How do I remove mold or the smell of mold from the inside of athletic shoes?

November 19th, 2009 | by admin |


put them in the washer with a litlle bleach.

if that doesn’t work, buy new ones.

  1. 8 Responses to “How do I remove mold or the smell of mold from the inside of athletic shoes?”

  2. By missthang on Nov 20, 2009 | Reply

    put them in the washer with a litlle bleach.

    if that doesn’t work, buy new ones.
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  3. By zeb6219 on Nov 20, 2009 | Reply

    With a strong baking soda solution.
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  4. By dogsrspcl on Nov 20, 2009 | Reply

    All of the above, plus put in "dryer sheets" at night to absorb and smell nice.
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  5. By DW on Nov 20, 2009 | Reply

    Try liberally sprinkling with baking powder and putting them out in the sun.
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  6. By newrenaiss on Nov 20, 2009 | Reply

    Spray them down with some Lysol then sprinkle some baking soda in them. Set them in a cool dry place for a few hours. I did this myself to a pair of winter boots and everything come out smelling fresh.
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  7. By R J on Nov 20, 2009 | Reply

    there’s a few things you can do:

    1. soak the shoes in 1gal water with 1/4c laundry detergent and 1c white vinegar for about 30 minutes and then launder them in the hot/cold cycle with 1/4c detergent and 1/2c white vinegar. you could run the risk of messing up the leather, shrinking the shoes, and/or the glue running or breaking down though.

    2. put a 20/80 bleach/water mix in a spray bottle and mist the inside of the shoes and let dry. this may ruin the color of the inside of the shoe

    3. if the mold smell is from feet and sweat instead of water, you could use baby powder or a shoe spray like dr. scholl’s

    4. put the smelly shoes in a plastic grocery sack and throw them in the trash. hey, it’s an excuse to buy new shoes ;-)
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  8. By kathy s on Nov 20, 2009 | Reply

    Just the thing! A couple of days ago I saw this on Rachael Ray (sp?) and thought that it was certainly worth a try. The subject matter for this segment of the show was how to get rid of "smelly" things’ odors. Such as onion smell on your hands while cooking, "fishy" smell in the refrigerator when chilling fresh fish, etc. The one that I thought was ingenious was take your "Smelly Gym Shoes", place in a ziploc bag (might have to do one for each shoe) and place them in the freezer for overnight or 24 hours – can’t remember which time span, but 24 hours would be my best bet. The freezing temperature would kill bacteria (or perhaps would work on Mold) and you would not be bleaching out the colors, etc. Of course, this is not going to get dirt, stains, etc. off the shoes, but it will definitely be something I will try to eliminate that "sneaker smell" from my own tennis shoes. Wish someone had suggested this 15 years ago when I had sons who were athletes and smelly shoes being thrown in the washer were the norm. You can’t dry them well except letting them sit there on the dryer top or counter – mine never did well in the dryer. And it takes forever to dry by themselves (could not set out in the sun because we had dogs that kept "retrieving" them. I hope the freezer trick helps. Thought it was worth a try.
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  9. By Laine on Nov 20, 2009 | Reply

    mix rock salt and essential oil together ( just a few drops i prefer lavender) , put the mixture into a sock and tie a knot at the top. put the sock into the shoe at night or let it sit there a few days the salt will absorb the smell and the essential oil will make it smell fresh.
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