Everyone owns at least one pair of shoes they pretend not to notice. You know the ones. They still look fine, maybe even expensive, but the smell hits the moment you get close. You try sprays that ...

Rylee Johnston is a shopping writer for PEOPLE with more than four years of digital media experience. She covers all things travel-related, including luggage, packing supplies, and fashion essentials.

Danielle McNeil, D.P.M., is a board-certified podiatrist who has practiced in both private and hospital clinics. You can alternate the shoes you wear to keep them dry and decrease odor. Try using ...

A survey found more than half the respondents had felt embarrassed by their own shoes or someone else's stink Almost every household has at least one pair of shoes whose odour is impossible to ignore.

Almost every household has at least one pair of shoes whose odour is impossible to ignore. Multiply that by a family's worth of footwear, stack them on a rack, and you have a domestic design problem ...

Health benefits of washing shoes: Research estimates that about 421,000 units of bacteria sit on the outside of a shoe and as many as 3,000 live on the inside. Machine washing can come to the rescue ...

There's nothing quite as mortifying as stepping out in your go-to footwear only to discover they've lost that fresh-from-the-shop appeal. Nevertheless, there's absolutely no need to feel ashamed about ...

It can be frustrating when your favourite pair of shoes start to smell bad from sweating. But, it's normal - and can be prevented with a simple cost-free trick. There is nothing worse than heading out ...