Care for your suede (nubuck) barefoot shoes

Suede is an ideal material for shoes because its open-pored structure makes it very breathable. However, it also requires a lot of care in order to remain beautiful and stable for a long time.

Here we give you a few tips on how to use yours ZAQQ It is best to clean and care for barefoot shoes made of suede. 

What is suede?

The generic term for suede is suede. In contrast to smooth leather, the surface is roughened, as you can tell from the name. It's not rough, but rather velvety.

In colloquial terms, suede is often referred to as suede. But, strictly speaking, this is not correct. Suede comes from wild animals and is extremely rare in the shoe industry. There are simply far too few wild animal skins available.

Suede is a subtype of suede. The outer animal skin is smooth (smooth leather), the inner side facing the meat is rough (suede). 

ZAQQ Barefoot shoes made of suede

We particularly like using suede because it is significantly more breathable compared to smooth leather due to its open-pored structure. This makes it perfect for sports and outdoor shoes or summer sneakers.

Can you recognize suede at first glance? Maybe it used to be like that. There are now vegan materials that look surprisingly similar. So take a quick look to see whether your shoe is actually made of suede in order to choose the right care. You can see the details of the materials under the detailed description of the shoe. 

Cleaning and care of suede

The best way to clean suede is with a soft brush or sponge. It is gentler to clean the shoe completely dry. So if you come home with wet shoes, let them dry thoroughly before cleaning and caring for them.

With the Luxury dirt brush you can gently clean your barefoot shoes and straighten the suede. This means it is ideally prepared for care.

After the shoes have been dry cleaned, it's time for deep cleaning and care. We recommend ours Suede cleaner. It not only provides nutrients and moisture, but also removes stubborn dirt. After spraying, you can easily brush off the dirt.

The Suede cleaner must work well before you waterproof your barefoot shoe to protect it from water and dirt.

Waterproofing your suede barefoot shoes

After you have cleaned and cared for your suede shoes, the final step is to waterproof them. This is suitable for this highly effective waterproofing spray particularly good. 

You should always spray your shoes outside or in a well-ventilated room. Make sure that you spray the suede evenly from a distance of approx. 20 cm. Then let the shoe dry in a protected place. But never use heat to speed up the process. Firstly, this can cause unsightly stains and secondly, the impregnating agent cannot penetrate into the innermost parts of the leather. The suede is only protected from water and dirt if the nanoparticles can penetrate deep into the pores. It's best to let your ZAQQs dry overnight.

After the impregnation agent has been thoroughly absorbed and dried, the suede is treated with a soft brush or sponge. This gives it the typical velvety surface again.

We recommend ours for this soft horsehair brush.

Attention: Before wearing for the first time!!!

Of course, when you take your ZAQQs out of the box, you don't have to clean them, but you should before wearing them for the first time definitely be impregnated. Firstly, you prevent fine dirt particles from penetrating the suede and secondly, it makes them water-repellent.