Here’s how to restore your Birkenstocks within a day.
Here is everything else you’ll need before you begin:
Want more cleaning and organizing tips?
Mix Together Cleaning Solution
First, start by mixing the cleaning solution in an empty glass bowl.
The Spruce / Letícia Almeida
Combine the two cups of warm water, vinegar, and laundry detergent.
Lightly Scrape Away Footprints
Our favorite part of this method (Candace’s ultimate hack!)
involves bringing out the beauty razor to scrub away the footprints on the footbeds.
The Spruce / Letícia Almeida
According to Candace, any beauty razor will do the trick, but she recommendsthesefrom Amazon.
“Honestly, nothing else would get the footprints off,” she says.
“I remember thinking, ‘these footprints aren’t going to come off unless I scrape them off.’
The Spruce / Letícia Almeida
That was my aha moment.”
After this, you’re going to want to let them air dry for at least 24 hours.
How Often Should You Clean Birkenstocks?
The Spruce / Letícia Almeida
For Birkenstocks with leather straps, you’ll want to apply leather conditioner once or twice a year.
If your Birks have suede straps, using a suede brush to buff the material should do the trick.
