If your feet tend to sweat often, your shoes are probably pretty stinky after just a few weeks or months of use. It's the perfect environment for bacteria to grow in with the moist, humid and dark environment that is your shoe. As you know it's the waste the bacteria gives off that makes you and your shoe smell.
You can spray your shoes with odor eater powder, but I don't think it eliminates the bacteria, but rather helps eliminates the odor. The bacteria population is pretty much still there ready to stink it up again.
I've heard about people putting their shoes in a air sealed bag like a big Ziplock bag and putting their shoes in the freezer overnight. It supposedly kills the bateria. However, I think the bacteria waste is still there. If you aren't careful, some moisture might seep in and make your shoes more damp, thereby creating more stench. Only benefit I think it can provide is to keep your shoes fresh for a day, and on the second day, it's back to stinky toes!
You've heard that UV light can kill germs and bacteria. So it would make sense to put it in a shoe tree and stick it in your shoe to kill the bacteria that is causing the offending odor.
From Amazon on the SteriShoe product:
- The SteriShoe ultraviolet shoe sanitizer is a new, advanced shoe tree. In addition to preserving the shape of your shoes this product also safely and effectively sanitizes the inside of shoes by using germicidal ultraviolet (UVC) light. With this product you always put your feet into a clean shoe.
- Clean shoes smell nice and fresh. Shoe odor is caused by bacteria and SteriShoe uses UV light to kill 99.9% of the bacteria in your shoes. Providing a clean environment for your feet is also important when trying to prevent infections with fungus and other harmful microorganisms.
- The product is already recommended by hundreds of doctors. The American Podiatric Medical Association awarded the SteriShoe shoe sanitizer its Seal of Acceptance. The product is very easy to use and turns off automatically after 45 minutes.
- It comes in sizes L, M, S, XS. Size XS corresponds to women's shoe sizes 5-7.5 and men's shoe sizes 4-6.
- Each order includes: A pair of SteriShoe shoe sanitizers, 2 shoe bags, 2 UVC lamps, and a power cord.
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