Luckily, you can continue to push your body to the limit without having your Vibram FiveFingers smell like that. Like any shoe, your FiveFingers will accumulate dirt and debris. This is the first step in getting your Vibrams smelling like new again.
The more thorough you are in this first step, the better you will set yourself up for a truly clean pair of FiveFingers. Make sure to get deep in the toe pockets and rinse as much water as possible through all the crevices inside and out. Now with all the dirt and debris washed away from the inside and outside of your FiveFingers, find a container large enough to soak them in, and let them soak for a few hours in either a water-to-vinegar mixture, or in water with 1 scoop of Vapor Fresh Laundry Detergent Powder.
Because Vibram FiveFingers are so durable, they can be safely tossed in the washing machine for a thorough wash on the gentle cycle. The most important part of this step is what detergent you choose to use, and there are a number of things you should look for in a high-performance laundry detergent when cleaning your FiveFingers After the washing machine, skip the dryer and instead air dry your Vibrams.
Just put the shoes in a washing machine without adding any chemicals. The Furoshiki shoes come with an inbuilt antibacterial technology that does not require them to be cleaned using chemicals.
Chemicals can also be harsh on the shoe material. Read: Vibram Furoshiki Review. The origin of the Vibram stink lies in the fact that people tend to wear the shoes without wearing ay socks. Since Vibram shoes are made from permeable fabrics, substances from your feet are allowed in such as sweat. After a few weeks, the shoes develop an odor that is difficult to do away with.
So before we even talk about removing the smell, there are certain preventive measures that you can take from the beginning:. Some people try all they can to keep their feet clean but still find themselves struggling with the smell. Once the smell sets in, there are various things that you can do to your Vibrams to stop the smell including:. People have tried different ways of removing the stinky smell from Vibram shoes. For example, some people have tried to include vinegar into their washing soaks and it has helped.
Nevertheless, not every method will work for you. It is important that you try different ways and what works for you and then stick to that. In the course of that, you can even come up with a new method of getting rid of the smell. Yes, you can wash Vibram shoes. Vibram shoes are made from machine-washable material which means that you can wash them with your washing machine.
A machine will do the trick of getting them clean but after a while, you will need to come up with new tactics of cleaning them because of the odor. No more funk. You spray it on your feet, rather than in the shoes , and after an initial week of treating them every day, it only takes one spray a week to keep the effect.
Assuming your Vibram Five Fingers have gotten funky, it goes without saying that the first course of action is to simply wash your VFFs and if you know you have smell-prone feet, you might consider washing your Vibrams often. To that end, VFF fans members use a bevy of sprays, powders, and soaks to kill the stink and keep the funky smells at bay:. Wash once a week and if they smell bad enough Febreze them when not in use. I typically do this before I go to sleep at night. ElGiganteJake — [spray] ZorbX is awesome.
I spray them down and let them air dry once a week. Greatest invention ever. JerryD — [powder] I have been using regular corn starch baby powder in both pairs of my VFFs for the past week and I really like the difference it makes. The powder really helps to minimize the sweaty feeling in the toe area of the shoes and has also cut down on some of the funk.
I got it at Home Depot. Shoes smell good, odor stays gone MUCH longer. Apparently, the anti-bacterial effervescence of Efferdent tablets works wonders on Vibram Five Fingers! AlexMontilla — [soak Efferdent] I can vouch for efferdent tablets! I follow the instructions, except I drop one tablet inside each shoe. After air drying in the sun, there is no more funk! I let them soak in warm water for 1 hour.
Thereafter, I put them in the washer on spin for 5 mins to accelerate the drying. When I removed them from the washer, they smelled great. The best since my first week in them. Some Funky Five Fingers wearers use combine pre-washes and soaks with machine- or hand-washing and rinsing:. Tina — [Pre-wash spray] I sprayed mine with Oxi Clean with hydrogen peroxide , let them sit for about half an hour, then put them in the wash.
The smell comes right out. An hour in that and then a normal hand wash is all that they need to stay unfunky. Then I rinsed them with fresh water and put them in front of a fan to air-dry.
They ended up smelling much better. After that I wash them in the machine as per usual, and then hang outside on the line to dry. After they are dry, I fill up the footbeds with…wait for it…coffee beans! May sound crazy, but it works for me!
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