There was a mention of a footbed cleaner on the internet but I am unable to locate that in CH - anyone found it?
Anyone got any ideas for getting the smell out of birkenstocks?
Whats the smell due to?
Have you tried putting them in the sun for a couple of hours?
Baking soda--let it sit for a while, then brush off. Might help.
These kinds of smells are usually caused by germs. You need to kill said germs. Find some hospital strength disinfectant spray. Soak offending shoes with it and let them sit, saturated for at least 20 min. Then wash thouroughly with brush and soap and water. After washing, repeat dowsing with disinfectant spray, then let them sit in the sun for 2 hrs. They will be as fresh as spring flowers! (well sort of.)
One of the sales people at a shoe store recently asked if I wanted to buy some sort of cleaner for my newly purchased flip-flops...
Perhaps you can find the product you need at a nearby shoe store.
Wash your feet?
I do 2 to 3 times a day , My Hyperhidrosis I am well aware on how to treat
However it's a the bacteria in the foot bed living off the sweat that causes the smell - not dirty feed!
Actually bicarbonate of soda and tea tree oil is working But there was an official cleaner at some point
You must be looking for the Birkenstock leather cleaner then. Why not try calling this shop here in Switzerland to see if they carry it?
Seriously, the BODY SHOP has some very good products to prevent foot odour which can happen to anyone (except me of course) there is a scrub and a spray...they have no real parfum so are great for men and women, they smell a bit minty (ahh freshness)...They are pretty good, I gave these to my mom whose feet smell like doritos
I was going to suggest a shallow pit filled with diesel, and a couple of matches.
Slightly OT, but a few years ago, on a Greyhound bus holiday in WA, the wife and I arrived at our backpackers in Broome, and boy did my trainers reek of putrefaction. The wife 'suggested' that they remain on the balcony overnight, as the smell was making small children cry. Early the next morning, I awoke to hear some thumping on the balcony. I opened the door just in time to see an aboriginal youth jump off the balcony and leg it with my trainers in his hands. I strongly suspect he quickly regretted his thievery, and now goes by the tribal name of 'He who walks alone', or 'He who must never be approached from downwind'.
Cheers
Jim