made of synthetic materials, feet not only freeze in winter, but also, as they say, “don’t breathe” and, accordingly, sweat faster. The expression “We are not rich enough to buy cheap things” could not be more applicable to demi-season and winter shoes.

So for the winter, out of a sense of self-love, it is worth saving some money to purchase a pair of good shoes.

Now the mass shoe industry produces boots from so-called eco-leather and uses natural materials for lining. So you can still choose a suitable model without causing significant damage to the family budget.

And finally, you need to store shoes in a dry, ventilated place, having first washed and dried them, and treated them with special preparations for storing shoes.

Preventive measures

The smell will not evaporate on its own. You need to fight and cope with it, eliminate the root cause.

It's harder to remove it than to prevent it from happening..Preventing the occurrence of an unpleasant odor in boots is simple, and we have already talked about it - observe the rules of personal hygiene, keep your shoes clean.