Care of your barefoot shoes made of nappa leather (smooth leather)

Pflege Deiner Barfußschuhe aus Nappaleder (Glattleder)

Nappaleder is a particularly open -pore, breathable and very smooth material. It is the outer side of the animal skin and is often also referred to as a fine smooth leather.

Similar to our skin, fats are contained in the leather that keep it smooth. However, these are lost over time by wearing frequent wearing. Only if the leather is adequately greased and supplied with nutrients does it remain soft and resistant.

With fine smooth leather, it behaves as well as with stressed skin. She needs a lot of care. When your hands are dry in winter, you cream it to avoid cracking areas.

So that you enjoy your ZAQQS for a long time, we will give you tips on caring for your barefoot shoes made of NappaDeled.

 

Which ZAQQ barefoot shoes are made of nappa leather?

We have a variety of barefoot shoes made from smooth nappa leather. You can find the material information listed for each individual shoe.

For example, our popular shoe is Piquant Nappa Black or our Chelsea Boot Equity Black made of fine smooth leather. At the bottom you will find more barefoot shoes made of nappa leather listed.

 Nursing Nappa leather

 

Cleaning the nappa leader

The first step is always the dry cleaning of the nappa leather. It is best to do that with a soft shoe brush. If you don't have any yet, you can also clean your shoes with a dry cloth.

The Collonil cleaning brush we can highly recommend from our own experience:

Care leather shoes 

Moisture and fat for the nappa leather

Since fine smooth leather is more sensitive to external environmental influences such as solar radiation, moisture or abrasion, sufficient fat must be incorporated into the open -pore material after cleaning.

In order to give the leather the optimal care, we recommend the 1909 Crème de Luxe. This rich shoe cream not only ensures sufficient moisture, but also refreshes the color of the leather. You can choose the 1909 Crème de Luxe colorless to have a suitable shoe cream ready for all color variants. But they are also available in blue, light brown, Bordeaux mahogany, medium brown and black.

To apply the shoe cream, you either use a brush or a dry cloth. A shoe tensioner can ensure that wrinkles are pulled smoothly in order to optimally achieve these areas.

After the care cream has been applied, you should give the leather for at least an hour or better, even let the shoes rest overnight. So the nutrients can penetrate deep into the leather. Place your ZAQQS on a dry place, but never in the sun or under the heating.

The surface of the leather looks matt through the shoe cream. If you want to make your ZAQQS shine, you have to polish them with a soft brush. The Collonil polishing brush, which was made of real goat hair, you will serve you very well. In this way you miss your barefoot shoes in no time.

Nursing instructions and shoes-sled leather

How often needs to be cared for nappa leather

There is no fixed rule for this, because it naturally depends on how often you wear your barefoot shoes and what weather conditions they are exposed.

If you are traveling with your shoes every day, you should provide them with nourishing nutrients every two weeks after the instructions described above.

So the nappa leather remains soft, smooth and abrasion -resistant. With the care cream, you also ensure a color refreshment of your ZAQQS.

Smooth leather

 

Impregnate nappa leather after maintenance

Nappaleder is not waterproof due to the open -pore surface, but only water -repellent. If you do not want to get wet feet even when it rains, you should definitely impregnate your barefoot shoes.

With the Impregnation spray "Waterstop Reloaded" Are you well advised. It is ideally suited for all types of leather and ensures perfect protection against moisture and UV radiation. But don't worry, your ZAQQS remain breathable. The open pores of the nappa leather are not glued by the impregnation spray when used correctly.

To impregnate, we recommend that you go to the fresh air or to a well -ventilated room. Replace your ZAQQS completely from a distance of about 30 centimeters. First of all, you make sure that you spray the shoe evenly and secondly that not only the fine smooth leather, but also the seams are covered with a water -protecting film.

Avoid using the spray too often!

The rule of thumb is to impregnate your ZAQQS only after the above cleaning and care. If you use the impregnation spray too often, it can happen that the pores stick up and the breathing of your barefoot shoes suffer.

 

You are well cared for with these care principles and will enjoy your barefoot shoes made of Nappaleder for a long time.

 

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