How do you get salt stains out of shoes?

Question

How would one go about removing the ugly white salt stains from soft leather shoes? I recently made the mistake of wearing a pair of high-end soft leather sneakers outside after it had recently snowed and now I have salt stains on the sides of the sneakers. The sneakers are made entirely of leather (except for the soles and inner lining) and the leather is not shiny like on formal shoes but more natural like on a leather jacket (not as flimsy). Not really being a leather expert, I don’t know if I am making much sense with the description and for that I apologize. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Like urrrp said above, rinse them in fresh water, but then apply a coat of liquid shoe polish the same color as the shoes which will cover any salt stains still showing, and over that apply a waterproofing oil/wax product to replace the natural oils to the leather to keep it soft and flexible.
I use this on my shoes and boots and it works fine.

Answer 2

I get salt all over my leather sailing shoes. I soak them in fresh water and then dry them out.