running shoes are all the fashion ragethese days, and, interestingly enough, white soled running shoesare pretty darn fashionable. the issue is white soled running shoesget dirty really quick and can be a bit of a challenge to take care of.so, in order to get your running shoes in jerry seinfeld condition,i'm going to show you a few quick
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their running shoes,and i get this question a lot. i would love to give you a one size fitsall answer, but unfortunately because not all shoes, shoe materials, and shoemanufacturers are created equal, there's not one easy answer.but what i can do is give you a couple of good pointersor starting places so that you can get your shoesas clean as possible. since white soles are sexy,[whistle] i'm going to show you exactly how to make surethat these look amazing all the time. so these are relatively new shoes for me.they're not that messed up.
but if you look at these, they definitelyhave a little bit more wear in them. so the way to get theseabsolutely clean is to make a solution of equal partsbaking soda and laundry detergent. i'm using scent freeand color free, but you can use whatever you feel good about using.mix that together in a bowl and then apply that to the stained areausing a cleaning toothbrush. now you don't need too muchproduct here, just enough to make sure you can startagitating that dirt off. so rub it a few timeswith the toothbrush.
then you're going to usea sponge, rinse it with a little bit of cold waterand pat it to dry. you should see thosestains come right off. here's a quick little cheat for youto keep your runners clean on the go if, for whatever reason, you don't haveaccess to the actual cleaning materials i just covered.get yourself one of these. it's a white eraser.you can pick it up at an art store or an office supply store.don't get a pink one or a custom shape or character.just this one is exactly what you need.
what you'll do, and this will workon leather and this will work on rubber. just find the area that's affected,aka a little bit dirty, and literally start erasing that stainthe same way you would erase a long division homework issuethat you have been having. i know you're going to start carryingone of these around in your purse or your pocket.i carry one around in my purse, and my life has definitelybeen improved ever since. there's no sense in having beautifullyclean shoes if you're going to have really raunchy laces.so what you can do is
simply pre-treat thedirty areas of the laces, because god knowswhere these things have ended up. you can use a bit of laundry detergent,a bit of dish detergent, a little bit of stain pre-treater.whatever you've got handy is fine. then just find yourself a delicates bag.again, this is why i talk about them all the time.you use them for absolutely everything. throw your laces into the delicates bag.wash them as you normally would, and your laces will be good to go. now, while they're washing,what you can do is clean
the little area where thelaces go, those little holes. you can use a cleaning toothbrushwith a little bit of laundry detergent and a little bit of water.give then a quick scrub and then sponge drythem and you'll be good. if you notice that your shoesare crazy dirty because, big surprise, you're one of the people thatactually wears running shoes because you exercise, what youcan do is let those shoes dry entirely. then you're going to get yourselfa cleaning toothbrush or perhaps a brush that's a little bit bigger,i just don't have one handy,
and you're literally going to takeyour shoe and the brush and start dry brushing that dirt off.it's a lot easier to deal with once it's actually dry.so let that all fall to the ground. once that's done, you'll have a little bitof dirt left, and you can make a solution of a teaspoon of laundry detergentto about a cup of water. dip your cleaning toothbrushor a cleaning cloth or a sponge in that solution and then just lightlystart to clean the dirty areas. the idea is you don't wantto get the shoe too, too wet. again, some shoes reallycan't sustain any water.
and then, once that's done,you're going to take a clean sponge, you're going to take some clean water,you're going to rinse off any of those extra suds, and then you're goingto leave your shoe to dry. now you're not putting itunder artificial heat. you're literally just letting itair dry and do it's thing. now, interestingly, you can dothe same exact thing for your sock liner. if you notice that it isa little bit on the pungent side, you can take that mixtureof laundry detergent and water, just scrub a cleaningtoothbrush in that mixture
and then start cleaning the sole.rinse it well. lay that flat to dry and thatshould smell a lot better. and if you want to be really special,you can sprinkle a little bit of baking soda on thatwhile it dries overnight. now we'll deal with theuncomfortable topic of foot odor, and there's a reallyeasy way to get rid of it. you can make you ownfoot powder, and we have a video of that whichi will link down below. this stuff i recommend using every day.it's super simple to use.
the video explains exactly howto use it, so definitely check that link out down there.just make sure that you always label your bag of foot powder because,frankly, bags with white powder in them make people uncomfortable.and like i always say, if you want to actually clean your shoes at home,just check the manufacturer's website and see what they have to sayabout it, and then you can sort of use what i just said as theguideline, combine that with what you read on the website, do your thing,make some cleaning magic, and of course i want to see what kindof cleaning magic you're getting up to.
so find me on instagram.i'm @melissamaker. of course you can tag me.the guy filming me right now and laughing at my terrible jokes,he's @thechadreynolds, and we are @cleanmyspace. this week's comment question isfor all of you people who are interested somewhat in fashion or perhapsmaking fun of stupid fashion trends. not saying this is a stupid fashion trend,but i am curious to know: do you think wearing running shoes with likea pretty nice outfit is a good trend? or do you think it's like totally weird,and we all look silly and ridiculous?
personally, i love the factthat i can now get away with wearing running shoes with anice outfit because, you know, i don't got to break my backwalking down a street. but i want to know what you guys think,so let me know in the comments down below. there's a button down therethat let's me know you care. so click it if you liked this video,and click this button right here to subscribe and beginyour journey to a cleaner life. thanks so much for watching,and we'll see you next time. welcome to thevery end of our video.
this is the time where i get to throwyour attention to two very timely videos. so the first one is that diy foot powder.i think you're going to love it. i've been using it for years,and honestly it is fabulous. the next thing i want to show youis the video on how to clean your toms or canvas shoes or keds or converseor any of those types of shoes.
that video is over there.i think you're going to love it. it's really straightforward,and it helps get those shoes looking brand new, kind of likewhat we just did today. thanks again and i'll seeyou guys next week.
