Shoes, those faithful allies or those destructive enemies. We cannot live without them but they are often sheer torture.
From a simple, punctual and painful abrasion, to more serious problems such as bunions, corns, shortening of the calf, neck and back pain, etc.
If you do not take good care of your shoes, they are easily damaged and do not last more than a season.
They have to be protected with specific products. Luckily, there are tricks that will help us keep our shoes clean and fresh. As well as surprising tips that will increase your comfort and reduce the risk of health problems.
7 tricks to make your shoes last longer than the first day
Here are a series of strategies to take care of your footwear and prevent it from causing you discomfort.
Use the dryer if they are small
To enlarge your shoes you can do it with the help of a dryer.
Put on thick socks and the shoes you want to enlarge, heat all areas evenly for 30 seconds. Afterward, walk around the house until the shoes are completely cool. Remember to keep the dryer 10 cm away from the footwear so that it does not stain.
Express cleaners
There are thousands of tricks to clean your shoes if you suddenly find a stain like the typical one that you make yourself or those of the typical and annoying stomp.
You have several ways to solve it: from using warm milk, the useful eraser, giving them with soap and water and rubbing with a sponge, using alcohol, nail polish remover or turpentine and even specific products. The trick is to clean them as soon as you see the stain, since the longer you let it sit, the more difficult it will be to remove. Remember that there are special ways to cleaning suede shoes.
Save them to your site
Do not leave them there where or remember where they are and have to look for each one of the pair in a different place.
It is true that it is much more comfortable to have them at hand, but it is important that you keep them in their place, well covered so that they do not collect dust.
Wipe them with a damp cloth to remove dirt. Even clean them thoroughly with bitumen, horse fat or the appropriate product. Of course, keeping them in place as a daily task does not mean that you will not hear from them again until next summer.
Eliminate odors
Baking soda is an almost magical, ecological and cheap substance.
How could it be otherwise, baking soda is also an excellent ally against bad odors from our shoes. A couple of tablespoons sprinkled on the inside of the shoe will absorb bad odors and refresh it. After one night, we just have to dust off and enjoy like new shoes.
Cornmeal vs. Fat
If you have a leather shoe and a drop of fat has fallen on it, don't panic.
Act fast and you can save your footwear. First, pour cornmeal over the stain and it will absorb the grease, then shake and brush enjoying clean shoes.
Cold to widen
If your shoe squeezes you and you need to win almost a number, you can do it with this trick.
Put your shoes in the freezer. After 24 hours take them out and put them on. Walk with them for at least 30 minutes so that the shoes mold to the width of your foot.
Avoid slipping
If it's the rainy season and your shoes won't stop slipping, it's time to increase their grip with some sandpaper.
Just file the sole with a coarse grit sandpaper and the more scratched it is, the safer it will be to walk on.
