How do I stop new shoes from rubbing

Sarahsaver

Body Shop Body Butter is good rubbed all over your feet before you put the shoes on, it seems to leave a protective layer:)

needtoearnmoremoney

I have bought a pair of doctor scholls cheaply at TKMAxx but the leather strap is very hard. In the past I would have bought a tin of leather softening spray but in my new found frugality I wondered if anyone had any suggestions for softening up the leather.
thanks

rabbitwarren

When we were kids and our school shoes always rubbed, mum used to rub a candle on the dodgy area for a while and then work it in using a blunt knife or a butter knife type of thing. It always seemed to do the trick and I have tried it on sandals etc with good results. Seems to work the leather and make it softer and the wax gives it a softer coating i guess.

newlywed

I've done the candle where it rubs - but although it stops rubbing, it doesn't really soften the leather. Plus needs re-doing from time to time.

I've also used Vaseline on leather to soften it a bit - as long as you don't mind it looking a bit shiny - and as long as you test that it won't darken the colour at all.

BB1984

Further to the Vaseline idea - if my shoes rub i put Vaseline on the affected area of my feet, it works a treat and that way the Vaseline only gets onto the inside of the shoe, where it doesn't show.

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celyn90

My mum always used soap if our school shoes were rubbing - she just rubbed the slightly warmed (so it was soft) but dry bar onto the area inside the shoe where it was annoying and it worked fine.

jackk_2

Glycerine is good for softening leather

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poorly_scammo

This sounds barmy but it really goes work.

Get a wooden spoon and rub at the rubbing point eg the heel on the inside of the shoe. Rub the handle of the spoon right around the area. Then leave them for a bit. You may have to do this one or two times more but for some reason it works!!

GreenManG0

These sound like some good suggestions, im intrigued by the wooden spoon poorly scammo goin to have to try it!

I brought some gorgour coral leather shoes in the sales reduced from £40 to £18, bu for some reason on foot is fatter than the oher and the fronts are pinching my feet, any good suggestion to stretch the leather without having to wear them throught 10sets of blisters before the fit1?

queen_of_string

I read somewhere that victoria backham wears damp socks inside new shoes if theyre too tight. Apparently you wear them round the house like this and it works. Not tried it yet but I guess if it's good enough for her ....