SteriShoe UV Shoe Sanitizer and Deodorizer – Ultraviolet Light Sterilizer for Sneakers, Boots, and Dress Shoes – Kills Odor-Causing Bacteria and Toenail Fungus Germs for Fresh, Clean Feet

I have always had an issue with athletes foot. I ended up getting a toenail infection that I could not control and resulted in me having to have my toenail completely removed. It was embarrassing because I am huge in taking care of my feet. My doctor recommended this purchase to help minimize and eliminate foot fungus and athletes foot, especially during this recovery time. It takes a minimum of a year for your toenail to grow back completely and it is important to keep it clean to avoid bacteria from being trapped under the nail as it grow back. I was hesitant but made the purchase. It's a reasonable size so it fits in most adult shoes. It is great quality and strong. It is completely quit. I thought it would be loud but you can't hear it at all. And it only takes 15 minutes for the treatment to be done. It's fast and easy to use and easy to store. I keep it under my shoe rack so I can easily treat my shoes after I am done wearing them for the day. The difference this has made!

Product came in defective. After first try "Bulb" indicator was blinking with error message. Did not work after troubleshooting. Very disappointed in quality of the item. Too late to return, since I did not test it immediately after arrival.

You have to put them in just so or it doesn't work. The right shoe works well. The left, I have to try 8-10 times so that the light turns blue. It's very frustrating.

When I saw the SteriShoe on Amazon, I thought it was a brilliant solution to the reoccurrence of toenail fungus that has plagued me for 5 years. Then I read the reviews. They were terrible. I was really disappointed. I depend on reviews to help me decide whether to make purchases on Amazon - I mean, we are buying things that we haven’t even SEEN, much less seen in action. I found the main phone number for SteriShoe and called them. I wanted someone to “sell” me on this product. A young lady answered, and she was NOT a salesman. I desperately tried to get her to tell me the reasons I should buy the product - she couldn’t. I asked her why the Amazon reviews were so bad - she hadn’t read them. I was sooo over her attitude. I hung up and tried to forget about SteriShoe. I called back. This time I got a more seasoned salesman who stood by the product, enjoyed working for the company, and gave me some good advice about replacement bulbs (don’t buy them when you buy the SteriShoe because the warranty for both begins when you purchase them. Wait until you actually need a replacement bulb, then the warranty will begin at purchase and the bulb will be under warranty should it be defective and will be replaced). So I bought the SteriShoe. ITS FANTASTIC!!!!! I don’t know if the light actually purifies the shoe of fungus and bacteria (I’m not a pathologist), but it has a FAN and a scent packet that dries the shoe and leaves it smelling fresh. The mere action of putting the device in my shoes makes me more aware of my responsibility to keep my shoes cleaner and healthier. I pulled out the Dr. Scholl’s inserts in the first pair I used the device in - the inserts were filthy, disintegrating, and smelled like crap. I pulled out all the comfort inserts in all my shoes and ditched them. I’m replacing them as I wear the shoes. I ordered the SteriShoe 2 months ago - I use it every day. It’s EASY to use. It is NOT fickle - just read the instructions for chrissakes. The lights blink a bit as the device boots up and verifies the 2 safety checks - the button on the back heel is depressed (if the device has been inserted upside-down, or isn’t level) and the room light is not hitting the device (which means that the UV light from the device is not escaping into the room - it can damage your eyes if u stare at it.). I just dim the room lights and I don’t use the bag and it works fine. I don’t understand the bad reviews. This gadget kicks ass. I’ll update in a few months to let y’all know if it is helping to keep my particular strain of toenail fungus at bay. In the meantime, I’ll enjoy having clean, healthy, nice-smelling shoes thanks to SteriShoe!!!!!

Glad this product exists. Getting rid of shoe stench is a concerted effort, requiring double action, on the feet and on the shoes. So far I was de-stinking my shoes with rubbing alcohol, which is very effective but cumbersome. I wanted to try the SteriShoe. Good enough action after one sterilization session, but not great. First off, after reading the instructions and the reviews here, it is clear that one has to bag the shoes in the black bags that come with, and place the bags in a dark place. So I decided to use the SteriShoe *in* a closet. Per the instructions one should not use an extension cord but plug directly. Well, that may not always be easy to do in a closet. Anyway, I run a cycle in the closet and one outside the closet, but at a dark room, on the same pair of shoes. The total time was about an hour for the pair, between the actual steri session and the 'drying' fan action. A rather long time to deal with one pair of shoes... The SteriShoe is heavy and not easy to carry along when traveling. I want to use it in my hiking boots, but the weight of the SteriShoe is more than the weight of two mid to high hiking boots, so packing more pairs of boots makes more sense than packing the SteriShoe when traveling. Can be used with open toe and strappy sandals, but the results were not great. After two sessions on the same sandals I still felt I needed to rub them with alcohol... Anyway, as I said initially, de-stinking shoes is a concerted effort. For that I also purchased the Emjoi Micro-Pedi Nano Callus Remover (Powerful & Corded) and have been using it faithfully, after a deep peeling session with Baby Foot Deep Exfoliation For Feet peel, lavender scented,2.4 fl.oz. . For the next incarnation of the SteriShoe (this is already the SteriShoe 2.0) I would like to see a lighter (in weight) and less finicky product, preferably with a lower sticker price. I understand that the customer service is very good, so I am willing to concede on the last 'want' and stay with the current price, for that reason alone.

Worked fine for almost two years. One lamp stopped working, so I bought two replacements. Now, the left shoe unit will not light the lamp at all...even swapping the lamps, the problem is in the power to the lamp in that unit. Called customer service and their “solution” is to buy another one. Way too expensive for that amount of useful service and no offer to make what is most likely a simple repair. I have so much invested in replacement lamps, that I’m going to open it up and try and fix it myself. But it’s a sure thing that I will never buy another thing from Sterishoe.

During a horrible case of athletes foot, I bought these for my sons work boots. He was working 12 hours in the 100+ heat, climbing poles and contracted athletes foot on BOTH feet. This light has to be used religiously. Remove shoes right away and put the SteriShoe+ into the shoes and run the cycle. Also run the fan for extra dry time. The shoes will be dry!! Because climbing boots are so expensive, its not like you can have 3 or more pair to swap them out daily. This light was a fantastic alternative. This does help with odor. Depending on how severe, it won't remove odor the first go around, but it does subside. Anyone that suffers from sweaty, stinky feet needs this. Also, Athletes foot will not go away on its own easily (if at all). If you have cracked, peeling or sores on your feet, get the light and get medical treatment. That's a whole other story. For those that can't get it to turn on, or get the error, be patient and listen to the click of the little trigger. You just have to push the light deep into the shoe to cause the button to depress. Also, you can insert it upside down and then cover the tops of the boots with the bags to clean the ankle/calve area of boots. You must not allow ambient light into the shoe and keep them still. These are sensitive to movement and light.

On the first device I received, one UV lamp was faulty and worked in neither the left nor right shoe unit. On the second, the power control switch on the device had to be pressed 5-25 times to make it come on. I requested returns for both devices and am hoping a third will work as it should. Incidentally, the manufacturer packaging is inadequate for the rough treatment Amazon packages receive; the flimsy plastic tray that the device is packaged in (inside the manufacturer's box) was massively cracked in both of the shipments I received. Also, the round sticker meant to seal the manufacturer box wasn't intact in either shipment, so either the boxes I received were other customers' rejects or the manufacturer's seals are faulty, too.