How To Deodorize Shoes - Solutions for Smelly Footwear

About this video

The Gazette team discusses techniques for removing odors from shoes and preventing them in the future. They explain what causes shoe odors and recommend using solid-state solutions like baking soda, activated charcoal, and cedar shoe trees rather than liquid sprays or perfumed masking products. The team emphasizes that rotating shoes and allowing them to dry properly is the best prevention method.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team argues that shoe odors result from bacteria feeding on skin oils and perspiration, and should be eliminated rather than masked with perfumes
• The Gazette team recommends using baking soda and activated charcoal insoles or loose charcoal bags, along with cedar shoe trees, to absorb and neutralize shoe odors
• The Gazette team advises avoiding liquid treatments on leather shoes and rotating your shoe collection to prevent moisture buildup and odor formation

Episode details: published May 6, 2019 · 126K views · 8:29 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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