[Mania] No Washing Needed for Care... Tried LG Shucare and Shucase

Home Appliances for Long-Term Use Rather Than Just Once
Shoes Dry After 4 Hours to Remove Puddles
Recommended Installation with Shoe Case and Shoe Care

Shoes used to be items that you either took to the dry cleaner when they got dirty or just dried them if they got wet in the rain, and maybe sprayed some deodorizer to get rid of foot odor. That was until I tried LG Shoe Care and Shoe Case for a week.

Using this product doesn’t mean your worn shoes will become as white as new or smell pleasantly fragrant. Pressing the switch and leaving them inside for about an hour only reduces the bad odor.

However, this experience soon became the reason I couldn’t give up on this product. Since the musty smell disappeared, I felt better every time I put on my shoes. Just putting them in and taking them out of the Shoe Care and Shoe Case instead of a shoe rack, and being able to wear shoes that are fresh and odor- and bacteria-free was the biggest appeal.

LG Shucare·Shucase.
Photo by Moon Chaeseok

LG Shoe Care and Shoe Case are shoe managers. They manage your shoes daily. It’s different from occasionally washing them when they get dirty.

LG Shoe Care can hold up to four pairs of shoes at once. The steam nozzle goes deep inside the shoes when pressed in. After attaching the nozzle, just close the door like you would a refrigerator and turn on the switch. You can also connect to Wi-Fi on your smartphone and control it remotely via the LG ThinQ app.

It has 10 functions. Since I often wear sneakers for reporting, I mainly used the 'Standard Styling' and 'Rapid Styling' modes. Standard Styling runs for 47 minutes, and Rapid Styling runs for 15 minutes.

Pressing the LG Shoe Care moving nozzle allows it to penetrate deep inside the shoe.
[Photo by Moon Chae-seok]

After the treatment, the shoes felt warm when I took them out. Of course, there wasn’t much change in the shoe’s appearance?just that wrinkled shoes were smoothed out a bit. What about foot odor removal? After walking briskly for 24 minutes on a rainy street, I took off my shoes immediately upon returning home, and the smell was strong. I thought Standard Styling alone wouldn’t help much, so I turned on the 'Soccer Shoe Styling' function and put the sneakers in.

The 57-minute Soccer Shoe Styling was more powerful than the 47-minute Standard Styling. The musty smell and some moisture that were present before putting the shoes in Shoe Care were eliminated. It didn’t create any new fragrance, but it was definitely effective in reducing the bad odor. The shoes still had their characteristic leather smell, about 60-70% of the scent you get when you first take new shoes out of the box at a store.

The drying function was somewhat disappointing because it took a long time for shoes soaked in water to dry completely. I tried drying shoes that were soaked inside after stepping into a puddle using the 'Time Dry' course. The 'Snow/Rain Dry' mode is limited to 3 hours, and I judged that 3 hours wouldn’t be enough to dry them.

Wet sneakers before spinning the LG Shoe Care.
[Photo by Moon Chae-seok]

Time Dry starts from 30 minutes. I ran the Time Dry course in 1-hour increments, then took the shoes out and tried wearing them barefoot. After 1 hour, the water pooled on the shoe surface disappeared. However, moisture remained on the parts where the shoe touches the instep and the sole. If I had worn socks, they would have been wet.

Even after 2 hours, there was still some dampness. When stepping hard on the sole, a little water gathered around the toes. After 3 hours, about 80% of the moisture was gone. I concluded that to completely dry shoes soaked in a puddle, running the Time Dry course for about 4 hours would be necessary.

I felt that the Shoe Case must be purchased together with the Shoe Care. Placing the LG Shoe Case on top of the Shoe Care brightened up my home’s interior. The Shoe Case allows you to select 12 indirect lighting colors via the ThinQ app. I alternated between Lavender (purple), Cherry (red), Lime (yellow), and Santorini (blue). I thought it would be a worthwhile item for customers who collect shoes as a hobby.

LG Shoe Care and Shoe Case are appliances you want to keep using once you try them. For busy modern people who can’t wash their shoes frequently, this product feels essential. The less time you spend at home, the more you need a manager that takes care of your shoes automatically with just the press of a switch.

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