Two years of city grime on the midsoles. One pass and they look like the pair I bought, not the pair I ruined.
Air Force 1 · white leather
SneakerSalt Shoe Cleaning Foam
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Three steps. Sixty seconds.
No water needed-
01
Pump
Two pumps of foam across the dirty area. Don't soak it — the formula does not need to be drowned.
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02
Wait ten
It lifts the grime off the fibre so you're not grinding dirt back in. This is the part people skip.
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03
Wipe
Dry cloth, paper towel, old t-shirt. Whatever's near. No rinse, no drying rack, no waiting.
Drag it yourself
One pass · unretouchedBought it for my kid's school shoes and now use it more than she does. No bucket, no drying overnight.
Sambas · suedeDidn't touch the crease marks, which they say up front. Dirt is gone though, and that's what I paid for.
Jordan 1 · canvas + leatherWhat's inside
| Water | The bulk of it. We're not hiding that. |
|---|---|
| Coco-glucoside | Plant-derived surfactant — lifts grime off fibre. |
| Sodium citrate | Softens hard water so you don't get a ring. |
| Glycerin | Keeps leather from drying out after. |
| No bleach, no dyes, no fragrance | pH 7.2. Safe on hands, safe near kids. |
Works on
Tested, not assumedSuede and nubuck: works, but blot — don't scrub. Patent and vinyl: fine. Anything we haven't tested, we say so.
Three ways to clean one shoe
Categories, not brands
60 sec in- Water
- None
- Steps
- Pump · wait ten · wipe
- Left on the shoe
- Nothing to rinse
- Cost per pair
- About 60¢ · 40 pairs a bottle
- What you carry
- One 150ml bottle
Suede and nubuck included — blot, don't scrub. pH 7.2, no bleach.
60 sec in- Water
- None
- Steps
- Scrub · bin the wipe
- Left on the shoe
- Damp, sometimes lint
- Cost per pair
- A wipe or two, every time
- What you carry
- A pack, then another pack
Most brands don't recommend them on suede.
60 sec in- Water
- Tap, rinse, sometimes a soak
- Steps
- Mix · scrub · rinse · hope
- Left on the shoe
- Soap film unless rinsed well
- Cost per pair
- Pennies, plus the risk
- What you carry
- Whatever's under the sink
Bleach yellows rubber. Magic erasers abrade the nap.
Numbers are our own timings on ten pairs, mid-dirty, no pre-soak. Wipes vary by brand — read the label of whatever you own.
Get the one-minute version →Questions people actually ask
Will it wreck suede?
No, but treat it gently: spray lightly, blot with a dry cloth, don't scrub in circles. Suede takes two light passes rather than one heavy one.
Does it fix yellowed soles?
Partly, and we'd rather say so than oversell. Surface yellowing from dirt comes up. Oxidised rubber that's been going yellow since 2014 is a chemical change — no spray reverses that.
Do I need water or a bucket?
No. Pump, wait ten seconds, wipe with anything dry. That's the whole point of the bottle.
How many cleans in one bottle?
Around 40 full pairs at two pumps per dirty area. Heavy canvas cleaning uses more; a quick midsole wipe uses almost nothing.
What's the refund actually like?
Email us a photo within 30 days, we refund the full order that day, and you keep the bottle. Return shipping on a $24 item costs more than the item.
Goes in the same box
If it doesn't clean your shoe, keep the bottle.