One of our favorite shoe sanitizers is the SteriShoe. The SteriShoe is the first product on the market that can safely and effectively sanitize the insides of your shoes using a germicidal ultraviolet light.

This is especially useful for those who may suffer from chronic athlete’s foot, nail fungus, chronic foot odor, chronic shoe odor and people who are simply concerned about hygiene.

The fact is although most of us never think about it our shoes are a breeding ground for bacteria and infections. There are more than 250,000 sweat glands in our feet. That is a higher concentration of sweat glands than anywhere else in the body. These sweat glands release up to 8oz of sweat per day most of which ends up inside of our shoes. Nail fungus, athlete’s foot, and other foot infections thrive in the dark and damp environment of our shoes.

As a matter of fact one of the reasons why it is so hard to cure nail fungus even with toenail fungus medication, athlete’s foot and contact dermatitis is that the fungus for them is hiding in our shoes ready to reinvest.

Harmful microorganisms and bacteria are also the cause of foot odor and shoe odor. You need to thoroughly sanitize your shoes to get rid of the odor. This is not as easy to do as simply tossing them into the washer as we are sure you have tried and failed to do.

People who have been diagnosed with diabetes should also carefully consider the use of a sanitizer. Diabetes can cause poor circulation especially in the feet, and a poor circulation can cause you not to feel the start of a diabetic foot ulcer and a foot ulcer left untreated can quickly turn into an infection that if left too long may develop into the loss of the foot.

The SteriShoe shoe sanitizer is the unit that we recommend to all of our patients because unlike chemicals that can be harmful the SteriShoe uses ultraviolet light the same way hospitals and water treatment plants do. Ultraviolet light is clinically proven to kill the germs and bacteria that live inside of shoes and are the cause of foot infections making all your shoes healthy shoes.