{"id":9004,"date":"2012-06-11T04:00:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=9004"},"modified":"2012-06-11T04:00:16","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T11:00:16","slug":"how-to-clean-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/how-to-clean-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"How-to: Clean Thrift Store Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/glitter-shoes.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9005\" title=\"glitter shoes\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/glitter-shoes.jpg\" alt=\"how to clean shoes from the thrift store\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/glitter-shoes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/glitter-shoes-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, after <a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2012\/06\/06\/nothing-new-challenge-four-diy-shoe-refashions\/\">Maria&#8217;s roundup last week of DIY shoe refashions<\/a>, have you hit the thrift store for shoes to alter?<\/p>\n<p>If the thing that&#8217;s holding you back is the ick factor, ick no more! It might seem gross to wear second hand shoes &#8211; especially styles that don&#8217;t call for socks &#8211; but armed with the right cleaning products, you can wear your thrifted shoes without worrying about picking up some nasty foot fungus. I&#8217;ve been wearing second hand shoes for years, even ballet flats, and so far this method has worked for me!<\/p>\n<h3>How to Clean Shoes from the Thrift Store<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pair of thrifted shoes<\/li>\n<li>damp rag or two<\/li>\n<li>1 ounce squirt bottle with 20 drops of tea tree oil topped off with rubbing alcohol or grain alcohol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1. Use a damp cloth to wipe down the inside and outside of the shoe. You want to get any excess gunk off of there.<\/p>\n<p>2. Spritz the insides of thrifted shoes with rubbing alcohol\/tea tree oil mixture. Tea tree is a natural antiseptic, and alcohol has antiseptic properties, too. Spritz like crazy then let them dry completely.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it! Once they&#8217;re totally dry, those thrifted shoes should be as clean and good as new!<\/p>\n<p><em>Image Credit: Creative Commons photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/9976893@N04\/6791671250\/\" target=\"_blank\">qarylla<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, after Maria&#8217;s roundup last week of DIY shoe refashions, have you hit the thrift store for shoes to alter?<\/p>\n<p>If the thing that&#8217;s holding you back is the ick factor, ick no more! It might seem gross to wear second hand shoes &#8211; especially styles that don&#8217;t call for socks &#8211; but armed with the right cleaning products, you can wear your thrifted shoes without worrying about picking up some nasty foot fungus. I&#8217;ve been wearing second hand shoes for years, even ballet flats, and so far this method has worked for me! <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/how-to-clean-shoes\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":9005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[366,45,878,75,1474,4134],"tags":[6525,6526,6527,6528,5166,5789],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/glitter-shoes.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9004"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}