Q&A for How to Stop Your Shoes from Squeaking

The best way to stop leather boots from squeaking is to take your boots to your local shoe repair professional or cobbler. Shoe squeaks are caused by a hole or rip in the sole (or somewhere else on the shoe), which has allowed moisture to enter. Many times, a professional can take the shoe apart and re-glue your soles to eliminate the squeaks.

You can try sprinkling baby powder or cornstarch inside the shoe if the problem is caused by moisture, or massage the insole to get out trapped air bubbles. If you suspect the squeak is due to a structural problem with the shoe, you might need to take it to a shoe repair specialist to get it fixed.

Probably because your bare feet are producing moisture, which can create a squeaking sound when your foot and shoe rub against each other. If you don’t want to wear socks, you can try sprinkling some baby powder or corn starch in your shoe, or slip on a thin no-show sock or footlet that just covers your heels, soles, and toes.

Usually, the squeaking is caused by the slick leather soles. Gently use 60 grit sandpaper on the bottom to sand the shine from the sole. Do NOT use any kind of oil or grease on the sole of a shoe or boot, as this will create a slipping problem like walking on ice.

Try vigorously rubbing a dryer sheet on the bottom of your shoes.

Lubricate the areas that are rubbing as you walk (the outside of the shoe and the inside of the buckle, etc.) with Vaseline, silicone etc.

This can be a result of the insole and sole rubbing together. Try rubbing some baby powder under and around the insole. This should stop the squeak.

Take out the insoles and put some baby powder in the shoe before replacing the insoles.

Rubbing mink oil into the leather and filling the crevices near the stitching will not only silence the annoying sound, but the leather will be waterproofed, softened, and preserved.

They should stop squeaking once they are dry.

You can pick any method that is listed and try it on one sandal, and see if it helps. If it does not work, you can try a different method until you find one that does work.

Remove the insole and put the baby powder, talcum powder or corn starch under the insoles. If you don’t have removable soles, put it along the seams of the insoles.