Nov 4- How do you wash your shoes?
By peachpurple
@peachpurple (13961)
Malaysia
November 4, 2017 1:47am CST
Be it a pair of runner shoes, jogging shoes, sneakers or school shoes, how do you wash them?
I had read that some people brush off the dirt from the shoes, before tossing them into the washer, which I had never done that because my hubby said shoes are dirty with germs and bacteria, should not be toss into the washer that washes our clothes too.
So, I wash my son's school shoes by hand, soap and hand brush to scrub off the dirt, rinse off with water and hang them up on the clothes line to dry. Need a good hot sun to dry drenched school shoes.
I also heard from my teen that China mates dump their jogging shoes into the washer with their clothes!!
What about you? Do you wash your shoes in the washer or by hand?
my photo: school shoes
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14 responses
@LadyDuck (502483)
• Italy
4 Nov 17
Exactly like @toniganzon, most of my shoes are leather and I do not wash them at all. I wash the fabric slippers I wear inside manually with warm water and soap.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
5 Nov 17
Is there a shoe polish for leather shoes?
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@LadyDuck (502483)
• Italy
5 Nov 17
@peachpurple There is a specific shoe polish and then shoe wax to maintain the leather soft.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
5 Nov 17
@LadyDuck I remembered my dad used to buy a black shoe polish for his black leather shoes, smelly shoe polish
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@toniganzon (77184)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
Most of my shoes are leather and I don't wash them at all. Rubbers shoes, I think our helper just hand wash them.
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@toniganzon (77184)
• Philippines
5 Nov 17
@peachpurple We use this cleaner that we apply on the shoes. It cleans and protects the leather.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
5 Nov 17
then how do you maintain leather shoes?
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
5 Nov 17
yes, germs and bacteria, if slippers I wash them outside with water
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
4 Nov 17
With brush, soak in bucket of soap water for five minutes ,then brush..
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@pitsipeahie (5758)
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4 Nov 17
Brush it by hand with powder soap, sometimes I use baking soda or vinegar for whites.
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@pitsipeahie (5758)
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5 Nov 17
@peachpurple Yes. Sometimes I'd just mix warm water and baking soda or warm water, baking soda and vinegar until it reaches a somewhat pasty consistency, then I rub it to the rubber soles and canvas of my sneakers using an old toothbrush.
@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
5 Nov 17
me too, I use the brush and soap powder. But for jogging shoes, I use damp cloth to wipe the outer surface
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
we do it like you, handwash then air-dry.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
Hand wash too. Some apply toothpaste to remove the dirt and become white again (for sneakers)
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
5 Nov 17
if apply toothpaste, wouldn't it be expensive? Might as well buy the shoe white polish
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
Hand wash it, i used brushed to clean my shoes. I used bar laundry soap.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
11 Apr 18
@peachpurple
I have just washed my shoes by hand but have heard you can wash them in the washing machine.
@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
5 Nov 17
I did try use old toothbrush to scrub off the dirt on canvas shoes
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@rubyriaz007 (4187)
• India
4 Nov 17
I use detergent and brush to wash my shoes.
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