How to Remove Shoe Odor with Tea Bags

In the summer, stinky shoes are unavoidable, no matter how hard you try to avoid them. If you get a whiff of them after a long day in the sun, you may find yourself crinkling your nose in irritation. There may be different ways to take out the smell from your shoes. You can buy a shoe powder at the grocery store. Or you can just find a simple hack to follow using common items you find in your kitchen. The How To channel on Youtube offers a very simple guide to remove the smelly odor from your shoes by using the ubiquitous tea bags in your pantry.

Materials:

• Unused tea bags
• a pair of smelly shoes

Directions: 

All you’ll need is a couple of teabags that haven’t been used yet, as well as your stinking shoes.

Placing two to three bags in each shoe and allowing them to sit for 24 hours in a cool, dry location is recommended. That’s all there is to it. The day when you try to smell your shoes, the stink will all be gone. This trick has worked wonders for a lot of people.

You know why it works?  It works because bacteria in moist conditions usually produce odors that are associated with shoes (which is extra evident in the summertime). The fact that tea bags are incredibly absorbent means that they are effective at eliminating unpleasant odors while also infusing the air with a fresh herbal scent.

So now that you know this simple trick, try using those tea bags for one of your smelly pairs. You can also share this trick with your friends who have the same problem with shoe odors. Now, you can say goodbye to smelly shoes for the rest of the season and even all year round.

Is that chamomile we smell from your shoes? Oh, it’s probably just your new Nike sneakers.

How to Remove Shoe Odor with Tea Bags