Kids' cleats have the most offensive odors. Help!

[Anonymous]

I know that it's hard to keep cleats smelling fresh but how do you keep them from smelling ungodly awful? I don't want to keep buying new cleats when we are in a size that fits but both kids have cleats that are incredibly offensive. Any sprays or tips/tricks that work? Do you just throw them in the wash? Spray? This is embarrassing. Poor kids.

General sports because this could be soccer, football, baseball or any cleats. They all stink.

[Anonymous]

“On your toes” product will always work (basically powdered Zinc- can buy on Amazon and works miracles)

Mine are growing so fast right now that I don’t bother- I just make them leave them in the garage.

[Anonymous]

I have smelly teen/tween boys and their cleats (football, baseball, soccer) don't noticeably smell. We keep them in the garage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“On your toes” product will always work (basically powdered Zinc- can buy on Amazon and works miracles)

Mine are growing so fast right now that I don’t bother- I just make them leave them in the garage.

Thank you. I’ll check this out and see if it works!

[Anonymous]

We use sneaker balls (and replace regularly) and use a soccer backpack that has a zippered compartment for cleats (and we put a charcoal deodorizer in the bag that we change regularly.) Plus, kid isn't allowed to take off cleats in the car (either before or after!)

[Anonymous]

there is a known thing in Nike cleats that are not leather that when they get wet they smell like cat urine. google it. It's a thing.

we keep them on the front porch, or wrapped in a plastic bag buried in the knapsack with a deodorizer in the bag, which still does not prevent me from occasionally sniffing at the door and accusing our cat of missing the litter box.

It is terrible. Car rides home after wet matches are bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:there is a known thing in Nike cleats that are not leather that when they get wet they smell like cat urine. google it. It's a thing.

we keep them on the front porch, or wrapped in a plastic bag buried in the knapsack with a deodorizer in the bag, which still does not prevent me from occasionally sniffing at the door and accusing our cat of missing the litter box.

It is terrible. Car rides home after wet matches are bad.

I just googled it. My DS has nike boots. I wonder if this is it!!! If that is the case, we should just switch to a different brand becuase the odor is terrible.

My DD has Adidas so she may have a different problem. We'll buy the sneaker balls and deodorizers to see if it helps.

[Anonymous]

-Stuff newspaper in them

- Get Glovesticks (started with lacrosse, but you can stick them in their cleats)

- leave them in a garage (if you have one) or on your porch, somewhere outside where they can air out

- Have kids take them off as soon as practice/game is over so they don't continue to sweat in them

- Our son's cleats have gotten too pricey, no way I am swapping them out before necessary because of the smell.

[Anonymous]

And OP- why are your kids embarrassed? Most teens have this issue with cleats, and they really don't care.

[Anonymous]

Dryer sheets in them overnight after use. Works on all sorts of smelly gear!

[Anonymous]

We have a cat, and the odorless spray we use to eliminate odors from the litter box (works instantaneously) works on shoes too.

[Anonymous]

Odor eaters, and dry them well in garage or porch.

[Anonymous]

A machine like this has worked miracles for us. We dry cleats after every use.

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/field-stream-simpledry-boot-dryer-15fnsufsbtdryrxxxfbo/15fnsufsbtdryrxxxfbo?enteredSearchTerm=shoe%20dryer

[Anonymous]

I got a dr. Scholl’s odor-x spray on Amazon and I spray them frequently, it seems to help.

[Anonymous]

Odoban.

But you might also consider getting a boot dryer and making your kids stick them on that when they get home.