supporting materials which also remain completely free of odor alternatively or concurrently this application may be accomplished by various modes of operation especially by variation in the material for which it is intended and therefore also the machines that are employed for instance so called u201c dutch machines u201d could be utilized whereby movement of the bath is more gentle and thus avoids physical alteration of materials made of wool fibers as indicated previously another beneficial use of the present invention contemplates application of a sulphur based composition directly to shoes namely through treatment according to one of the above described modalities of the textile lining of an insole intended to come into contact with the user 39 s foot further in the alternative or concurrently therewith the elemental sulphur is mixed with a selected glue often employed for securing a textile lining of the shoe to the base material generally a polyurethane of the shoe insole in the art of cleaning and disinfection a deodorizing cream for local use can readily be obtained by amalgamating the elemental sulphur or a substance having an elemental sulphur base with vaseline or lanoline in proportions appropriate for obtaining the required density and homogeneity according to a typical composition for example about 3 by weight elemental sulphur the sulphur is mixed with vaseline and lanoline in equal percentages deodorizing properties may also be applied to swathing strips and elastic bandages in accordance with one.