I wear flip flops and sandals daily more-less, and they never seem to last more than 2 weeks before a wretched smell lingers around them. Can you wash them, spray them, or should you just regularly toss them?
2006-07-07 08:10:52 · 19 answers · asked by joecool4269 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
II put them in a pillow case and wash them in my washing machine
thank you
2006-07-07 08:16:57 · answer #1 · answered by cooks delight 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Scholl's makes a foot anti-perspirant and I believe something you can spray your shoes with. I don't know if your sandals are cloth, plastic or leather or what, so don't take the suggestions to just toss them in the washer at face value. It depends on what they're made of.
Check your local drug stores or Wal-Mart in the personal care aisle, and look around for the Dr. Scholl products. You should find something there.
2006-07-07 15:13:38 · answer #2 · answered by tagi_65 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soak them overnight in a basin full of water mixed with a lot of
dettol. Dettol is a liquid disinfectant. Not sure if you can get it everywhere though. I'm in Canada and they have it in the drugstores and places like wallmart. Anyway it's the only thing that works for me. I've tried the spray, washing them with regular detergent etc... and it doesn't do anything.
2006-07-07 15:21:57 · answer #3 · answered by Peri 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wash many of my sandals - but if they are suede or leather you need to get a special cleaner or be very careful to just wash the insole. If the sandal is a material you can always febreeze it and that should take care of the smell.
2006-07-07 15:12:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to avoid this smell try rubbing baking soda or talcum powder on the sandal n flip flops when u not wearing them. the odour will definitely go
2006-07-07 15:15:09 · answer #5 · answered by kas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I clean my flip flops in a mixture of bleach and water. For extra clean flops, I scrub them with a tooth brush after letting them sit in the water for a while. Works well for me.
2006-07-07 15:15:23 · answer #6 · answered by Kelli550 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can tank a fabric sheet and put them in the shoes overnight and it usually keeps a good smell for a while. Make sure you turn the sandle over to keep the sheet close to it.
2006-07-07 15:13:28 · answer #7 · answered by amanda725_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd love to know the answer to that cause my sandals and flip flops smell and I don't have smelly feet?!?!?!
2006-07-07 15:12:27 · answer #8 · answered by Dior 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wash them, and then inbetween washings, keep them sprinkled liberally with baking soda in a paper bag. It works!
2006-07-07 15:17:58 · answer #9 · answered by raven s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wash mine in the washing machine
and i even have some with the fringe like things hanging off of them...in the washer they go...
2006-07-07 15:12:41 · answer #10 · answered by monkeytail_77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋