A Small Step: Protecting Your Leather For Optimal Usage

Leather is used in every sphere of modern day life. From designer fashion apparel to car seats, leather has been quite coveted by human civilization. Leather also shares a rich history and has been in use since humans have been putting animal skins to use. These days several technologies are available to help prevent the degradation of the collagen on the skin. One of the methods is tanning or utilizing certain chemicals which precipitate the proteins in the animal skin to form a tough material which is commonly known as leather.

Leather shoes have been in trend for a long time. Greeks and Romans devised leather slippers which had quite some durability, a proof of the technological advancement of that age. Still, now numerous shoes of various designs are made out of leather. This requires proper maintenance with shoe care products. This carries certain benefits:  

• Lasting Pigmentation: Leather materials will be able to carry their shine for a long time if they are properly cared for.
• Durability: Cleaning the leather on a regular basis can help in maintaining its structural integrity and increasing the time of usage.
• Comfort: Leather tends to rip apart if they are not properly cared for. A cracked, ripped shoe will obviously not send the best vibe about you to your surroundings.

These shoe shine supplies and care products can be easily obtained from your local stores. These products must be combined with some maintenance regimes stated below:

• If your shoe is wet, stuffing them with newspaper is a must. Also, keep away from direct heat as they tend to dry leather up.
• Do not keep the shoes in the original packaging. The humidity in them tends to destroy the leather over long periods.
• Do not use the shoes daily. Giving them a chance to ‘breathe’ will increase the longevity of the shoes significantly.
• Use shoe taps to protect the shoe sole from wearing away due constant friction between the shoe and the ground
• Waterproofing your shoe with a beeswax paste is the best bet. These tend to last for 6 months and thus must be done on a regular basis
• Use leather cream conditioners to maintain the leather

So the best leather shoe protector regime must be effectively decided by you. Ensure this, and then you will get the most out of your shoe.