Quick & Easy Tips for Cleaning Dirty White Shoes at Home — Watch Now!

Whether it’s a sleek leather sneaker or canvas slip-on, white shoes are a wardrobe staple. But keeping them pristine can be a challenge.

Scratches, marks, soil, and changes in color are unavoidable with white shoes; they require significant care. However, resist the urge to discard them due to annoyance. Instead, use some straightforward and efficient cleaning methods, and
household tools,
you can breathe new life into those dingy white shoes and restore that fresh-out-of-the-box look. Here’s how to easily clean white shoes at home with all of the tips and tricks you’ll need to get them white than white again.

Watch this video to learn how to easily clean white shoes.

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How to clean white shoes at home

1. Start by wiping off all the loose dirt and debris from the shoes with a wet cloth.
2. Make a paste out of baking soda and water and gently apply it to the soles of the shoes.
3. Utilize either a toothbrush or a shoebrush to cleanse the soles using the paste.
4. Utilize a magic eraser for tough spots or ingrained stains on the bottoms of shoes.
5. Take out the laces and let them soak in soapy water to remove dirt and stains. Once cleaned, make sure to rinse well.
6. For maintaining the quality of mixed-material sneakers during exterior cleaning, choose targeted spot cleaning instead. Mix some Castile or gentle soap with water, then delicately rub the shoe’s surface using a fresh cloth.
7. Utilize a toothbrush to scrub stubborn stains or inaccessible spots on the exterior of the shoe.
8. After finishing the cleaning process, use a damp cloth to remove any leftover dirt, residue, or cleansing agent from the shoes.

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Shoe cleaning tips

and tricks

• 
  Toothpaste:
  
  Use non-gel white toothpaste on scratches and blemishes, rub lightly, then remove for an immediate solution.
• 
  Cornstarch:
  
  To tackle oily spots on shoe exteriors, apply some cornstarch onto the stained region, allow it to soak up the grease over several hours, and afterwards just sweep away the residue.
• 
  Hydrogen peroxide:
  
  Combining hydrogen peroxide with baking soda can be incredibly effective for whitening the soles of your white shoes.
• 
  Vinegar:
  
  If your white shoes made of fabric have become stained, soaking them in a dilute vinegar solution may aid in removing those marks.
• 
  Baby wipes:
  
  For an easy, portable solution, baby wipes can swiftly eliminate dirt and marks from white shoes and assist in stopping stains from becoming permanent.
• 
  Nail polish remover:
  
  Apply a little bit of nail polish remover using a cotton ball to remove scuff marks.
• 
  Lemon:
  
  Rub a lemon half on stains and let shoes dry in the sun for natural whitening.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:
How to easily clean your dingy white shoes at home: Video tutorial