Hey chief just wanted to mention how brave and controversial this video was, you have inspired countless others to wash their ratty looking uggs for the mere trade-off of a lighter complexion. I for one don't judge uggs by the hue of their pigment, but instead how clean and well looked after they are. Just wanted to give you my support, in these brutal times, stay strong King.
Thanks for the encouraging words! It always amazes me at the hate/negative comments on the video when people are too lazy to read the description or understand the context around the "why's" for cleaning in the manner that I did. I actually have BOTH cleaning vids on my channel. The wild and crazy way as show here and the factory approved method in another. Bottom line is I want my Uggs to last forever and the only way I can make that happen is make sure I take good care of them. Thanks for watching!
Tried this, worked out amazingly well!! I did only the first step, and let them dry by the heater stuffed with cloths and paper towel. It took around 40h to dry completly. Surprisingly the color didn't fade away, even tho a lot of ink came out during the process. Inside the boot it's very fluffy and the outside is a bit rough but nothing that a conditioner or a good brush wouldn't solve. Strongly recommend, my boots were very dirty because of rain and heavy snow! (I don't care to use them in those conditions, and they look like new now). Thanks a lot for the tip!!! PS: i used warm water and normal gentle detergent to clean, and cold water at the end of the process.
glad it worked out good for you. Yes, snow and winters wreak havoc on uggs and unfortunately conventional cleaning methods just don't work all that good. I wouldn't wash lightly soiled boots using this method but for boots like ours we didn't have much to lose. Glad you got new life from your Uggs. I'm looking forward to wearing mine again all winter long when I'm out and about and at the office :)
what exactly did you do?? I have a pair of ugg boots that are stained from rain water and I don’t know how to clean them because I do not have the ugg cleaning kit
Sandy Franco you can diy your own cleaner, using small amount of detergent ,and a little bit white vinegar, add them into water, I’d say the ratio is about 1:0.5:5,
Just a friendly recommendation, to keep them from hardening after drying you can use the brush that comes with the cleaning supplies from UGG (or something similar like a scrubbing brush), And brush the outside of the shoe. They tend to feel stiff after contact with large amounts of liquid, so this can help lessen the effects.
Thank you for sharing your method! I wash all my sneakers (including suede) with water and mild detergent as well. I totally agree to wash Ugg INSIDE with water and detergent. To me, it is way too GLOSS to keep wearing the fluffy boots against my feet without occasionally washing the boots. Sanitary and cleanness are far more important to me! Thank you and your end result is really great!
glad you liked my vid. It isn't the perfect or preferred way to clean boots if you want them to look factory fresh but if your boots are beyond repair like mine were then this way will absolutely make them like new again and smell and FEEL fresh. Thank you for watching!
@Brian Rogers - although not as common as the # of women wearing these boots I can assure you that Ugg does definitely make boots for men in the exact cut and the exact style and in the most common colors. Ugg since 2010 has since discontinued their classic talls (probably due to lack of popularity) but the men and women's boot sizing is essentially the same. Not so surprisingly women have taken the iconic Ugg boot and made it their own but that doesn't mean that men don't or shouldn't have access to the same boot.
+piercedasian Ugg was originally a boot Australian surfers wore in the 60's to keep feet warm in winter and cool in summers, as we all know it was a predominantly male sport then, so you are right with the boots gender neutrality.
@ Mincraft Gamergirl - yes they still sell the classic talls (but in women's sizing) but since 2010 they no longer market the classic talls in men's sizing. I've compared the boots men's and women's classic series boots and they're 100% identical sans the sizing. If you're a men's size 8 then you're women's 9. I love my classic talls and that's all I'll ever buy...
Great technique, thanks! I actually throw my Uggs in a regular top loader and never had any issues. I live in an apartment complex, so I suppose our washer is a regular one without any fancy settings. One things that I do to protect them a little better is either washing them with a couple of other items or a laundry bag for delicates. Look like new every time :).
@ jq C - no you can't use a top loader because: 1. If your washer has a centre agitator then it will literally tear you boots apart from the agitator action. 2. If you have a MODERN top loader I'm assuming it has a "clothes bouncer" plate agitator on the bottom. It won't wash well either b/c it doesn't "tumble" the boots in water. The HE top loaders use so little water that I often wonder how it washes clothing properly. Your options: 1. Wash by hand only. 2. Find a friend or family member that has a front loader.
Makes me laugh people are “cringing” the boots look amazing! I just bought some stained in the front from water (it has no odor)from a thrift store for $7 going to try this. Thank you.
Yeah they cringe b/c they don't understand or fail to listen to the context and reasons as to WHY the boots had to be cleaned this way. Yes, this is NOT the approved or preferred method of cleaning but if you've got so much filth on the boots that no surface sponge cleaning is going to clean them properly. These boots were going into the trash so as a last resort I decided to clean them this way. So glad I did as I got many more years of use out of them before I finally tossed them b/c they developed a hole.
About a week ago my best friend and I visited her wedding location which was in the middle of a field on a farm. Like a complete and total idiot, I walked across the freshly watered field and totally damaged my 5 month old Uggs. They wedding spot was near a creek so not only are they water damaged but covered in this weird red mud. So it's just a mess. I have tried several times to clean it following the instructions on the UGG website, but they keep getting worse. I thought they were ruined for good. I really feel like this might save them. I can't wait to try this method!
@ adalide - just remember that whenever you wash UGGS no matter the method you're undoubtedly going to make the dye run. The boot WILL look faded compared to brand new but I would imagine that it would look BETTER than what they look like now. Worth a try as I think at this point you have nothing to lose. As a tip rinse off as much mud as you can first before washing otherwise you're just depositing the mud back onto the boots.
@ gymnastluvszebra - great suggestion about brushing the surface of the Uggs to soften and raise the nap on the sheepskin. I have definitely done that many times BUT I should warn those that are doing it to be GENTLE when doing so. Ugg sheepskin is extremely soft and delicate and if you brush too hard you could damage the nap and it WILL be noticeable.
I have done this - washed my Ugg boots in the washer - maximum water load. After the complete cycle (delicates), I stuffed the boots with paper towel to stretch it to its original shape. I DID NOT DRY IN THE DRYER! I let it air dry for about 1 week -- I put it under my desk in my bedroom. When it wss dry, I brushed the suede back (using a soft toothbrush) to make it have its texture back, then I sprayed it with a suede protector (I used Clark's). My 5 yr old and 2 yr old Ugg boots look as good as new - even the color is the same as new.
that is great news! Glad to know that my viewers are replying back with their results. My Uggs are probably due for yet another wash (winters here kill all Uggs the moment you step in snow + salt. Good that you stuffed your boots to soak up the water. Great job and may you get many more years out of your boots :)
@ 227ellie227 - although the instructions do state to not get them wet in practical use they will inevitably get wet and in doing so is no different than one washing it. It raises the question of what's worse, water or dirt that will in the long run ruin the fabric/sheepskin. Having cleaned many pairs of boots specifically Uggs I can assure you that washing a dirty ratty pair of boots to make them clean is far better than leaving them dirty. Unless one lives in California or in a very warm climate I doubt one can prevent their Uggs from getting dirty at all. In the automotive industry they use sheepskin cloths all the time to dry cars and those cloths are no different and those cloths get wet 7 days a week 20 times a day with no ill effects. Each to their own beliefs I guess.
Excellent video & information especially your step-by-step presentation. I just found a pair of lavender Uggs that are very dirty inside & out! I went ahead & got them because they're practically unworn (just look like she was hanging out in a mechanic shop). With your technique's I think these can come back quite a bit, Thanks!
Glad you liked my video! The nice thing about the lavender uggs is that b/c they're such a light color that knowing the dye will run and fade on them, that b/c the boots are already so light colored that you'd be hard pressed to notice. I ironically picked up 2 NEW pairs of lavender colored uggs b/c I'm so obsessed with these boots. I am not daring enough to wear the super light colored ones out (sage blossom) but I'll rock the heathered lilac ones one on the fairweather days :). Good luck and I'd love to see the post cleaning results from you if you don't mind sharing them to piercedasian@gmail.com
+Randi Booth it isn't that bad. Trust me, when your boots are so dirty that you can't clean them any other way this method has been the ONLY method that has proven to work. I'm not implying that everyone go and soak their boots in water. Different degrees of dirty require different cleaning methods. My method is for the extremely dirty boots (can't help in Canadian winters) so hence why the drastic method of cleaning. The key to clean boots is prevention but with winters and slush and salt... there isn't a chance in heck that you'd be able to completely protect your uggs short of never wearing them.
Doom Slayer well I leave in Montreal Canada where the winter is,awful full snow water and calcium and each winter I'm saying no uggs this year but.. those are soo comfy. but this winter is awful its not cold do there is,water and calcium more than usual. I need to really need to know how make it disappear for the 1st time idk anymore anyone knows? what the sold me at the store is shit!!
@ Lori Martin - The pilling is likely because there was something rubbing on them (pant leg or against each other when you're sitting). You'd clean them by washing them using a similar technique like what I've shown and then to remove the pilling you can use a "lint shaver" to remove the excess fibres/pills on the surface paying careful attention that the lint shaver isn't going to be snagging the actual knitting of the boot. I've helped people solve the same exact issue you're experiencing so I know it can be done.
@ Cathryn Carroll - as long as the boot dryer doesn't get too hot then you're probably fine. I leave my Uggs beside a heat register so I'm not directly blasting hot furnace heat on it and generally speaking within 24 hours my boots are bone dry and ready to be sprayed with water and soil repellant spray.
I cleaned as you directed, came out totally new. 👍👍👍👍Use cold water delicate cycle after pre clean . 2years dirt in & out all gone. No fade .Thank you.👍Thank you.👍
that is AWESOME news. I never understood why there are so many haters on this specific video. People complain about fading their boots when I CLEARLY state in my description that this method is for the most extreme cases.... haters will be haters I guess...
I was too the very first time I tried it but I figured when my first pair of Uggs looks super ratty that I figured I had nothing to lose. I've got so many pairs of these boots and I've cleaned them in this manner over and over again will no ill effects. My oldest pair is 8 years old and they look new still. Did you try this cleaning technique already?
Great job! I have 13 pairs of Ugg boots and what I know so far is to not soak them in water. I use Ugg cleaning kit to clean them and after about 8 years, they still look like new
@ ellamae La Valley - if it didn't work I wouldn't be making a video on it that has had over 200, 000 views and over 1000 likes... It does work EXTREMELY well but just remember to keep your expectations realistic. The uggs will fade and never be like a new new pair with deep, rich color. The intent of my video was to demonstrate how to revive a filthy pair of Uggs that cannot be salvaged otherwise. I've done it countless times to many pairs for myself, my spouse and friends and they've all turned out very clean - albeit faded from the original color. However, that being said, if your pair of boots was super ratty already then you don't really have anything to lose right?
All you have to do to restore the color and fix any deep stains is to recolor them using suede dye! After you've cleaned them up as best as ya can, choose a dye color you love and dye them according to the instructions per the brand of dye. Let sit at least 24 hours and stuff them with plastic trash or grocery bags and voila! Brand new. Still have some wrinkling at the toes? Or elsewhere? Treat the boot with water sealer, let dry, then cover the wrinkled area with a wash cloth and gently iron with a hot iron on low to medium heat. If the toes are the wrinkled area, make sure you've still got them stuffed with plastic bags and stuffed very well before you iron. I hope this helps someone one day!
Thank you so much for your video, I follow your instructions and decided to try to do this in my washing machine I was a little afraid but I have too many pairs to clean by hand was too much to do a total of 7 boots, they came out fantastic I used woolite extra delicate didn’t find the Zero in my area, 30 mins after all Uggs my children’s and mine are air drying and perfectly clean.
glad you found the technique useful. Although the boots will lose color and fade the point is that I'd rather have cleaned faded boots than to have filthy ratty looking ones. Where I live there is snow so avoiding any moisture and salt is next to impossible.
I did this to my daughter's UGG's. They were filthy from the winter...mud, salt, plus stains from where the wet snow had caused the dye to run. It was either try to wash them or throw them out, and well, seeing as she has only had them since Xmas, I could not stomach throwing them out. So I washed them in the sink. Did they fade? Yes, a bit. But the colour is still a nice tan colour, and the boots are SPOTLESS!! My niece has 10 pairs of uggs and she told me she has cleaned every one of them in the sink at one time or another and prolonged the life of them big time.
glad my technique worked for your boots. Yes it is amazing how many people don't think this is an effective or appropriate way to clean Uggs. To your point if the boots were destined for the trash then you may as well give it a shot as you've got nothing to lose! Thanks for watching!
Yes!! I figured I had nothing to lose, and even went ahead and recommended to my daughter's friend's mom after I saw the final dried result because I was so pleased.
I would like to add that to those that worry about fading from washing, you can re-dye them using a aerosol spray dye. I sprayed my daughter’s tan boots with the Tana renew spray in brown and the colour was back to the original color. It took 5 minutes to do.
I don’t no why everyone’s commenting negatively I think they look really nice even with the color faded but because there so clean and in good shape it looks like that’s the color it’s supposed to be GOOD JOB
Thanks for the positive support. Haters will be haters and people often fail to read my detailed description on the video on WHEN they should and shouldn't use this cleaning technique.
Thank you! I'm also Canadian my Ugg boots got soaked in slush this week and smelled awful (they're 2 years old and had been getting grimy, but this really made them unwearable). It left a 2" ring of thick, hardened salt when they dried. I followed your instructions (using Eucalan because that's what I had on hand) and they are now nearly dry and looking brand new. They are black Bailey buttons and I was prepared for fading but it's hardly noticeable. The outside is a little stiff but they've gotten wet before and I know they'll soften up again. Thanks for sharing your method. I'm going to send it to my husband so he can clean his pair!
It is amazing how many ignorant people are out there questioning the cleaning method that I've demonstrated when no other technique works as good for really stained/filthy boots. I have YET to see anyone do cleaning video where the boot was actually dirty. There are the lame vids showing people sponging their boots off cleaning to "clean them" yet the boot they're cleaning looks brand new still - foolish attempts at trying to show the cleaning procedure for an already clean boot. My video clearly shows dirt, baby poop and salt/water stains and of course they come out near perfect b/c there is no other way to clean them well than how I demonstrated. Thank you for being appreciative an open minded to try my technique. It will serve you well.
piercedasian OK so I have this pair from moons ago and they are filthy. they look hopeless to me but I want to give them to my niece after cleaning. I don't know where to start so I saw your video. going to try it out. I hope this works!!
piercedasian no :( I think mine were beyond repair. they are crusty and didn't really get the cleaner feeling after. oh well! I must admit I may have not been detailed at each step; didn't have patience :(
@ Ezme Perez - it depends... how bad are the water stains and are your boots in rough enough looking shape that warrants you to wash them? Just remember that when you wash them the dye does run and some degree of fading does occur on colour boots. The only boot that won't fade or have dye run is the sand coloured ones b/c there is no dye in that particular colour of Uggs. If the stains are really minor I would NOT use this method to remove them.
This is a great video and a good method to use for anyone who buys used Ugg boots. I would never even consider buying used Ugg boots because I thought they couldnt be cleaned inside and out. This video is proof they can.
While I'm personally biased against buying used shoes in general that yes, cleaning this way will assure you that they're clean as clean can get. Not the preferred method to use to clean them because it is quite aggressive but if you've got trashed boots like mine then there are no limits as to what I'll do to try to salvage a perfectly good pair of boots. If your boots are lightly soiled then look at my other Ugg cleaning video that is the FACTORY APPROVED method.
It's alway funny to hear someone say I have an accent as I clearly don't notice it or hear it. Uggs are the best and I'd wear them all year round too if I could!
Nice video this helped me, also a tip when doing this u can spray the inside of the boots with peroxide and let it sit a little inside the boots so it can kill any bacteria build up from sweat, really helps to get that extra bit of clean in.
@ Bianca Cent - oil stain? I wouldn't wash the entire boot in an attempt to remove the one oil stain. Instead get some baby powder and place plenty of it on the stain. What you want it to do is absorb the oil away from the sheepskin. The downside to this is you'll need to let the baby or talcum powder sit on the stain for at least a week's time. Once a week has passed vacuum off the powder and see if the stain persists or looks "wet" still. If it has faded you can repeat to see if it pulls more "oil" out of the sheepskin. Try that first and report back on the results. If all else fails then you'll need to spot clean with something that will dissolve oil but won't harm the sheepskin.
@ Marlena Atene - only use this procedure if your boots are super grungy and expect that you'll get a clean but faded pair of boots of this whole process. If you've got nothing to lose like I did in my vid then I can assure you that this won't destroy your boots. I'd rather wear a clean but faded pair of Uggs than to wear dirty gross looking boots.
Glad you liked the clean boots. Lots of haters on this vid because they claim that washing it like this will ruin the boots. Done it a million times and those exact boots lasted 8 years!
@ Zammy Pual - Yes please do share this vid, share as many vids as you can. I love Uggs and that means I do my very best to keep them in MINT condition.
you're welcome! Yes this cleaning method is very extreme and should only be used for the filthiest of boots. I have another Ugg cleaning video on my channel that is much gentler and less invasive for boots that are only mildly dirty. Glad it worked out for you.
I wash all of my Uggs with great results. I even had an old black pair that was very faded from several washings, I used Kiwi leather dye (nothing to lose) and essentially painted them. They looked great and lasted a couple more winters! Fyi...I've heard the Kiwi dye is more of a paint than but they looked great and weren't really stiff. I was going to toss them anyway so like I said, nothing to lose! I've also heard for oil stains that rubbing the spot with white chalk helps absorb ;)
Thanks so much for your prompt response. I certainly would prefer to keep the boots brown to going black. I have no idea what the stains are and the talc didn't work, nor did a spot remover, which I also daringly tried. Thanks for the tip about the olive oil.
Leone Leighton Let me know how that works.... as a mechanic my hands are constantly covered in thick impossible to wash off grease. It wasn't until a painter friend of mine told me about cooking oil and how a lightweight oil will dissolve a heavy weight oil or grease. It should be super easy to wash off afterwards.
piercedasian Success! I noticed when I used the UV3 spot remover for fabrics that it shifted the stain, so this time I targeted the spot and used an absorbent cloth and when the dark brown dye came up, the colour underneath matched the boot. So I'm guessing it wasn't oil but the suede dye that had pooled in places. Glad I didn't have to resort to olive oil.
Well, I have a pair of four year old boots that I was gonna put in the curb, like I did my previous two pairs because they had stained and lost the fluff in the bottom. Well no I’m chucking them in the washer! I just bought a new pair too. When they get super worn that’s what I’m doing too!
I have a thrift store pair of brown uggs that have very large dark stains which I assumed was oil or water. I used vinegar on the salt stains first and it worked and then used your method. Unfortunately the dark stains did not change and I am thinking about dyeing them but I'm guessing I'd have to go dark, like black. I read about talc to lift stains. Any other suggestions?
Leone Leighton talc usually works only if the stain hasn't set. Do you think the dark spots are oil or perhaps something else? Since you were going to try something drastic like re-dying the boots that really your boots have nothing to lose in terms of fading. I would suggest that you try something drastic... BUT only if you're bold enough to try. Rub the oil spots with olive oil and give the spots a really good massage. The thinking here is that the lightweight olive oil will breakdown the heavier oils that are embedded in the boot. Once the heavy oils are broken down by olive oil then you can shampoo the boots with a stronger shampooing mixture and repeat if necessary. I'm willing to bet that you'll be able to get those oil stains out.
@ Liliana Rose - yep all 7 pairs in both classic shorts and classic talls :) The exception are the bailey boots which of course are my wifes boots. LOL!
well if your bailey bows are really dirty and you want to use this technique (WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WILL FADE) you just have to be gentle with your washcloth to clean the bows up. I would recommend you try using a microfibre wash cloth dipped in your soap solution to see how well they clean up with the gentle wiping before doing the full immersion cleaning.
i got my uggs barley last week , barley wore it today , and my sister spilled a little bit of orange jiuce ,, is there an easier way to clean without handwashing them , can just wiping it with water work ?
Reading the comments cracks me up!! Watching them SOAKED made me cringe too, but that’s ONLY because we’ve all read the (almost worthless) Ugg care kit instructions & take that as gospel truth. Wrong I!! For seriously soiled Uggs, this method OBviously works. I usually buy 2 of the exact same pair. One I try to keep nicer & one for everyday use. I can tell you from experience & hours of tedious work...unless your boots are brand new, the Ugg kit method does just about nothing. The only thing I’d even consider repurchasing is the protectant spray. I’ve taken before & after pics after using the Ugg kit method...& yep, all you get is a sore arm, plus time & $ lost. Whereas when I actually wash them like they’re delicates either in a machine, by hand, or both, using Woolite or the like...then put them on a high spin cycle...it’s the closest I can get my every day pair to look like my “fancy” pair again. In short, his method works...no matter how cringy it is to watch.
I accidentally spilled warm wax on my brand new Ugg boots 😣 the right boot had spots of wax all on the top and top leg. After trying to clean the boot, it actually looked worse lol I ran across this video last weekend and said fuck it, I ain't got nothing to lose at this point. I threw the boot in the washer. After washing it, I stuffed it with microfiber clothes and towels and threw it in the dryer with a large blanket to keep it from damaging the dryer. No heat for about 2 hours or so. Checked on it here n there, then I just let it dry for a few days. It looked bad still lol today I brushed it with the brush that came with the boots. My boot almost looks like the new one! Granted it'll never look identical, but hey, it looks damn good! It will take some days, but it actually worked!! Thanks for posting this video. It saved me alot of money. Now I'm gonna return the pair I just bought to replace the damaged one.
Hey Joy that’s terrible that you got wax in your boots. While this washing technique would have likely made them look better that you could have in fact used tissue paper and a clothes iron to carefully heat the tissue paper over the wax to transfer from the suede to the paper. Next time (and hopefully there is never a next time) you can do that instead of having to wash the entire boot. Glad you managed to salvage the boots.
So long as you UNDERSTAND that color will bleed and fade. My boots were destined for the trash so this was lifesaver for them. I managed to get several more years of wear out of them before I finally pitched them b/c there was no sole left on them! Even when I threw them out they looked like new!
Please do not do this!! He did everything that you should not do to your UGG boots! I don't understand why since he apparently has the ugg cleaning kit and each bottle has its instructions. *you should never put your boots under water; instead, you use a clean sponge to wet them outside (but not on the inside). *you should never put your boots in any machine (specially sheepskin boots!!) When you see his boots at the end you can see how damaged they are (colour and texture) Please use this video instead: ua-cam.com/video/dErUWPvIb_0/v-deo.html
+Nadia Rodriguez Nadia, although you are correct in that the Ugg cleaning kit has instructions on how to clean the boots I can assure you that their cleaning instructions are about as useful for a pair of boots that have never been ever worn or been stored in a dusty closet. Their instructions (which I have followed diligently for years) does nothing more than dust off any surface residues that have not "set" into the sheepskin. I probably will get better cleaning efficacy by using a vacuum cleaner and a dusting brush than to follow their "shampooing instructions". What makes Ugg Australia's cleaning product and their "instructions" even more ridiculous is their recommendations against their owners to wear the boots in wet or snowy conditions. I don't get it... buy warm wooly boots to NOT wear them in cold weather (which typically comes with some degree of precipitation). Sorry I'm a realist and buy boots for their warmth and comfort and not just as a fashion item. A pair of Uggs worn in winter conditions will undoubtedly get wet, get dirty, get stained and get worn out.... that unfortunately is reality. I challenge anyone that has actually worn their Uggs in wintery conditions and tell me the Ugg cleaning instructions made their boots look brand new. I'm betting not likely and if they say it worked then I'd like to see a full end to end video showing the entire process from start to finish that REMOVES ALL the staining - I have YET to see it anywhere. I do not disagree with your statement that the color and texture isn't the same as new - absolutely it won't be. Uggs get their deep rich colors because of the dyeing method used. But I've said 100's of times in my comments to others that if your boots are ratty and beyond salvageable using traditional cleaning methods and they look like crap then you have nothing to lose using this cleaning method. My boots (as stated in my video) were water and salt stained, had oil stains (I am a mechanic) and even had baby poop on it b/c my son decided to let one loose while I was changing him. The Ugg factory recommended cleaning technique did nothing short of getting the outsides slightly damp and even smeared the dirt around the sheepskin. To respond to your other comments: "You should never put your bots under water, instead, you use a clean sponge to wet them outside (but not on the inside). -> So if a person wears their Uggs 10 hours a days, 8 months of the year for 8 years don't you think that even someone with the cleanest of feet would still perspire and sweat and eventually develop a shoe smell? How on earth do you expect to clean the inside of a boot? Sheepskin can get wet and in fact is used by professional car detailers to remove water off a car's delicate paint surface so you can't tell me that Ugg boots are any different. Water doesn't ruin them. "You should never put your boots in any machine (specially sheepskin boots!!)." -> says who? Note that in my video I did clearly state only use a front load washing machine on delicate/handwash cycle with nothing else in the washer. The modern front loader washer is exceptionally gentle on clothing and shoes. There is no central agitator that could tear things up and the occasional tumbling action actually removes even MORE dirt than handwashing alone. The spin cycle is actually doing the boots a favor by rapidly removing all excess water do it can dry faster and not develop mold inside the wool. I think of the Ugg boot like a sheepskin chamois cloth that I use when I detail cars. Same material and thus same cleaning method. No harm done to date and I've easily washed 50 pairs of Uggs using this method. The results? A pair of uggs that are SPOTLESS (color faded slightly of course). No water, no salt, no dirt stains of any sort... "When you see his boots at the end you can see how damaged they are (color and texture). -> I won't deny that boots will for sure fade and that the texture won't be ever be like "new suede" but I'd rather choose my end results than what I started with. If your boots are as ratty as mine then you'll be thankful they cleaned up as good as they did. That pair that I washed is easily 7-9 years old (I've lost track) and have been washed at least 7 times. They look *almost* as good as the day I bought them. That's impressive for a boot that has seen a lot of wear and washings. Did you know that dirty fabric is actually damaged more easily than clean fabric? Don't believe me? Go to any reputable sport wear website and look at their cleaning instructions. GoreTex for example clearly states that as their fabrics get soiled that they deteriorate faster than something that is clean. The obvious thing to do is to avoid cleaning the boot at all using either the Ugg factory recommended technique or my extreme washing version. To avoid cleaning means you have to either avoid any sources of water or dirt or don't wear your boot which isn't always practical especially when these boots are typically worn in the winter months. I own many pairs of the classic ugg boot, some are my daily beaters while my other pairs are strictly worn under ideal conditions where there is no chance of getting them wet or soiled. As the nice pairs age and wear down then get demoted to the daily wear boot where I'm not as concerned about getting them dirty. Shoes do after all wear out...
Actually his boots look almost new again...just lighter. In my opinion, the Ugg Kit method is absolutely worthless unless your boots are almost brand new...& what’s the point of cleaning brand new boots? Even though I’ve been trained to cringe at this video as well, for seriously soiled boots, this method actually works. If you ever have a pair of Uggs you’re about to throw out, I challenge you to try his method on one boot, & the Ugg kit method on the other...I guarantee you’ll end up using this method on both, & you’ll most likely get more life out of a pair of Uggs you were about to throw away.
yep they sure do. They're not stiff or hard after you've worn them for a couple of course. It does of course help to treat the boots with some type of conditioner spray (I use the UGG repellent spray) and my boots have been good for well over 7 years and still look nearly as good as a brand new pair.
@ Ashley Salvador - just use a slightly dampened sponge and lightly sponge the area with plain water to remove the orange juice residue. Don't wash your Uggs unless you absolutely necessary. Hope that helps.
I got my Ugg Boots about 2 months ago, and they just had a couple of small stains and not till now did i think to just use the brush. but that being said, i was dumb enough to go to washing them right away. its been 24 hours and ive looked at them and it seems i didnt wash off the shampoo/conditioner off correctly because you could see the glare of it on some parts and not on other parts. Ive tried to use the brush to fix this it wont work. Is there a way to fix them? or would i be better off just leaving them be? i mean i'd rather wear them like that then risk wrecking them more. Tia :)
Thank you very much very happy with the result ..I used a pair I was going to throw away so if I lost them completely i would nt be upset ..the boots came out great thanks
We all know the manufacturer does not recommend washing the boots; but this is a hack and it worked for him. We had a flood and my boots were under water for 6 days. I threw both pair in their own wash with Woolite and a capful of Tide. They came out wonderful with no stench at all. I put several towels in the boots and let them air dry. They are 2 sizes too small now! :( I am going to wet them again and use a boot stretcher with the towels. Maybe that will work.
Yes, it isn't ideal to wash your boots using this specific method unless your boots are in such dire condition (as mine were). The way I looked at it was you can either toss your filthy boots into the trash, try to surface clean it like how UGG suggest you do and get terrible results or you can wash it to the extremely like how it is demonstrated here. If you have lightly soiled boots then refer to my factory recommended cleaning procedure which can be found here: ua-cam.com/video/aFWQvHJ7UxY/v-deo.html
@ Sabrina Pereira - definitely DO NOT use oxyclean detergent on your uggs unless you really don't care if you ruin them. Woolite or sheepskin wash only. Rinse and rinse and rinse when done and make sure they're as dry as you can get them when you're doing washing them.
Can you still use this washing method for pink ugg boots? my daughter LIVES in her ugg boots in the winter and I purchased the UGG cleaning kit but not sure its going to work
Yes you can, it depends on the hue of the pink uggs because like I've written MULTIPLE times in my description - the dye DOES run and fading will occur. If you have baby pink (very light) then this method will likely cause you ZERO issues. If you have fuchsia colors ones then be aware that there will be significant dye loss. My recommendation is to try to watch my other UGG cleaning video first to see if that works and if you're not satisfied with the cleaning then use this method in this video.
How do I wash them if my top loader machine has a center agitator? You mentioned previously in the comments that it will tear them apart? Also, do I tumble them dry on delicate/low setting?
I do not recommend a top loader with a centre agitator. It will destroy them. I also said in my video to NEVER put them in a dryer as it will shrink them so much that they may be unwearable after that. The exception to that is if you live in a super humid climate and have no means to dry your boots otherwise that you could put them into a drying rack (if your dryer has one) and then run it on super ultra low heat (or plain air mode) to help speed up the drying.
@ esmeralda Mancera - you don't. You simply wear your boots and look at the stains to remind you to be very careful around anything dirty or wet. Seriously - I get my boots a tiny bit wet and unfortunately water stains are left behind to remind me not to do that again. If you wash your boots you're going to make the dye run and fade which to some may be worse than the water stain itself. Enjoy the boots and when they're filthy like mine were then wash them. Washing boots to get rid of just water stains is a bad idea.
I JUST FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO A T. MY UGGS CAME OUT AS GOOD AS NEW INCLUDING THE WASHING MACHINE. DONE BE AFRAID, JUST DO IT.YOUL BE HAPPY TOOOOO.
Thank you so much for sharing this info. Did a pair of boots I found at a garage sale and they were really bad, now they practically look new!! Woo hoo!!
Hey! Your video was very useful to clean my classic Uggs.I have a question: how do you clean sequin Uggs? I have 2 pairs and do not how to clean them and I am afraid t to damage them using the wash machine... Thanks for all your help.
Alejandra Rodríguez Peña I have the same sequin pair as you do! LOL j/k! You can essentially wash them the same way but instead of using a cloth use a very soft and tiny sponge to clean them up in the sink. Don't put them in the washing machine and to dry them you're going to need to find a super absorbent cloth (thing of a car shammy they work wonders) to stuff into the boot to suck up all the water in them. When the shammy is fully of water wring the shammy cloth out and repeat until you get out as much water from the sheepskin as you can. Hopefully that will be enough to make them quite dry and from that point you'll need to get a lot of air into them to dry them fast otherwise you can develop mold in them. Hope that helps.
Very good tutorial! I was wondering about my very old limited edition pink tall classic uggs, they have weird brown/greenish stains at the very top and i don't want people to see that so I have to roll them down 24/7 I has 2 other pairs too, one I used this technique on and it worked very well thank you, please help about the pink ones!!
@ Francesca Skip - you can use a little bit of "shout" gel pre-treat. Just use a little bit of it and VERY gently work it into the stain and let it sit for about 15 minutes and then spot wash and rinse the stained areas. Repeat the treatment if you see an improvement. If you don't then just proceed to wash the boots like how I demonstrated in the video to "even" out the colour of the boot. You can't possibly make the stain worse than it already is. Even if the dye or the colour on the top section is a bit off nobody would see it anyways which isn't any different than what you're doing today. REMEMBER TO BRUSH EXTREMELY GENTLE otherwise you risk ruining the finish of the suede/sheepskin. Good luck and report back to see if my tip helped at all. Thanks!
No the Bailey button triplets are my wife's boots. As a guy that LOVES wearing UGGs that the most I can push that I am comfortable with is the classic short and classic talls. I can tell you from my wife's feedback that she likes both the triplet and the classic talls. Talls for their iconic "hugged" feel and the triplets b/c of their cute flair. If you need more room for your calves then the bailey triplet is the better choice b/c there is more "give" in them.
They do using this method or the factory approved method (which I did a video on as well). All that needs to be done is massage the sheepskin in your hands, then brush them in one direction using a shoe/suede brush and then wearing them. They'll soften up and stretch out just like new again.
Isn't the nape of the suede/sheepskin going to totally flattened out by this process? It seems to me that just getting my UGG boots wet at all can ruin the nape. Talc was better for drying small wet spots than just leaving them, but it only worked for water. When some cat food dripped onto one of my UGGs the nape was destroyed in that spot. Same for any hair product or what not. I cannot tell for sure, but it looked like the pair you washed was pretty well done as far as having any nape. Since they were old that may have been the case before you washed them. But new, or very well cared for UGGs will have a nape that gives them the fuzzy look and feel on the surface. Can you comment on this?
yes the nap on the suede over time especially when uggs get wet (not from washing from from snow and rain and sleet) pretty much kills the nap. Washing them of course doesn't help but since the nap is already more or less gone and done for that you don't really have much to lose. Either have ugly dirty smelly boots or clean boots that people can clearly recognize as uggs that are clean and "presentable". My other Uggs (like the new pair at the end of the video) I only wear when it is dry out and rarely if ever do I wear them when the conditions outside are less than ideal. Pretty much it has to be cold and dry before I dare set foot in my better condition pairs of boots. i was just staring at my grey pair of Uggs this afternoon admiring the fuzzyiness of the nap on the boot :)
i' ve wathched the video and i am thinking of following your instructions. though i would like to have your opinion first. i owe a pair of ugg boots for at least 4 years and i didn't have the need to clean them (they have been warn extremly carefully). the fact is that the inside fur isn't any more fluffy and in the winter it's not that warm. i noticed than after the washing machine your boots came out really fluffy. is the washing machine the key or it wiuld have been enough to hand wash them?
it is actually a combination of both. The fluffiness comes from the "agitation" from washing and the removal of all the sweat, dirt and oils that got transferred to the wool from your feet/legs. If you've been particularly careful with your Uggs I would advise to not wash them this way and if it just the fur you want to fluff up then you should just use a comb or a fine tooth hairbrush to bring the "nap" back up.
yep, I have tossed Uggs into the wash (front loader only on hand wash mode) when I'm not interested in hand washing them. Get perfect results almost every time.
@piercedasian Hey! I washed mine as you suggested and now they're are fully dry and they have some dark brown spots on them. Almost like the dye has come to the surface in some spots. They were Chestnut in color. When I cleaned them in the sink, lots of dye was in the water. Are they salvageable or should I trash them?
no need to trash them. The dark spots is likely the dye pooling and drying in certain spots on the boot. I've run into that problem a few times and you pretty much a few options. 1. You can give them a thorough brushing with a soft brush and then just wear them the way they are. 2. You can rewash them to get MORE dye out of the boot. 3. You can trash the boot although I don't recommend that as it is very wasteful for an otherwise fine pair of boots. They might not look as nice as brand new BUT they're very much usable and I'm assuming that because you washed them using my method that chances are they were pretty dirty. I would opt for either option 1 or 2. Depends how bad they are.
Yes!!! I meant to respond, thanks so much!! It was exactly what you said. The dye had pooled in spots. That 2nd wash got excess dye out, they look great! Thanks!!
that is great news. I had to finally wash my grey classic tells and I really didn't want my dye to run but alas it was so badly water stained from wearing them on the west coast in a rainy park and well... they weren't every quite the same as they were when they looked practically new. Oh well, more reasons for me to buy new Uggs :)
Does regular clothes detergent work? Such as tide.My uggs have a HUGE water stain like almost half of my boots are chocolate brown.They're also extremely rough.I walked into a huge puddle.How long did it take for them to dry with this method? Please give me detailed information! Thanks!:)
I would not use Tide on them b/c unlike Woolite or the Ugg branded cleaner, Tide and other brands of laundry detergents have whiteners and trace amounts of bleach in them to "brighten" clothes up. Uggs are already notoriously bad for running dye when wet so you want to keep as much of that dye in the boot as possible so adding whiteners and brighteners into the wash water is a big no no. My Uggs dried by a heat register in about a 24 hour period. Keep in mind that if you have a front loader (NEVER USE A TOP LOADER) washing machine that you could put it through a spin cycle to extract most of the water out and then air dry them like how I did it. In order for Uggs to dry properly they need as much water removed as possible.
Not even that are cleaner, also wool inside of boots get more puffier and return in it shape. Everyone are making so much big of a deal. I get it, leather can strech up when it is wet (clean it with cold/lukewarm water) and it can lose it's natural shape. But if you clean stain by stain, you will end up with only more washed out stains (colour will fade only on parts where stain was). Everyone can say what they wanna say and do. But picture says it all, ugg boots are looking much better. Just wanna remind if people will be using this method, to not trying to rush to dry the boots.. do not use some kind of radiator or heater to dry it cause the leather will strech out. Try to dry it in normal room temperature.
Eviano, thank you for acknowledging my cleaning efforts! People make a big stink over washing them this way and they don't read the description beforehand to understand the circumstances and context as to WHY I cleaned them this way. In the end if I didn't clean my Uggs this way I would've thrown them in the trash but after cleaning them I got another 2 years of wear out of them before they developed a hole in them. If memory serves me correctly I got 7 years worth of wear in these boots which is nothing short of amazing!
Let me tell you something if your boots fall apart in the washing machine they are either fake or you washed them with an agitator. Ugg boots were made for surfers in Australia for when they come out of the cool water to keep their feet dry and warm. So i mean there is your water salt and sand. So they were made to last.
That is actually not true at all. Uggs boots are a “style” of the boot. While the modern Ugg boot is reminiscent of what the original was, that the modern Ugg boot from the Decker shoe company is modernized and more about the look than it is about durability. That being said I would still agree that fake uggs would fall apart in no time. My uggs have lasted an extremely long time but that is because I took decent care of them until the soles were almost worn through. At that point no amount of care would’ve saved them from the inevitable aside from cleaning them up to make them visually presentable.
I have bought the Ugg Cleaning Kit, and just cleand in with it. Your video is interesting and doesn t need any investment. Hope the Ugg Cleaner will clean the salt from the snow...What do you thing, will it clean it? Thanx
@ Jesse TheBullTerrier - Yes the UGG cleaner will work just fine. In fact I used that cleaner for years before I switched over to the cheaper and equally effective Woolite. Use the UGG wash in the sink and then use about 3 tablespoons of it in a front loader washer and put it through a double rinse cycle. You will be pleasantly surprised how clean they'll come out! Just make sure you get off as much soil as you can by hand BEFORE you put it into the front loader. Gently brush the seams with the included UGG brush to really get the boots to look like new.
Great video! I'm wondering in one of your comment you advise against washing only slightly dirty boots. I have a pair that I got last Christmas, wore maybe a dozen times before the weather warmed up and are very clean, not perfectly clean but very close. However, I did not spray them with water and stain repellent. Now that I have the spray to protect them; if I spray them without washing first will I be locking in the very few little stains they do have? Would it be a good idea to wash them before spraying?
Natalie, you do NOT need to wash the boots prior to spraying them with the water repellant spray. Contrary to popular belief, you won't be actually completely sealing in the dirty into the sheepskin, in fact you'll likely be doing your boots justice by getting that protectant spray on sooner than later. The repellant spray is actually a silicone spray that gives it water repellency and the spray forms a very fine layer between the outside environment and the sheepskin. Over time and from normal wear and tear the spray does eventually break down and dirty will continue soiling the sheepskin. The trick is to prevent the boots from getting dirty in the first place AND to ensure you that you occasionally clean and brush the sheepskin and reapply repellant. The best thing to do is use a vacuum cleaner to suck off as much dirt as you can (and the dirt you might not even see) and then spot clean the areas that are dirty. When the boot is completely dry spray it down with plenty of repellant spray. You need not worry about over applying. I have sprayed the sheepskin with repellant to the point where the sheepskin had a darkened and "wet" appearance. Despite directions to not over apply protectant I've NEVER run into a situation where a boot got ruined because I applied a little too much spray. 7 pairs of Uggs over the last 8 years and I have only retired 1 pair so far (pair #1) because it developed a huge hole in the toe area. The remaining 6 pairs I have all look new (including the pair in the video that I washed) and that is because I got to great lengths to prevent staining in the first place. Spray spray spray. Your boots will thank you for doing so.
+Purrrfection x I've never personally tried using the MGK shoe cleaner so use at your own discretion. Spot test if need be BUT remember when you wash your boots like how I did you can expect the boots color to fade.
My uggs got wet I didn't know you aren't supposed to go in the snow with them.the sheepskin is very ruff and dry can you give me any advice? I would appreciate it!
take a very soft bristle brush and give the sheepskin a gentle brushing to bring the nap back up. Don't brush too aggressively as you can damage the sheepskin. The brush you're using would be the same softness as a baby hair brush or much softer than a very worn out toothbrush.
Thank you soooo much this video helped meeeeee soooo much and I wish I watched this first before I cleaned my daughter uggs but it was useful bc I was like why is the color coming off and o got so angry that I thought that I ruined then and we bought them yesterday but thank you sooo much you're great
+Raquel Tacuri glad you liked my video. Just remember that it is best to only use this extreme washing technique for REALLY badly soiled Uggs. uggs get their deep rich colors using a dyeing method that doesn't retain the dye like how clothing would. Gentle spot cleaning is best for light soiling. As you can see from my video my Uggs were salt and water and dirt stained beyond belief so what better way to clean them than to wash it like I wash clothing ?
no, NEVER put Uggs in a dryer as the heat will shrink them and destroy them permanently. Just stuff them with dry towels or even newspaper to absorb the water and to hold it's shape. Change the towels often and if you can put the boots beside an air vent (so the moving air can help dry it faster). For example when my furnace is running I put my Uggs BESIDE the heat register. The heat coming from the heating system in my home isn't hot enough to shrink my boots but it drys it up very quickly.
Instead of using Woolite could you use baby shampoo on the boots? I've heard that you can also clean them with that, but i would like your opinion on it if you don't mind.
I would rather gradually deteriorate the boots instead of wearing dirty, gross boots for a little longer until you have to buy a new pair anyway. Thanks for the video! Mine are faux suede JustFab fuzzies from years ago and I'm not sure what the best method would be to clean the inside? I highly doubt it's sheepskin in there. I wish they were more transparent so I had a clue of how to clean them, cuz I don't want to destroy them in one go lol
I’d say if you’re not sure on how to clean your boots that you watch my other Ugg cleaning video first and try that before doing the extreme dunk and rinse like you saw in this video. I completely agree with you that I’d rather wear clean boots any day of the week than some dingy gross looking one.
Hmm, so I went through some wet snow and now the boots look very dark colored just from being wet, how i go about getting rid of that any clue? Just need to be brushed or a full clean? Thanks for video though, pretty helpful for future.
if the staining isn't so bad then just brush them and continue on with wearing them. Only wash them in extreme circumstances where they're so dingy and ratty looking that there is no hope to get your boots clean using other methods.
Spray them down with some water repellant and once they're dried wear them and they will stretch back out. Some degree of shrinkage CAN happen but in most cases there usually isn't enough shrinkage to be noticeable. Just remember when drying them that you don't use too much heat (i.e a clothes dryer) otherwise they will shrink more than it should.
Thanks so much for sharing. Was the inside fluffy at all after cleaning? I tried on a new pair & I miss the super soft lining. I want to buy the new pair which is a different style, but also revive my old pair.
The insides will never be like new as they do crush down and while you can brush the insides back up that it won’t ever be as good as new. Either way just make sure you read my detailed description before proceeding. I have an alternate UGG cleaning video. Search my channel. That method will for sure not make the dye run. Good luck!
Glad you found it useful. I own MANY pairs of UGGs in different styles and colours (all classic look of course) I've learned a great deal on how to keep them clean and in as mint condition as I can humanly make it. The key to keeping the boots is prevention in the first place. Unfortunately prevention isn't always feasible or practical so hence why I created this cleaning tutorial! Good luck!
@ Lori Ganjian - only much better if you've prevented your boots from getting badly soiled otherwise I would argue that it isn't any different in terms of cleaning ability. Each to their own :)
Hey chief just wanted to mention how brave and controversial this video was, you have inspired countless others to wash their ratty looking uggs for the mere trade-off of a lighter complexion. I for one don't judge uggs by the hue of their pigment, but instead how clean and well looked after they are.
Just wanted to give you my support, in these brutal times, stay strong King.
Thanks for the encouraging words! It always amazes me at the hate/negative comments on the video when people are too lazy to read the description or understand the context around the "why's" for cleaning in the manner that I did. I actually have BOTH cleaning vids on my channel. The wild and crazy way as show here and the factory approved method in another. Bottom line is I want my Uggs to last forever and the only way I can make that happen is make sure I take good care of them. Thanks for watching!
Tried this, worked out amazingly well!! I did only the first step, and let them dry by the heater stuffed with cloths and paper towel. It took around 40h to dry completly. Surprisingly the color didn't fade away, even tho a lot of ink came out during the process. Inside the boot it's very fluffy and the outside is a bit rough but nothing that a conditioner or a good brush wouldn't solve. Strongly recommend, my boots were very dirty because of rain and heavy snow! (I don't care to use them in those conditions, and they look like new now). Thanks a lot for the tip!!! PS: i used warm water and normal gentle detergent to clean, and cold water at the end of the process.
glad it worked out good for you. Yes, snow and winters wreak havoc on uggs and unfortunately conventional cleaning methods just don't work all that good. I wouldn't wash lightly soiled boots using this method but for boots like ours we didn't have much to lose. Glad you got new life from your Uggs. I'm looking forward to wearing mine again all winter long when I'm out and about and at the office :)
what exactly did you do?? I have a pair of ugg boots that are stained from rain water and I don’t know how to clean them because I do not have the ugg cleaning kit
Sandy Franco you can diy your own cleaner, using small amount of detergent ,and a little bit white vinegar, add them into water, I’d say the ratio is about 1:0.5:5,
Just a friendly recommendation, to keep them from hardening after drying you can use the brush that comes with the cleaning supplies from UGG (or something similar like a scrubbing brush), And brush the outside of the shoe. They tend to feel stiff after contact with large amounts of liquid, so this can help lessen the effects.
Thank you for sharing your method! I wash all my sneakers (including suede) with water and mild detergent as well. I totally agree to wash Ugg INSIDE with water and detergent. To me, it is way too GLOSS to keep wearing the fluffy boots against my feet without occasionally washing the boots. Sanitary and cleanness are far more important to me! Thank you and your end result is really great!
glad you liked my vid. It isn't the perfect or preferred way to clean boots if you want them to look factory fresh but if your boots are beyond repair like mine were then this way will absolutely make them like new again and smell and FEEL fresh. Thank you for watching!
@Brian Rogers - although not as common as the # of women wearing these boots I can assure you that Ugg does definitely make boots for men in the exact cut and the exact style and in the most common colors. Ugg since 2010 has since discontinued their classic talls (probably due to lack of popularity) but the men and women's boot sizing is essentially the same. Not so surprisingly women have taken the iconic Ugg boot and made it their own but that doesn't mean that men don't or shouldn't have access to the same boot.
+piercedasian Ugg was originally a boot Australian surfers wore in the 60's to keep feet warm in winter and cool in summers, as we all know it was a predominantly male sport then, so you are right with the boots gender neutrality.
West End Girl - 100% agree with you. Oddly somehow women made Uggs their own when in reality it was created by a man.
they still sell the classic talls i have seen them in stores before
@ Mincraft Gamergirl - yes they still sell the classic talls (but in women's sizing) but since 2010 they no longer market the classic talls in men's sizing. I've compared the boots men's and women's classic series boots and they're 100% identical sans the sizing. If you're a men's size 8 then you're women's 9. I love my classic talls and that's all I'll ever buy...
piercedasian oh lol i thought u meant the women's classic boots 😂
Great technique, thanks!
I actually throw my Uggs in a regular top loader and never had any issues. I live in an apartment complex, so I suppose our washer is a regular one without any fancy settings. One things that I do to protect them a little better is either washing them with a couple of other items or a laundry bag for delicates. Look like new every time :).
Yes and I've noticed when I do this, the inner fur always fluffs right back up!
So the washer didn’t ruin them long as u put them in w something else cuz I want to put I’m afraid
@@aaliyahli6661 I’m scared to also. I’m gonna wash them in my bathtub by hand
@ jq C - no you can't use a top loader because:
1. If your washer has a centre agitator then it will literally tear you boots apart from the agitator action.
2. If you have a MODERN top loader I'm assuming it has a "clothes bouncer" plate agitator on the bottom. It won't wash well either b/c it doesn't "tumble" the boots in water. The HE top loaders use so little water that I often wonder how it washes clothing properly.
Your options:
1. Wash by hand only.
2. Find a friend or family member that has a front loader.
Makes me laugh people are “cringing” the boots look amazing! I just bought some stained in the front from water (it has no odor)from a thrift store for $7 going to try this. Thank you.
Yeah they cringe b/c they don't understand or fail to listen to the context and reasons as to WHY the boots had to be cleaned this way. Yes, this is NOT the approved or preferred method of cleaning but if you've got so much filth on the boots that no surface sponge cleaning is going to clean them properly. These boots were going into the trash so as a last resort I decided to clean them this way. So glad I did as I got many more years of use out of them before I finally tossed them b/c they developed a hole.
About a week ago my best friend and I visited her wedding location which was in the middle of a field on a farm. Like a complete and total idiot, I walked across the freshly watered field and totally damaged my 5 month old Uggs. They wedding spot was near a creek so not only are they water damaged but covered in this weird red mud. So it's just a mess. I have tried several times to clean it following the instructions on the UGG website, but they keep getting worse. I thought they were ruined for good. I really feel like this might save them. I can't wait to try this method!
@ adalide - just remember that whenever you wash UGGS no matter the method you're undoubtedly going to make the dye run. The boot WILL look faded compared to brand new but I would imagine that it would look BETTER than what they look like now. Worth a try as I think at this point you have nothing to lose. As a tip rinse off as much mud as you can first before washing otherwise you're just depositing the mud back onto the boots.
@ gymnastluvszebra - great suggestion about brushing the surface of the Uggs to soften and raise the nap on the sheepskin. I have definitely done that many times BUT I should warn those that are doing it to be GENTLE when doing so. Ugg sheepskin is extremely soft and delicate and if you brush too hard you could damage the nap and it WILL be noticeable.
I have done this - washed my Ugg boots in the washer - maximum water load. After the complete cycle (delicates), I stuffed the boots with paper towel to stretch it to its original shape. I DID NOT DRY IN THE DRYER! I let it air dry for about 1 week -- I put it under my desk in my bedroom. When it wss dry, I brushed the suede back (using a soft toothbrush) to make it have its texture back, then I sprayed it with a suede protector (I used Clark's). My 5 yr old and 2 yr old Ugg boots look as good as new - even the color is the same as new.
that is great news! Glad to know that my viewers are replying back with their results. My Uggs are probably due for yet another wash (winters here kill all Uggs the moment you step in snow + salt. Good that you stuffed your boots to soak up the water. Great job and may you get many more years out of your boots :)
@ 227ellie227 - although the instructions do state to not get them wet in practical use they will inevitably get wet and in doing so is no different than one washing it. It raises the question of what's worse, water or dirt that will in the long run ruin the fabric/sheepskin. Having cleaned many pairs of boots specifically Uggs I can assure you that washing a dirty ratty pair of boots to make them clean is far better than leaving them dirty. Unless one lives in California or in a very warm climate I doubt one can prevent their Uggs from getting dirty at all. In the automotive industry they use sheepskin cloths all the time to dry cars and those cloths are no different and those cloths get wet 7 days a week 20 times a day with no ill effects.
Each to their own beliefs I guess.
Excellent video & information especially your step-by-step presentation. I just found a pair of lavender Uggs that are very dirty inside & out! I went ahead & got them because they're practically unworn (just look like she was hanging out in a mechanic shop). With your technique's I think these can come back quite a bit, Thanks!
Glad you liked my video! The nice thing about the lavender uggs is that b/c they're such a light color that knowing the dye will run and fade on them, that b/c the boots are already so light colored that you'd be hard pressed to notice. I ironically picked up 2 NEW pairs of lavender colored uggs b/c I'm so obsessed with these boots. I am not daring enough to wear the super light colored ones out (sage blossom) but I'll rock the heathered lilac ones one on the fairweather days :). Good luck and I'd love to see the post cleaning results from you if you don't mind sharing them to piercedasian@gmail.com
Anyone else cringes while him soaking it in water
Me! I was the whole time. I told my husband that my stomach was in knots watching him soak the boots. 😳
+Randi Booth it isn't that bad. Trust me, when your boots are so dirty that you can't clean them any other way this method has been the ONLY method that has proven to work. I'm not implying that everyone go and soak their boots in water. Different degrees of dirty require different cleaning methods. My method is for the extremely dirty boots (can't help in Canadian winters) so hence why the drastic method of cleaning. The key to clean boots is prevention but with winters and slush and salt... there isn't a chance in heck that you'd be able to completely protect your uggs short of never wearing them.
yup me!
Doom Slayer well I leave in Montreal Canada where the winter is,awful full snow water and calcium and each winter I'm saying no uggs this year but.. those are soo comfy. but this winter is awful its not cold do there is,water and calcium more than usual. I need to really need to know how make it disappear for the 1st time idk anymore anyone knows? what the sold me at the store is shit!!
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@ Lori Martin - The pilling is likely because there was something rubbing on them (pant leg or against each other when you're sitting). You'd clean them by washing them using a similar technique like what I've shown and then to remove the pilling you can use a "lint shaver" to remove the excess fibres/pills on the surface paying careful attention that the lint shaver isn't going to be snagging the actual knitting of the boot. I've helped people solve the same exact issue you're experiencing so I know it can be done.
@ Cathryn Carroll - as long as the boot dryer doesn't get too hot then you're probably fine. I leave my Uggs beside a heat register so I'm not directly blasting hot furnace heat on it and generally speaking within 24 hours my boots are bone dry and ready to be sprayed with water and soil repellant spray.
I cleaned as you directed, came out totally new. 👍👍👍👍Use cold water delicate cycle after pre clean .
2years dirt in & out all gone. No fade .Thank you.👍Thank you.👍
that is AWESOME news. I never understood why there are so many haters on this specific video. People complain about fading their boots when I CLEARLY state in my description that this method is for the most extreme cases.... haters will be haters I guess...
Oh my gosh! Was definitely apprehensive about this method, but the end result looks brand new!
I was too the very first time I tried it but I figured when my first pair of Uggs looks super ratty that I figured I had nothing to lose. I've got so many pairs of these boots and I've cleaned them in this manner over and over again will no ill effects. My oldest pair is 8 years old and they look new still. Did you try this cleaning technique already?
Great job! I have 13 pairs of Ugg boots and what I know so far is to not soak them in water. I use Ugg cleaning kit to clean them and after about 8 years, they still look like new
@ ellamae La Valley - if it didn't work I wouldn't be making a video on it that has had over 200, 000 views and over 1000 likes...
It does work EXTREMELY well but just remember to keep your expectations realistic. The uggs will fade and never be like a new new pair with deep, rich color. The intent of my video was to demonstrate how to revive a filthy pair of Uggs that cannot be salvaged otherwise.
I've done it countless times to many pairs for myself, my spouse and friends and they've all turned out very clean - albeit faded from the original color. However, that being said, if your pair of boots was super ratty already then you don't really have anything to lose right?
All you have to do to restore the color and fix any deep stains is to recolor them using suede dye! After you've cleaned them up as best as ya can, choose a dye color you love and dye them according to the instructions per the brand of dye. Let sit at least 24 hours and stuff them with plastic trash or grocery bags and voila! Brand new. Still have some wrinkling at the toes? Or elsewhere? Treat the boot with water sealer, let dry, then cover the wrinkled area with a wash cloth and gently iron with a hot iron on low to medium heat. If the toes are the wrinkled area, make sure you've still got them stuffed with plastic bags and stuffed very well before you iron. I hope this helps someone one day!
@ Courtney Silverlake - you're very welcome! Hope it works as good for you as it does for my boots!
Thanks So Much... I just got a pair and Your video has been very understanding and yet very informative... Thankyou Again for your help.
you're most welcome. Thanks for watching!
No don’t it will ruin ur boots never do this
Thank you so much for your video, I follow your instructions and decided to try to do this in my washing machine I was a little afraid but I have too many pairs to clean by hand was too much to do a total of 7 boots, they came out fantastic I used woolite extra delicate didn’t find the Zero in my area, 30 mins after all Uggs my children’s and mine are air drying and perfectly clean.
glad you found the technique useful. Although the boots will lose color and fade the point is that I'd rather have cleaned faded boots than to have filthy ratty looking ones. Where I live there is snow so avoiding any moisture and salt is next to impossible.
I did this to my daughter's UGG's. They were filthy from the winter...mud, salt, plus stains from where the wet snow had caused the dye to run. It was either try to wash them or throw them out, and well, seeing as she has only had them since Xmas, I could not stomach throwing them out. So I washed them in the sink. Did they fade? Yes, a bit. But the colour is still a nice tan colour, and the boots are SPOTLESS!! My niece has 10 pairs of uggs and she told me she has cleaned every one of them in the sink at one time or another and prolonged the life of them big time.
glad my technique worked for your boots. Yes it is amazing how many people don't think this is an effective or appropriate way to clean Uggs. To your point if the boots were destined for the trash then you may as well give it a shot as you've got nothing to lose! Thanks for watching!
Yes!! I figured I had nothing to lose, and even went ahead and recommended to my daughter's friend's mom after I saw the final dried result because I was so pleased.
yep exactly. I wish people would read my video description to properly "level set expectations". Oh well, there will always be haters..
I would like to add that to those that worry about fading from washing, you can re-dye them using a aerosol spray dye. I sprayed my daughter’s tan boots with the Tana renew spray in brown and the colour was back to the original color. It took 5 minutes to do.
I don’t no why everyone’s commenting negatively I think they look really nice even with the color faded but because there so clean and in good shape it looks like that’s the color it’s supposed to be GOOD JOB
Thanks for the positive support. Haters will be haters and people often fail to read my detailed description on the video on WHEN they should and shouldn't use this cleaning technique.
Thank you! I'm also Canadian my Ugg boots got soaked in slush this week and smelled awful (they're 2 years old and had been getting grimy, but this really made them unwearable). It left a 2" ring of thick, hardened salt when they dried. I followed your instructions (using Eucalan because that's what I had on hand) and they are now nearly dry and looking brand new. They are black Bailey buttons and I was prepared for fading but it's hardly noticeable. The outside is a little stiff but they've gotten wet before and I know they'll soften up again. Thanks for sharing your method. I'm going to send it to my husband so he can clean his pair!
It is amazing how many ignorant people are out there questioning the cleaning method that I've demonstrated when no other technique works as good for really stained/filthy boots.
I have YET to see anyone do cleaning video where the boot was actually dirty. There are the lame vids showing people sponging their boots off cleaning to "clean them" yet the boot they're cleaning looks brand new still - foolish attempts at trying to show the cleaning procedure for an already clean boot.
My video clearly shows dirt, baby poop and salt/water stains and of course they come out near perfect b/c there is no other way to clean them well than how I demonstrated.
Thank you for being appreciative an open minded to try my technique. It will serve you well.
piercedasian OK so I have this pair from moons ago and they are filthy. they look hopeless to me but I want to give them to my niece after cleaning. I don't know where to start so I saw your video. going to try it out. I hope this works!!
did your boots end up cleaning up reasonably well?
piercedasian no :( I think mine were beyond repair. they are crusty and didn't really get the cleaner feeling after. oh well! I must admit I may have not been detailed at each step; didn't have patience :(
Thanks! My UGG'S needed you ! You give an informative, thorough video -
@ Ezme Perez - it depends... how bad are the water stains and are your boots in rough enough looking shape that warrants you to wash them? Just remember that when you wash them the dye does run and some degree of fading does occur on colour boots. The only boot that won't fade or have dye run is the sand coloured ones b/c there is no dye in that particular colour of Uggs. If the stains are really minor I would NOT use this method to remove them.
This is a great video and a good method to use for anyone who buys used Ugg boots. I would never even consider buying used Ugg boots because I thought they couldnt be cleaned inside and out. This video is proof they can.
While I'm personally biased against buying used shoes in general that yes, cleaning this way will assure you that they're clean as clean can get. Not the preferred method to use to clean them because it is quite aggressive but if you've got trashed boots like mine then there are no limits as to what I'll do to try to salvage a perfectly good pair of boots. If your boots are lightly soiled then look at my other Ugg cleaning video that is the FACTORY APPROVED method.
I love when he says “boot” or aboot great accent and I love Uggs! I wear them year around!
It's alway funny to hear someone say I have an accent as I clearly don't notice it or hear it. Uggs are the best and I'd wear them all year round too if I could!
@ guinevere vandervoss - yes UGGs occasionally do need a bit of TLC and if they're ratty lookin' this is the best way to revive them :)
Nice video this helped me, also a tip when doing this u can spray the inside of the boots with peroxide and let it sit a little inside the boots so it can kill any bacteria build up from sweat, really helps to get that extra bit of clean in.
great tips. I'll have to try the peroxide trick myself the next time I wash my uggs.
Thanks, Cool let me know how it turns out for you!
@ Bianca Cent - oil stain? I wouldn't wash the entire boot in an attempt to remove the one oil stain. Instead get some baby powder and place plenty of it on the stain. What you want it to do is absorb the oil away from the sheepskin. The downside to this is you'll need to let the baby or talcum powder sit on the stain for at least a week's time. Once a week has passed vacuum off the powder and see if the stain persists or looks "wet" still. If it has faded you can repeat to see if it pulls more "oil" out of the sheepskin. Try that first and report back on the results. If all else fails then you'll need to spot clean with something that will dissolve oil but won't harm the sheepskin.
@ Marlena Atene - only use this procedure if your boots are super grungy and expect that you'll get a clean but faded pair of boots of this whole process. If you've got nothing to lose like I did in my vid then I can assure you that this won't destroy your boots. I'd rather wear a clean but faded pair of Uggs than to wear dirty gross looking boots.
@ Victoria Seal - yes the process and associate risks with washing using this method is identical.
People may not agree with the method but they gotta admit those are some clean boots
Glad you liked the clean boots. Lots of haters on this vid because they claim that washing it like this will ruin the boots. Done it a million times and those exact boots lasted 8 years!
@ Zammy Pual - Yes please do share this vid, share as many vids as you can. I love Uggs and that means I do my very best to keep them in MINT condition.
Thank you.
This kind of clean I was looking for.
Not only clean outside.
Clean inside as well, so many gem inside over winter, get disappear.
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you're welcome! Yes this cleaning method is very extreme and should only be used for the filthiest of boots. I have another Ugg cleaning video on my channel that is much gentler and less invasive for boots that are only mildly dirty. Glad it worked out for you.
@ John Doe - Interesting suggestion. I can't say I've tried them but next time I wash my wife's black uggs I may just try what you suggested!
I wash all of my Uggs with great results. I even had an old black pair that was very faded from several washings, I used Kiwi leather dye (nothing to lose) and essentially painted them. They looked great and lasted a couple more winters! Fyi...I've heard the Kiwi dye is more of a paint than but they looked great and weren't really stiff. I was going to toss them anyway so like I said, nothing to lose!
I've also heard for oil stains that rubbing the spot with white chalk helps absorb ;)
Hi! Very nice tutorial! Do you recommend a stain and water repellant protectant spray from a different brand?
Thanks so much for your prompt response. I certainly would prefer to keep the boots brown to going black. I have no idea what the stains are and the talc didn't work, nor did a spot remover, which I also daringly tried. Thanks for the tip about the olive oil.
Leone Leighton Let me know how that works.... as a mechanic my hands are constantly covered in thick impossible to wash off grease. It wasn't until a painter friend of mine told me about cooking oil and how a lightweight oil will dissolve a heavy weight oil or grease. It should be super easy to wash off afterwards.
piercedasian Success! I noticed when I used the UV3 spot remover for fabrics that it shifted the stain, so this time I targeted the spot and used an absorbent cloth and when the dark brown dye came up, the colour underneath matched the boot. So I'm guessing it wasn't oil but the suede dye that had pooled in places. Glad I didn't have to resort to olive oil.
that's great news! So did your Uggs turn out to be almost brand new looking after the washings?
Well, I have a pair of four year old boots that I was gonna put in the curb, like I did my previous two pairs because they had stained and lost the fluff in the bottom. Well no I’m chucking them in the washer! I just bought a new pair too. When they get super worn that’s what I’m doing too!
yeah it really does help reduce waste. Due to the delicate nature of these boots that they can soil and look ratty pretty quick.
I have a thrift store pair of brown uggs that have very large dark stains which I assumed was oil or water. I used vinegar on the salt stains first and it worked and then used your method. Unfortunately the dark stains did not change and I am thinking about dyeing them but I'm guessing I'd have to go dark, like black. I read about talc to lift stains. Any other suggestions?
Leone Leighton talc usually works only if the stain hasn't set. Do you think the dark spots are oil or perhaps something else? Since you were going to try something drastic like re-dying the boots that really your boots have nothing to lose in terms of fading. I would suggest that you try something drastic... BUT only if you're bold enough to try. Rub the oil spots with olive oil and give the spots a really good massage. The thinking here is that the lightweight olive oil will breakdown the heavier oils that are embedded in the boot. Once the heavy oils are broken down by olive oil then you can shampoo the boots with a stronger shampooing mixture and repeat if necessary. I'm willing to bet that you'll be able to get those oil stains out.
@ Liliana Rose - yep all 7 pairs in both classic shorts and classic talls :) The exception are the bailey boots which of course are my wifes boots. LOL!
Okay so how do I clean the Bailey bows ?
well if your bailey bows are really dirty and you want to use this technique (WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WILL FADE) you just have to be gentle with your washcloth to clean the bows up. I would recommend you try using a microfibre wash cloth dipped in your soap solution to see how well they clean up with the gentle wiping before doing the full immersion cleaning.
i threw mine in the washer and dryer and they came out looking like new
you could do that too but some washers can be quite hard on boots especially top loader machines.
For real
No they didn't they came out fucked up
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i got my uggs barley last week , barley wore it today , and my sister spilled a little bit of orange jiuce ,, is there an easier way to clean without handwashing them , can just wiping it with water work ?
Reading the comments cracks me up!! Watching them SOAKED made me cringe too, but that’s ONLY because we’ve all read the (almost worthless) Ugg care kit instructions & take that as gospel truth. Wrong I!! For seriously soiled Uggs, this method OBviously works.
I usually buy 2 of the exact same pair. One I try to keep nicer & one for everyday use. I can tell you from experience & hours of tedious work...unless your boots are brand new, the Ugg kit method does just about nothing. The only thing I’d even consider repurchasing is the protectant spray. I’ve taken before & after pics after using the Ugg kit method...& yep, all you get is a sore arm, plus time & $ lost. Whereas when I actually wash them like they’re delicates either in a machine, by hand, or both, using Woolite or the like...then put them on a high spin cycle...it’s the closest I can get my every day pair to look like my “fancy” pair again.
In short, his method works...no matter how cringy it is to watch.
How did you dry your uggs? understand that dye will come off after every wash, that sucks.
I accidentally spilled warm wax on my brand new Ugg boots 😣 the right boot had spots of wax all on the top and top leg. After trying to clean the boot, it actually looked worse lol I ran across this video last weekend and said fuck it, I ain't got nothing to lose at this point. I threw the boot in the washer. After washing it, I stuffed it with microfiber clothes and towels and threw it in the dryer with a large blanket to keep it from damaging the dryer. No heat for about 2 hours or so. Checked on it here n there, then I just let it dry for a few days. It looked bad still lol today I brushed it with the brush that came with the boots. My boot almost looks like the new one! Granted it'll never look identical, but hey, it looks damn good! It will take some days, but it actually worked!! Thanks for posting this video. It saved me alot of money. Now I'm gonna return the pair I just bought to replace the damaged one.
Hey Joy that’s terrible that you got wax in your boots. While this washing technique would have likely made them look better that you could have in fact used tissue paper and a clothes iron to carefully heat the tissue paper over the wax to transfer from the suede to the paper. Next time (and hopefully there is never a next time) you can do that instead of having to wash the entire boot. Glad you managed to salvage the boots.
Those look really impressive after the wag. This Makes me so tempted to try to clean mine.
So long as you UNDERSTAND that color will bleed and fade. My boots were destined for the trash so this was lifesaver for them. I managed to get several more years of wear out of them before I finally pitched them b/c there was no sole left on them! Even when I threw them out they looked like new!
Please do not do this!! He did everything that you should not do to your UGG boots!
I don't understand why since he apparently has the ugg cleaning kit and each bottle has its instructions.
*you should never put your boots under water; instead, you use a clean sponge to wet them outside (but not on the inside).
*you should never put your boots in any machine (specially sheepskin boots!!)
When you see his boots at the end you can see how damaged they are (colour and texture)
Please use this video instead: ua-cam.com/video/dErUWPvIb_0/v-deo.html
+Nadia Rodriguez Nadia, although you are correct in that the Ugg cleaning kit has instructions on how to clean the boots I can assure you that their cleaning instructions are about as useful for a pair of boots that have never been ever worn or been stored in a dusty closet. Their instructions (which I have followed diligently for years) does nothing more than dust off any surface residues that have not "set" into the sheepskin. I probably will get better cleaning efficacy by using a vacuum cleaner and a dusting brush than to follow their "shampooing instructions".
What makes Ugg Australia's cleaning product and their "instructions" even more ridiculous is their recommendations against their owners to wear the boots in wet or snowy conditions. I don't get it... buy warm wooly boots to NOT wear them in cold weather (which typically comes with some degree of precipitation). Sorry I'm a realist and buy boots for their warmth and comfort and not just as a fashion item.
A pair of Uggs worn in winter conditions will undoubtedly get wet, get dirty, get stained and get worn out.... that unfortunately is reality. I challenge anyone that has actually worn their Uggs in wintery conditions and tell me the Ugg cleaning instructions made their boots look brand new. I'm betting not likely and if they say it worked then I'd like to see a full end to end video showing the entire process from start to finish that REMOVES ALL the staining - I have YET to see it anywhere.
I do not disagree with your statement that the color and texture isn't the same as new - absolutely it won't be. Uggs get their deep rich colors because of the dyeing method used. But I've said 100's of times in my comments to others that if your boots are ratty and beyond salvageable using traditional cleaning methods and they look like crap then you have nothing to lose using this cleaning method. My boots (as stated in my video) were water and salt stained, had oil stains (I am a mechanic) and even had baby poop on it b/c my son decided to let one loose while I was changing him. The Ugg factory recommended cleaning technique did nothing short of getting the outsides slightly damp and even smeared the dirt around the sheepskin.
To respond to your other comments:
"You should never put your bots under water, instead, you use a clean sponge to wet them outside (but not on the inside). -> So if a person wears their Uggs 10 hours a days, 8 months of the year for 8 years don't you think that even someone with the cleanest of feet would still perspire and sweat and eventually develop a shoe smell? How on earth do you expect to clean the inside of a boot? Sheepskin can get wet and in fact is used by professional car detailers to remove water off a car's delicate paint surface so you can't tell me that Ugg boots are any different. Water doesn't ruin them.
"You should never put your boots in any machine (specially sheepskin boots!!)." -> says who? Note that in my video I did clearly state only use a front load washing machine on delicate/handwash cycle with nothing else in the washer. The modern front loader washer is exceptionally gentle on clothing and shoes. There is no central agitator that could tear things up and the occasional tumbling action actually removes even MORE dirt than handwashing alone. The spin cycle is actually doing the boots a favor by rapidly removing all excess water do it can dry faster and not develop mold inside the wool. I think of the Ugg boot like a sheepskin chamois cloth that I use when I detail cars. Same material and thus same cleaning method. No harm done to date and I've easily washed 50 pairs of Uggs using this method. The results? A pair of uggs that are SPOTLESS (color faded slightly of course). No water, no salt, no dirt stains of any sort...
"When you see his boots at the end you can see how damaged they are (color and texture). -> I won't deny that boots will for sure fade and that the texture won't be ever be like "new suede" but I'd rather choose my end results than what I started with. If your boots are as ratty as mine then you'll be thankful they cleaned up as good as they did. That pair that I washed is easily 7-9 years old (I've lost track) and have been washed at least 7 times. They look *almost* as good as the day I bought them. That's impressive for a boot that has seen a lot of wear and washings. Did you know that dirty fabric is actually damaged more easily than clean fabric? Don't believe me? Go to any reputable sport wear website and look at their cleaning instructions. GoreTex for example clearly states that as their fabrics get soiled that they deteriorate faster than something that is clean.
The obvious thing to do is to avoid cleaning the boot at all using either the Ugg factory recommended technique or my extreme washing version. To avoid cleaning means you have to either avoid any sources of water or dirt or don't wear your boot which isn't always practical especially when these boots are typically worn in the winter months.
I own many pairs of the classic ugg boot, some are my daily beaters while my other pairs are strictly worn under ideal conditions where there is no chance of getting them wet or soiled. As the nice pairs age and wear down then get demoted to the daily wear boot where I'm not as concerned about getting them dirty. Shoes do after all wear out...
I ironed my moms uggs on high and they burned
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@@joahho6363 Lololol what???? Lol
Actually his boots look almost new again...just lighter.
In my opinion, the Ugg Kit method is absolutely worthless unless your boots are almost brand new...& what’s the point of cleaning brand new boots? Even though I’ve been trained to cringe at this video as well, for seriously soiled boots, this method actually works.
If you ever have a pair of Uggs you’re about to throw out, I challenge you to try his method on one boot, & the Ugg kit method on the other...I guarantee you’ll end up using this method on both, & you’ll most likely get more life out of a pair of Uggs you were about to throw away.
Great video.. Once you wash your Ugg boots do the inside gets soft inside again, or do it stay flat? (Sad face)
yep they sure do. They're not stiff or hard after you've worn them for a couple of course. It does of course help to treat the boots with some type of conditioner spray (I use the UGG repellent spray) and my boots have been good for well over 7 years and still look nearly as good as a brand new pair.
@ Ashley Salvador - just use a slightly dampened sponge and lightly sponge the area with plain water to remove the orange juice residue. Don't wash your Uggs unless you absolutely necessary. Hope that helps.
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I got my Ugg Boots about 2 months ago, and they just had a couple of small stains and not till now did i think to just use the brush. but that being said, i was dumb enough to go to washing them right away. its been 24 hours and ive looked at them and it seems i didnt wash off the shampoo/conditioner off correctly because you could see the glare of it on some parts and not on other parts. Ive tried to use the brush to fix this it wont work. Is there a way to fix them? or would i be better off just leaving them be? i mean i'd rather wear them like that then risk wrecking them more. Tia :)
Thank you very much very happy with the result ..I used a pair I was going to throw away so if I lost them completely i would nt be upset ..the boots came out great thanks
awesome news. Glad they came out in "reusable condition" :)
We all know the manufacturer does not recommend washing the boots; but this is a hack and it worked for him. We had a flood and my boots were under water for 6 days. I threw both pair in their own wash with Woolite and a capful of Tide. They came out wonderful with no stench at all. I put several towels in the boots and let them air dry. They are 2 sizes too small now! :( I am going to wet them again and use a boot stretcher with the towels. Maybe that will work.
Yes, it isn't ideal to wash your boots using this specific method unless your boots are in such dire condition (as mine were). The way I looked at it was you can either toss your filthy boots into the trash, try to surface clean it like how UGG suggest you do and get terrible results or you can wash it to the extremely like how it is demonstrated here.
If you have lightly soiled boots then refer to my factory recommended cleaning procedure which can be found here:
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@ Sabrina Pereira - definitely DO NOT use oxyclean detergent on your uggs unless you really don't care if you ruin them. Woolite or sheepskin wash only. Rinse and rinse and rinse when done and make sure they're as dry as you can get them when you're doing washing them.
Can you still use this washing method for pink ugg boots? my daughter LIVES in her ugg boots in the winter and I purchased the UGG cleaning kit but not sure its going to work
Yes you can, it depends on the hue of the pink uggs because like I've written MULTIPLE times in my description - the dye DOES run and fading will occur. If you have baby pink (very light) then this method will likely cause you ZERO issues. If you have fuchsia colors ones then be aware that there will be significant dye loss. My recommendation is to try to watch my other UGG cleaning video first to see if that works and if you're not satisfied with the cleaning then use this method in this video.
what if i don't put them in the washer? will i still get a good clean ugg?
How do I wash them if my top loader machine has a center agitator? You mentioned previously in the comments that it will tear them apart?
Also, do I tumble them dry on delicate/low setting?
I do not recommend a top loader with a centre agitator. It will destroy them. I also said in my video to NEVER put them in a dryer as it will shrink them so much that they may be unwearable after that. The exception to that is if you live in a super humid climate and have no means to dry your boots otherwise that you could put them into a drying rack (if your dryer has one) and then run it on super ultra low heat (or plain air mode) to help speed up the drying.
would it be okay to us the oxi clean laundry detergent for my ugg boots??
@ esmeralda Mancera - you don't. You simply wear your boots and look at the stains to remind you to be very careful around anything dirty or wet. Seriously - I get my boots a tiny bit wet and unfortunately water stains are left behind to remind me not to do that again. If you wash your boots you're going to make the dye run and fade which to some may be worse than the water stain itself. Enjoy the boots and when they're filthy like mine were then wash them. Washing boots to get rid of just water stains is a bad idea.
Wow that is a fancy washing machine you've got!
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I JUST FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO A T. MY UGGS CAME OUT AS GOOD AS NEW INCLUDING THE WASHING MACHINE. DONE BE AFRAID,
JUST DO IT.YOUL BE HAPPY TOOOOO.
glad your uggs are nice and clean again! Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for sharing this info. Did a pair of boots I found at a garage sale and they were really bad, now they practically look new!! Woo hoo!!
how did you dry them ?
+DailyDajia dry them by inserting towels into them to absorb the water.
Hey! Your video was very useful to clean my classic Uggs.I have a question: how do you clean sequin Uggs? I have 2 pairs and do not how to clean them and I am afraid t to damage them using the wash machine... Thanks for all your help.
Alejandra Rodríguez Peña I have the same sequin pair as you do! LOL j/k! You can essentially wash them the same way but instead of using a cloth use a very soft and tiny sponge to clean them up in the sink. Don't put them in the washing machine and to dry them you're going to need to find a super absorbent cloth (thing of a car shammy they work wonders) to stuff into the boot to suck up all the water in them. When the shammy is fully of water wring the shammy cloth out and repeat until you get out as much water from the sheepskin as you can. Hopefully that will be enough to make them quite dry and from that point you'll need to get a lot of air into them to dry them fast otherwise you can develop mold in them. Hope that helps.
Very good tutorial!
I was wondering about my very old limited edition pink tall classic uggs, they have weird brown/greenish stains at the very top and i don't want people to see that so I have to roll them down 24/7 I has 2 other pairs too, one I used this technique on and it worked very well thank you, please help about the pink ones!!
@ Francesca Skip - you can use a little bit of "shout" gel pre-treat. Just use a little bit of it and VERY gently work it into the stain and let it sit for about 15 minutes and then spot wash and rinse the stained areas. Repeat the treatment if you see an improvement. If you don't then just proceed to wash the boots like how I demonstrated in the video to "even" out the colour of the boot. You can't possibly make the stain worse than it already is. Even if the dye or the colour on the top section is a bit off nobody would see it anyways which isn't any different than what you're doing today.
REMEMBER TO BRUSH EXTREMELY GENTLE otherwise you risk ruining the finish of the suede/sheepskin.
Good luck and report back to see if my tip helped at all.
Thanks!
i see some bailey button triplets in the background! are they yours as well? do you prefer the classic talls or the bailey button triplets?
No the Bailey button triplets are my wife's boots. As a guy that LOVES wearing UGGs that the most I can push that I am comfortable with is the classic short and classic talls. I can tell you from my wife's feedback that she likes both the triplet and the classic talls. Talls for their iconic "hugged" feel and the triplets b/c of their cute flair. If you need more room for your calves then the bailey triplet is the better choice b/c there is more "give" in them.
Going to try this method! On my way to the store to buy a front loading washer 😅
lol, hopefully the hand washing part worked out for you :)
use a soft brush to bring the color out more, or did you do that??
Hi. I thought they always got hard and crusty feeling when they got wet? So they'll come out soft again after this method?
They do using this method or the factory approved method (which I did a video on as well). All that needs to be done is massage the sheepskin in your hands, then brush them in one direction using a shoe/suede brush and then wearing them. They'll soften up and stretch out just like new again.
Isn't the nape of the suede/sheepskin going to totally flattened out by this process? It seems to me that just getting my UGG boots wet at all can ruin the nape. Talc was better for drying small wet spots than just leaving them, but it only worked for water. When some cat food dripped onto one of my UGGs the nape was destroyed in that spot. Same for any hair product or what not.
I cannot tell for sure, but it looked like the pair you washed was pretty well done as far as having any nape. Since they were old that may have been the case before you washed them. But new, or very well cared for UGGs will have a nape that gives them the fuzzy look and feel on the surface. Can you comment on this?
yes the nap on the suede over time especially when uggs get wet (not from washing from from snow and rain and sleet) pretty much kills the nap. Washing them of course doesn't help but since the nap is already more or less gone and done for that you don't really have much to lose. Either have ugly dirty smelly boots or clean boots that people can clearly recognize as uggs that are clean and "presentable". My other Uggs (like the new pair at the end of the video) I only wear when it is dry out and rarely if ever do I wear them when the conditions outside are less than ideal. Pretty much it has to be cold and dry before I dare set foot in my better condition pairs of boots. i was just staring at my grey pair of Uggs this afternoon admiring the fuzzyiness of the nap on the boot :)
Great video! so, how long did they take to dry and would you recommend using the dryer set on cool?
you could use a dryer set on cool with the boots on a dryer rack but absolutely no heat... They will shrink like crazy if you apply heat.
i' ve wathched the video and i am thinking of following your instructions. though i would like to have your opinion first. i owe a pair of ugg boots for at least 4 years and i didn't have the need to clean them (they have been warn extremly carefully). the fact is that the inside fur isn't any more fluffy and in the winter it's not that warm. i noticed than after the washing machine your boots came out really fluffy. is the washing machine the key or it wiuld have been enough to hand wash them?
it is actually a combination of both. The fluffiness comes from the "agitation" from washing and the removal of all the sweat, dirt and oils that got transferred to the wool from your feet/legs. If you've been particularly careful with your Uggs I would advise to not wash them this way and if it just the fur you want to fluff up then you should just use a comb or a fine tooth hairbrush to bring the "nap" back up.
thank you very much for your response!
you're most welcome!
I have thrown my ugs in the wash. Quick and easy inside and out. Great info in this vlog
yep, I have tossed Uggs into the wash (front loader only on hand wash mode) when I'm not interested in hand washing them. Get perfect results almost every time.
@piercedasian Hey! I washed mine as you suggested and now they're are fully dry and they have some dark brown spots on them. Almost like the dye has come to the surface in some spots. They were Chestnut in color. When I cleaned them in the sink, lots of dye was in the water. Are they salvageable or should I trash them?
no need to trash them. The dark spots is likely the dye pooling and drying in certain spots on the boot. I've run into that problem a few times and you pretty much a few options.
1. You can give them a thorough brushing with a soft brush and then just wear them the way they are.
2. You can rewash them to get MORE dye out of the boot.
3. You can trash the boot although I don't recommend that as it is very wasteful for an otherwise fine pair of boots. They might not look as nice as brand new BUT they're very much usable and I'm assuming that because you washed them using my method that chances are they were pretty dirty.
I would opt for either option 1 or 2. Depends how bad they are.
Ok. I'll brush and see how they look, then I'll try rewashing them. Thanks for the reply!!
did your boots end up cleaning up a bit better?
Yes!!! I meant to respond, thanks so much!! It was exactly what you said. The dye had pooled in spots. That 2nd wash got excess dye out, they look great! Thanks!!
that is great news. I had to finally wash my grey classic tells and I really didn't want my dye to run but alas it was so badly water stained from wearing them on the west coast in a rainy park and well... they weren't every quite the same as they were when they looked practically new. Oh well, more reasons for me to buy new Uggs :)
@ Zoe Thomas - Um Zoe today is January 14, 2015...
Does regular clothes detergent work? Such as tide.My uggs have a HUGE water stain like almost half of my boots are chocolate brown.They're also extremely rough.I walked into a huge puddle.How long did it take for them to dry with this method?
Please give me detailed information! Thanks!:)
I would not use Tide on them b/c unlike Woolite or the Ugg branded cleaner, Tide and other brands of laundry detergents have whiteners and trace amounts of bleach in them to "brighten" clothes up. Uggs are already notoriously bad for running dye when wet so you want to keep as much of that dye in the boot as possible so adding whiteners and brighteners into the wash water is a big no no. My Uggs dried by a heat register in about a 24 hour period. Keep in mind that if you have a front loader (NEVER USE A TOP LOADER) washing machine that you could put it through a spin cycle to extract most of the water out and then air dry them like how I did it. In order for Uggs to dry properly they need as much water removed as possible.
Thank you, planning to follow your method to clean my uggs.
Just make sure you read my description thoroughly before doing so.
Not even that are cleaner, also wool inside of boots get more puffier and return in it shape. Everyone are making so much big of a deal. I get it, leather can strech up when it is wet (clean it with cold/lukewarm water) and it can lose it's natural shape. But if you clean stain by stain, you will end up with only more washed out stains (colour will fade only on parts where stain was). Everyone can say what they wanna say and do. But picture says it all, ugg boots are looking much better. Just wanna remind if people will be using this method, to not trying to rush to dry the boots.. do not use some kind of radiator or heater to dry it cause the leather will strech out. Try to dry it in normal room temperature.
Eviano, thank you for acknowledging my cleaning efforts! People make a big stink over washing them this way and they don't read the description beforehand to understand the circumstances and context as to WHY I cleaned them this way. In the end if I didn't clean my Uggs this way I would've thrown them in the trash but after cleaning them I got another 2 years of wear out of them before they developed a hole in them. If memory serves me correctly I got 7 years worth of wear in these boots which is nothing short of amazing!
Let me tell you something if your boots fall apart in the washing machine they are either fake or you washed them with an agitator. Ugg boots were made for surfers in Australia for when they come out of the cool water to keep their feet dry and warm. So i mean there is your water salt and sand. So they were made to last.
That is actually not true at all. Uggs boots are a “style” of the boot. While the modern Ugg boot is reminiscent of what the original was, that the modern Ugg boot from the Decker shoe company is modernized and more about the look than it is about durability. That being said I would still agree that fake uggs would fall apart in no time. My uggs have lasted an extremely long time but that is because I took decent care of them until the soles were almost worn through. At that point no amount of care would’ve saved them from the inevitable aside from cleaning them up to make them visually presentable.
How did you dry the uggs? By the way this video was very helpful and thank you so much for making it :))
just soaked up as much water as I could and then letting them air dry for a day or two.
I have bought the Ugg Cleaning Kit, and just cleand in with it. Your video is interesting and doesn t need any investment. Hope the Ugg Cleaner will clean the salt from the snow...What do you thing, will it clean it? Thanx
@ Jesse TheBullTerrier - Yes the UGG cleaner will work just fine. In fact I used that cleaner for years before I switched over to the cheaper and equally effective Woolite. Use the UGG wash in the sink and then use about 3 tablespoons of it in a front loader washer and put it through a double rinse cycle. You will be pleasantly surprised how clean they'll come out! Just make sure you get off as much soil as you can by hand BEFORE you put it into the front loader. Gently brush the seams with the included UGG brush to really get the boots to look like new.
Great video! I'm wondering in one of your comment you advise against washing only slightly dirty boots. I have a pair that I got last Christmas, wore maybe a dozen times before the weather warmed up and are very clean, not perfectly clean but very close. However, I did not spray them with water and stain repellent. Now that I have the spray to protect them; if I spray them without washing first will I be locking in the very few little stains they do have? Would it be a good idea to wash them before spraying?
Natalie, you do NOT need to wash the boots prior to spraying them with the water repellant spray. Contrary to popular belief, you won't be actually completely sealing in the dirty into the sheepskin, in fact you'll likely be doing your boots justice by getting that protectant spray on sooner than later. The repellant spray is actually a silicone spray that gives it water repellency and the spray forms a very fine layer between the outside environment and the sheepskin. Over time and from normal wear and tear the spray does eventually break down and dirty will continue soiling the sheepskin. The trick is to prevent the boots from getting dirty in the first place AND to ensure you that you occasionally clean and brush the sheepskin and reapply repellant. The best thing to do is use a vacuum cleaner to suck off as much dirt as you can (and the dirt you might not even see) and then spot clean the areas that are dirty. When the boot is completely dry spray it down with plenty of repellant spray. You need not worry about over applying. I have sprayed the sheepskin with repellant to the point where the sheepskin had a darkened and "wet" appearance. Despite directions to not over apply protectant I've NEVER run into a situation where a boot got ruined because I applied a little too much spray. 7 pairs of Uggs over the last 8 years and I have only retired 1 pair so far (pair #1) because it developed a huge hole in the toe area. The remaining 6 pairs I have all look new (including the pair in the video that I washed) and that is because I got to great lengths to prevent staining in the first place. Spray spray spray. Your boots will thank you for doing so.
piercedasian Thanks so much!
you're welcome!
Can you still use this method for Uggs that are a finished smooth leather on the outside?
hmm I would not b/c finished leather can be cleaned with a leather cleaning solution.
Is mgk shoe clean and conditioner safe to use on the uggs if u don't have the actual ugg conditioner?
+Purrrfection x I've never personally tried using the MGK shoe cleaner so use at your own discretion. Spot test if need be BUT remember when you wash your boots like how I did you can expect the boots color to fade.
My uggs got wet I didn't know you aren't supposed to go in the snow with them.the sheepskin is very ruff and dry can you give me any advice? I would appreciate it!
take a very soft bristle brush and give the sheepskin a gentle brushing to bring the nap back up. Don't brush too aggressively as you can damage the sheepskin. The brush you're using would be the same softness as a baby hair brush or much softer than a very worn out toothbrush.
Thank you soooo much this video helped meeeeee soooo much and I wish I watched this first before I cleaned my daughter uggs but it was useful bc I was like why is the color coming off and o got so angry that I thought that I ruined then and we bought them yesterday but thank you sooo much you're great
+Raquel Tacuri glad you liked my video. Just remember that it is best to only use this extreme washing technique for REALLY badly soiled Uggs. uggs get their deep rich colors using a dyeing method that doesn't retain the dye like how clothing would. Gentle spot cleaning is best for light soiling. As you can see from my video my Uggs were salt and water and dirt stained beyond belief so what better way to clean them than to wash it like I wash clothing ?
Would it help me remove water stains by doing the same thing you did to yours?
I didn't get the drying part. Did you toss it in the dryer after stuffing it with dry rags?
no, NEVER put Uggs in a dryer as the heat will shrink them and destroy them permanently. Just stuff them with dry towels or even newspaper to absorb the water and to hold it's shape. Change the towels often and if you can put the boots beside an air vent (so the moving air can help dry it faster). For example when my furnace is running I put my Uggs BESIDE the heat register. The heat coming from the heating system in my home isn't hot enough to shrink my boots but it drys it up very quickly.
Instead of using Woolite could you use baby shampoo on the boots? I've heard that you can also clean them with that, but i would like your opinion on it if you don't mind.
yes you absolutely can use baby shampoo. Just remember to do a thorough job of rinsing or gently "swabbing" the boot down with clean water.
I would rather gradually deteriorate the boots instead of wearing dirty, gross boots for a little longer until you have to buy a new pair anyway. Thanks for the video! Mine are faux suede JustFab fuzzies from years ago and I'm not sure what the best method would be to clean the inside? I highly doubt it's sheepskin in there. I wish they were more transparent so I had a clue of how to clean them, cuz I don't want to destroy them in one go lol
I’d say if you’re not sure on how to clean your boots that you watch my other Ugg cleaning video first and try that before doing the extreme dunk and rinse like you saw in this video. I completely agree with you that I’d rather wear clean boots any day of the week than some dingy gross looking one.
Hmm, so I went through some wet snow and now the boots look very dark colored just from being wet, how i go about getting rid of that any clue? Just need to be brushed or a full clean? Thanks for video though, pretty helpful for future.
if the staining isn't so bad then just brush them and continue on with wearing them. Only wash them in extreme circumstances where they're so dingy and ratty looking that there is no hope to get your boots clean using other methods.
Ahh crap, I washed em. Got the dye spots now. I ordered cleaning kit the other day so hopefully that solves that. Thanks man.
hope it works out for you.
@ piercedasian, yep baby powder should definitely help.
My uggs have wrinkled up a bit and it almost looks like it shrunk, is there a way to get the wrinkles out or unshrink them. Or even stretch them?
Spray them down with some water repellant and once they're dried wear them and they will stretch back out. Some degree of shrinkage CAN happen but in most cases there usually isn't enough shrinkage to be noticeable. Just remember when drying them that you don't use too much heat (i.e a clothes dryer) otherwise they will shrink more than it should.
Thanks so much for sharing. Was the inside fluffy at all after cleaning? I tried on a new pair & I miss the super soft lining. I want to buy the new pair which is a different style, but also revive my old pair.
The insides will never be like new as they do crush down and while you can brush the insides back up that it won’t ever be as good as new. Either way just make sure you read my detailed description before proceeding. I have an alternate UGG cleaning video. Search my channel. That method will for sure not make the dye run. Good luck!
Thanks for replying. I kinda thought as much. Will check out the other video before I clean 🧽 thanks for sharing 🤗
Awesome tutorial! Well thought out & it worked really well!!
Glad you found it useful. I own MANY pairs of UGGs in different styles and colours (all classic look of course) I've learned a great deal on how to keep them clean and in as mint condition as I can humanly make it. The key to keeping the boots is prevention in the first place. Unfortunately prevention isn't always feasible or practical so hence why I created this cleaning tutorial!
Good luck!
How do you clean oil stains?
@ Lori Ganjian - only much better if you've prevented your boots from getting badly soiled otherwise I would argue that it isn't any different in terms of cleaning ability. Each to their own :)