This Student’s Viral Shoe-Cleaning Hack Has Truly Miraculous Results

If you’ve ever owned a pair of sneakers made almost exclusively of canvas and rubber, then you’ve also probably seen them devolve into an almost-unrecognizable stinky pair of nasties. An old pair of Chucks or Keds, while perfectly worn-in and molded to your individual feet, is simply not the prettiest sight.

But I’ve always just assumed the move in this type of situation was to lace ’em up and chuck ’em over a telephone line. Never could I have dreamed that my pair of eggshell-colored hi-tops might be restored to their original brilliance…until now.

Texas college student Sarah Tracey had a tweet go viral when she shared side-by-side before and after pictures of her white Chucks. On the left, a raggedy super dirty shoe. On the right, the same shoes but literally brand-new looking. “I am a miracle worker,” she wrote.

After questions concerning the ‘how, exactly’ of this miracle flooded Tracey’s inbox, she shared her magical cleaning recipe, which has since been retweeted 100K times and favorited over 319K times: