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FiveFingers are great shoes for running, hiking,http://duveticaukoutlet.halod.com/, and general lounging. I believe that running barefoot has improved my fitness and also general running ability -- even with conventional shoes. But they possess an interesting characteristic that my wife loves to remind me of: they stink. Not just a little stink. These are a "put those things out on the patio and go take a shower" level of stink. Vibram states that you can wash your FiveFingers in the washing machine and then air dry. This gets rid of the stench for a short period,Woolrich Herren outlet deutschland, but it usually comes back after wearing the shoes a few times. If I wear Injinji socks with the shoes it keeps the stink away, but that's not going to be practical once Minneapolis emerges from it's arctic winter. The odor is standard (although possibly more acute) bacterial foot odor. Spraying them with Lysol after use will make them go longer without needing washed, as will putting them in a (very) mild bleach/water mixture. Basically anything to kill the odor-causing bacteria (laundry detergent is typically not anti-bacterial), washing them in the sink with an anti-bacterial soap by hand is more effective than the laundry. You'll probably still need to wash your feet (or hit them with the Lysol/bleach as well). Other possible suggestions to kill the bacteria (and thus eliminate the funk) are: vinegar (white) UV light air them in sunlight I can personally attest to the success of daily wiping of the feet with tea tree oil, and soaking the shoes in a basin with a few antibacterial denture tablets (2 in each shoe for a small basin,http://duveticadeutschlandshop.halod.com/, more for something larger). For really nasty stank, an overnight soak may be warranted. Rinse well, then make sure that the shoes dry completely before wearing them again. Stuffing them with paper towel to wick moisture and then putting them in front of the vents at the bottom of the refrigerator works well to dry in less than a day. I don't know if regular denture tablets work the same, but generic antibacterial tablets seem to do the trick. Plus they leave your shoes smelling minty fresh. I'm sure they'd also taste minty if you were so keen to try. My experience comes mostly from washing Merrell Barefoots,cheap indoor soccer shoes, but I've tried denture tablets on VFFs and it seems to work equally well. By rotating between 2 pairs of shoes and following a tea tree oil regimen,http://parajumpersonline.webmium.com/, the shoes tend to stay within an acceptable odor spectrum for 3 to 4 weeks before needing to be soaked again. After each wear of five fingers, I always blow at it with a fan. It will help dry up the sweat much more quickly and will slow down the bacteria build up. Once it start to stink or have odor. Usually 1-2 months of wear. I do the following. I put dish washing soap on the bottom to clean off the oil, dirt, etc. I put hot water into 5 finger then use Martha Stewart Clean Detergent to clean the inside,Duvetica Down Jackets For Men Store. I like to keep things as organic as possible,discount merrell shoes online shop. I boil hot water and pour it into my five finger and let it sit until all the water in the shoe drain. The hot water will kill any bacteria,http://discountmerrellshoes.webmium.com/. I let it sit to air dry at an angle. This had help me keep my smelling like new again and does not damage my shoe,Duvetica Deutschland. I too have had to look at ways to combat the odor. First,kevin durant shoes for sale, I just ignored the problem and continued to wear my VFF's while running and working out at the local gym. It was until one day a trainer recommended OxyClean detergent. She kindly made the comment about my VFF's could be washed using this detergent. I've been washing them once a week,Giuseppe Zanotti Sneakers outlet sale, and it seams to work in combating the stink. Secondly, she recommend wearing injinji socks to soak up the sweat since the footbed liner is very thin on top; which is placed on top of a rubber sole. The sweat just has no place to go. I don't care for the socks myself when wearing the VFF's. It does help in keeping the feet drier. Haha, no I guess I haven  Not with shoes at least. I had this happen with tshirts though when I was doing muay thai, when even after washing it would still smell bad. I figured that if the smell persists it probably means that bacteria does as well so I found that just using hotter water solved the problem for me. I can see that being a bit risky with the 5Fs though so maybe soak them in warm water with detergent/bleach/anti-bacterial "something" before washing? GL  Alex Florescu Mar 4 '11 at 17:38
Adam Nuttall added a comment to this question linking to my answer to another question and I just updated that answer based on recent experience so thought I would post an answer here that included my update. In the past I have suggested spraying a low-fragrance disinfectant spray like Oust into your shoes after each run and adding a small amount of bleach when washing Fivefingers to reduce odor, but now I would like to add another suggestion. I ran in VFFs for years and I would take them off during each run and run 1 to 3 miles barefooted to work on my form, then put them back on and finish my run. Several months ago I purchased a few pairs of Injinji socks and started wearing my Vibrams with socks like I would any other shoe. I decided to give up barefoot running so that I would not have to take off the shoes AND the socks AND put them back on in the middle of my run. I had been running exclusively in VFFs for over two years so I didn't really need to work on my form any more. Since then my Vibrams have not had any odor problem in excess of what I would expect from any other shoe, so I suggest buying some toe socks to go with your Fivefingers. My solution was to buy the KSO Treks, even though I don't like the soles as much. The kangaroo leather just doesn't stink up the way the synthetic materials do. Trek LS would also work,cheap soccer cleats, although again, same issues with the sole bein unideal. I'm not sure why they don't make a kangaroo leather model with their traditional sole. So far, and I've had my pair of KSO Treks for over a year, there's no stench in them at all. My previous two pairs of VFFs ended up being useless due to the stench after 6-9 months. I wash in a low-water front loading washing machine every few days (1-2x per week). I also use a Tea Tree Oil liquid for the soap. I use a pre-wash cycle with the tee tree oil in both times and no other detergents. Once done they come out and go right in front of a fan to dry. I've been doing this for a year with my shoes as well as my two daughters' and we wear them all the time. I mean all day to work, around the house, yard work, and running - that kind of all day. When not near home to do that I'll go sit in a hot tub or swim in a pool for a while. The chlorine content will kill the bacteria off. In fact the first time I encountered the stink that is what we did as we were in a hotel in a different state,indoor soccer shoes. Worked beautifully,jordans shoes sale. Wearing socks helps reduce the speed of the buildup, so if you can wear them try that in addition to cleaning them regularly. MY oldest daughter tried that and it did reduce it. She could get away with washing once a week or so. My youngest daughter and I can't stand them so we just wash twice a week. After over a year, lots of miles and washes, nary a day going by without being worn my Vibrams (Bikila LS) are still hanging strong with just some of the reflective tape peeling off.相关的主题文章： http://www.nightblueteam.fora.pl/nightblueteam-clan,2/the-story-continues-with-nike-air-force-1-nike-bla,9339.html#9347 http://jirehportal.com/index.php?do=/user/login/ http://www.glucophagebcabs.fora.pl/bayard-had-the-fly-not-talk-eed-some-sprinkler,1/will-the-cheese-in-my-fridge-outlast-a-pair-of-pum,6330.html#6358 http://www.hardpartyprodss.fora.pl/hard-party-production,3/an-ode-to-psyche-spun3-nike-blazer-vqzu,6852.html#6892 http://www.portfolk.fora.pl/doradz-nam-cos,2/mehr-als-k-228-stchen-und-pfeile-nike-blazer-iwvm,8940.html#9392 http://www.drshogun.fora.pl/wolfenstein-enemy-territory,41/bata-on-forward-march-nike-blazer-jagz,12536.html#12912 http://vishivay.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?p=944834#944834 http://beachmonkey.com/index.php?do=/blog/add/ http://vidacristiana.com.ve/red/index.php?do=/blog/207353/wann-hat-ein-kind-uuungefähr-schuhgröße-20-nike-blazer-sytx/ http://www.luntacunt.fora.pl/forge,6/chico-and-nordstrom-ladypens-nike-blazer-qumn,14888.html#15220 http://www.nortriptylinepztbm.fora.pl/jason-clutched-featuring-brand-hand-coming-you-seduced-shoulders-tightened-politics,1/michael-jordan-reaches-deal-to-buy-bobcats-knoxvil,6090.html#6096 http://www.ragaming.fora.pl/swbii-general,25/august-2012-first-time-moms-nike-blazer-vcjs,14088.html#14378 http://www.darknessevolution.fora.pl/characters,14/a-guide-to-cheap-shoes-and-easy-spirit-coupons-spu,63344.html#71898 http://www.ezreadmag.com/?p=178549 http://www.vasotecdzeen.fora.pl/need-you-two-brown-the-hole-prozac-news-positions,1/amputations-of-feet-and-legs-have-decreased-spun4,9731.html#9799 |
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