Shoe Care

It's a little difficult to keep the shoes untarnished and especially when it is raining then its almost impossible. They become messy, wet and stink. They make some squelching sound too So, what to do? Stop wearing shoes?

I'll tell you some stunning hacks to keep your shoes squeaky new in monsoon. And if you want your shoes to last long without getting damaged, these tips for you.

• Tip No. 1

Do not wear real leather shoes and suede shoes in this season. Shoes get messy easily in monsoon therefore, you should wear shoes made with PU material, or canvas or knitwear because they are easy to clean. And also its better to wear dark colors because the dirt is easily visible on light-colored shoes. I personally keep an old pair of sneakers to wear in monsoon which I wear every year in the monsoon for few pieces of work. And those sneakers are Adidas's VarHarens.

• Tip No. 2

Is really very easy for shoes to get messy in monsoon even after taking care, so regularly clean your shoes with an effective shoe cleaner. But if you dont have a shoe cleaner and if only the out sole area of your shoe is not clean, there is a hack that you can clean it using only a brush and toothpaste. Just like you brush your teeth, apply paste on the brush, and rub it on that part but dont rub it on the upper part otherwise, its quality will be ruined.

• Tip No. 3

If the sneakers are wet completely because you didnt care about rain or it rained heavily, then dont worry, just put them out in sunlight with a lot of newspaper stuffed in them. In some time, the newspaper will absorb the water slowly and your sneakers will be dry in 1-2 days.

• Tip No. 4

Whenever you go out, always keep shoe wipes aandy. If you go out and if your shoes got some stain, And if you clean it immediately using an effective shoe wipe, it will not be able for the stain to settle there permanently. The shoe wipe or sneaker wipe is basically a sort of tissue paper soaked in detergent. It cleans the shoe effectively. but if you dont have the budget to buy shoe wipes or sneaker wipes, you can use the alcohol based face wipes also.

• Tip No. 5

In monsoons, the shoes start stinking quickly too. Although there are expensive shoe deodorants available but I suggest dont spend money on them. There is a basic hack, whenever you are back after using your shoes, spray some sanitizer spray in it. Nowadays everyone has sanitizer sprays. After that when you keep them at their place, put a green tea bag in each of them. Green tea bag will absorb the moisture and will kill the odour causing bacteria as well. It will be even more better if green tea is lemon or ginger flavoured because it increases its effect this will keep your shoes fresh.

• Tip No. 6

When we come back to home and take off the shoes, their shape is slightly bent and due to the moisture during monsoon, this happens even more quickly. So always put a shoe tree in the shoes for 24 hours. Shoe tree is basically made the same as the shape of inside of shoe, and it keeps the inside part of the shoe stretched. This doesnt allow the shoe to bend and the straight shape of the shoe is properly maintained. The one made of plastic is cheap but if you buy the wood-made one, it can absorb the moisture from inside of shoe and the shoe doesnt stinks. Its really important because maintaining the shoes shape is important so that they keep looking new and can last long as well.

• Tip No. 7

In monsoon, shoes usually squeak a lot too making a squelching sound while walking. It may happen due to the friction generated inside. Meaning, the friction between the tongue of the shoe and the part above it can make this squelching sound. Its hack is that you can apply Vaseline or petroleum jelly at that part, it will stop making that sound.

• Tip No. 8

Please dont be idle and wear slippers or sandals or slides in the monsoon. It will ruin your style as well as slippers can damage your pants by splashing water from back.And also, putting feet in polluted water can also cause infection. hit your wet shoes on the like button haha 😆

If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to ask me in the comments section below >3 thanks!