Has the footbed of your Birkenstock gotten dirty? This is a problem that almost every Birkenstock wearer knows. Over time, the footbed will darken in color and start to smell. Very annoying that you no longer wear your Birkenstock due to the smell or the dirty footbed, while they are actually still good.
IIn this article I will tell you the cause why your Birkenstock sole starts to smell and get dirty. In addition, I show you how you can easily clean your Birkenstock by means of a simple step-by-step plan: ‘Cleaning the Birkenstock sole’.
Cause: why does the Birkenstock sole start to smell and turn black?
Let’s start at the beginning. Why does your Birkenstock sole start to smell and darken after a while?
This has to do with the perspiration of your feet in combination with the material of the Birkenstock sole. Birkenstock soles are made of cork. Cork is an absorbent material that absorbs moisture into the cork. This causes a dark or even black imprint of your feet on the footbed after a while. In addition, the footbed can start to smell.
Various reasons why Birkenstock soles get dirty
As I mentioned earlier, one of the reasons your Birkenstock sole gets dirty is the perspiration of your feet. But there are also a lot of other reasons. Here they are:
- Dust from outside air
- Sand
- Sweating foot
- Dirt on feet
- Rain
Requirements: you can easily clean your Brikenstock sole with this
You can read different stories online. Clean Birkenstock with baking powder, clean Birkenstock with mild detergents or with a shoe care product. I believe that you get the best results with maintenance products that are made for this purpose. For best results, use the following products to clean your Birkenstock:
Step-by-step plan: Cleaning Birkenstock sole
Follow our simple step-by-step plan to clean your Birkenstock sole. In this step-by-step plan I have used the Collonil cleaner stick.
- Brush the Birkenstock sole with a suede brush.
- Rub firmly with the Collonil cleaner stick over the Birkenstock sole.
- Apply Collonil clean and care to the suede brush. Brush your Birkenstock sole with this.
- Let your Birkenstock dry for 60 minutes.
- Rub firmly again with the Collonil cleaner stick over the Birkenstock sole.
- If necessary, brush off the remaining dirt with a soft brush.
Protect and clean your Birkenstock
Postpone cleaning Birkenstock with a protective layer. That’s how you do that:
- Spray your Birkenstock with a Magic Protector. This is a protective layer against water and dirt.
- Spray your Birkenstock with the Bama Magic Freshener. This is a spray that kills the bacteria and removes the smelly smell.
Conclusion!
Cleaning the Birkenstock sole is easiest with the right maintenance products. Only with these products you will get the desired result. Treat your Birkenstock once a month when it is used regularly with a protector and the freshener to prevent dirt and remove bacteria.
