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Hacks on how to keep your sneakers clean.

by Ashia Nkontsa
Picture: Pexels

There are some people who like to keep their sneakers clean all the time, others even like the process of washing their sneakers by themselves. 

A shoe game is important to some people and wearing a clean sneaker completes their outfits, keeping it clean should come as easy as putting the outfit together.

According to Better homes and gardens, here’s how you can keep your sneakers clean.

  1. Mix 1 tablespoon of baking soda with 2 tablespoons of white vinegar and a cup of water. Use a cloth or old toothbrush to scrub your white fabric sneakers until clean. This also works on leather and canvas.
  2. Micellar water is a revolutionary makeup remover product, and it also clean shoes! Just pop some micellar water on a clean cloth and give your white sneakers a good rub down. Works on leather, rubber and suede finishes.
  3. If it’s good enough to keep your teeth white, then it’s good enough to keep your kicks clean. Add some white-gel toothpaste to an old toothbrush, add a little water and scrub the dirty area of your leather, canvas or mesh shoes, then wipe away excess with a damp cloth.
  4. This method is best for canvas shoes that – despite undergoing other methods of cleaning – still have yellow marks on them. Soak sheets of toilet paper with water and cover your sneakers with the paper like Papier-mâché. Leave to set and dry for 12 hours. Peel of paper and – voila! clean white shoes sans yellow marks.
  5. Another way to get white shoes clean again, particularly if they have grippy rubber soles like Converse, is to use a little cleaning tool called a Magic Eraser. This little cube of white foam can remove almost any mark, just add water and start rubbing!

Also see: 10 tips to help spring clean your home

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