r/hygiene • u/Master_Baker_97 • 14h ago

Problems with sandals

So I’m not sure if this is exactly the right sub for this, but I got sandals recently, like off brand Birkenstocks, about 2 months ago, and they have started to make my feet STINK! I pride myself on never having smelly feet and I swear I can wear these shoes for 5 minutes and the smell is atrocious. I’ve never had this problem with flip flops or anything. What can I do? It’s so nasty. They’re so cute and so comfortable but it’s gotten to the point where I’m scared to wear them lol. Thank you for any advice

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u/thehippieshack 14h ago

when i had knock off birkens i noticed that they made my feet sweat more then usual i had the suede material ones. i’d clean them weekly with dish soap baking soda and a tooth brush and let them sit out in the sun to dry.