How to clean pointe shoes?

Question

The fire alarms went off at my dance school today during my class, we were all ushered out of the building, and onto the grounds,when we were finally let back in our shoe pointe shoes were really dirty, as it had just rained morning. Does anyone know how i can clean them up?

Answer 1

Try using a damp cloth of some sort, something that won't ruin the shoes but clean them off. If you use a damp cloth, make sure its not too wet to soak your shoes, but wet enough to clean them.

Good luck!!

Answer 2

Try a wet rag.  It's really hard to get stains out of the materials that the shoes are mad out of.  You could also use a Shout! pen, but if you do, I suggest using it in a place that isn't as noticeable, like around the binding of the leather on the point just to test it, because I'm not sure what effect it would have on the dye in the satin

Answer 3

i dont think you can because if u try to use water the box will start to fall apart sorry

Answer 4

you sadly can't. calamine lotion will make them pink, and take the shine away, used for performance shoes. dont use water! water breaks down the glue in the shoe. i put water on the tip of the box, near platform,  when breaking in my shoes.

Answer 5

you really can't clean them, but rubbing calamine lotion on them will help them look cleaner. put some on a cotton ball and rub it on the spots that are dirty, but don't use too much! warning tho- this does take away some of the sattiny shine, but it works well!