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like the other girl said baby powder, cuz its sucks up oil and sweat which causes the smelling and bad odor..or if ur willing to shell out a few more bucks u can go to a "Lush" store if theres one in ur area and they have a powder especially for feet that smell...i think its called T for toes or sumthin..they also have an online store www.lush.com...or i guess u could try a local pharmacy. Oh and to help you should always exfoliate ur feet after taking a shower either with a pumice stone or make ur own from honey with lots of sugar to scrub off all the dead skin..good luck

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Oh! Baking Soda! I have the EXACT same problem and just yesterday asked a similar question! So, the baking soda, and before you put the shoes on use a foot spray or powder and spray the shoes too. Also, if not too delicate, put them in the washer and THEN do the baking soda. If too deliate, clean it out with an old toothbrush, water, and good smelling soap, do the baking powder, like a cup near them or IN them and then clean it out, and then the good smelling foot spray! Hope this helped! Keep wearing ballet flats!

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how to stop ballet flats/similar flats from smelling?

ive found that after a few wears, ballet flats or similar..leather or synthetic, get a horrible smell...and if u wear sockettes or stockings, its still bad.

this is bad as i want to wear them without socks, as i have seen many people do.

any ideas?

As many have said before me, it's caused by your lack of socks. :) Bacteria that normally live on your feet feed off the sweat and give off that yucky smell. Get a powder specially designed for this and if you have several pairs of flats switch them out everyday. You can get the foot powder in the feet section at any local department or grocery store. (Target, Walmart ect.) Personally I can't wear flats, no support. I have really high arches though so I NEED support! LOL

You can easily try those odor powders (baking soda may work) to remove the smell.

Check this link out, might help :)

http://www.focusonstyle.com/quickfix/removeshoeodo...

The bad smell is coming from mold or bacteria within the shoe. To get rid of the smell you can't just cover it up you need to kill the bacteria. Get a can of lysol, one that says like "kills 99.9% of fungus, molds and bacteria" and spray it in the shoe.

spray germ killer in before and after you wear them, i have this problem too haha.

i started wearing socks with my vans or boots but i dont wear them with flats and just doing that made a huge difference.

omg i need that answer too lol

i think if yuu dont sweat on your feet then ur good lol

maybe baby powder will work

you shud stick one of those scented drying pads you put in when drying clothes and walk with them for a while with one in each foot and see what happens !