busySomeone on another community asked about ways to reduce shoe/foot odor. This one is easy and pretty cheap, also decorative if you use colorful socks.
You will need:
1 pair of old socks
Needle and thread
1-2 boxes of baking soda
1 handful of dried lavender, rosemary, or any other fragrant herb
Mixing bowl
In the bowl, combine the baking soda and herbs. Crumble the herbs if they are in large pieces. Carefully scoop the mixture into the two socks, putting half in each sock. Sew the socks closed.
You now have two foot-shaped pillows of fragrant odor-absorbing material. When you remove your shoes, allow the shoes to air out for a few minutes. Then stuff in your sock pillows and leave them overnight.
Substitutions: The stuffing is really just one thing to absorb odor and one thing that smells nice. Use whatever you have. Kitty litter, sawdust, and shop-floor spill granules are possible odor absorbers. Cedar shavings are good for scent. If what you have for fragrance is something messy but long-lasting like essential oil or pine tar, soak a bit of rag in it and bury that in the middle of the sock.
You will need:
1 pair of old socks
Needle and thread
1-2 boxes of baking soda
1 handful of dried lavender, rosemary, or any other fragrant herb
Mixing bowl
In the bowl, combine the baking soda and herbs. Crumble the herbs if they are in large pieces. Carefully scoop the mixture into the two socks, putting half in each sock. Sew the socks closed.
You now have two foot-shaped pillows of fragrant odor-absorbing material. When you remove your shoes, allow the shoes to air out for a few minutes. Then stuff in your sock pillows and leave them overnight.
Substitutions: The stuffing is really just one thing to absorb odor and one thing that smells nice. Use whatever you have. Kitty litter, sawdust, and shop-floor spill granules are possible odor absorbers. Cedar shavings are good for scent. If what you have for fragrance is something messy but long-lasting like essential oil or pine tar, soak a bit of rag in it and bury that in the middle of the sock.
April 26 2008, 06:53:34 UTC 13 years ago
Last night our family tried the recipe for stuffed socks that you recently printed. My husband thought they were a little dry, tasteless, and difficult to chew. Might I suggest adding two slices of American cheese and a dash of Lowry's Seasoned Salt, then deep-frying the socks for half a minute in corn oil? This improved the taste so much that my son has eaten five this afternoon.
Sincerely,
Unsettled In Urbana
April 26 2008, 09:58:25 UTC 13 years ago
April 26 2008, 13:34:55 UTC 13 years ago
Uncle Ray's suggestion on shoes, which has lasted me well over the years is this:
Invest in at least two *good* pairs of shoes (ie, not $5 Walmart specials - doesn't have to be $200 a pair either, but they should be well constructed and made of natural materials whenever possible).
Wearing the same shoes every day is bad for your shoes (they wear out really fast), and makes them stinky. Leave at least one day of rest for your shoes before you wear them again (thus the need for 2 pairs). That day of rest helps them air out, and keeps moisture from building up in them that allows bacteria to grow and make them more stinky.
April 26 2008, 23:33:30 UTC 13 years ago
Stuffed Socks
April 29 2008, 22:40:16 UTC 13 years ago
This is another one of those 'I know it works but I don't know why it works and don't ask me where I learned it works as I've slept since then' facts.
stonetalker