How to increase the life of your safety shoes?

Safety shoes and sneakers are subject to harsh conditions to meet standards. Here's how to increase the life of your dry shoes or leather shoes.

What is the lifespan of a safety shoe?

Precisely define the lifespan of a basketball safety shoe n is not easy. Several factors influence the lifespan of a safety shoe, such as the frequency of use.

When to change your safety shoes?

The slightest deterioration is to be considered before any renewal of leather shoes. Daily maintenance of your work shoes is therefore the key to increasing their duration of life.

What is the best brand of safety shoe?

Choosing dry shoes that meet standards and are the right size is a prerequisite for keeping them in the long term. The women's safety shoes that we offer on our website Oxwork.com comply with them, in particular the ISO 20345 standard. To guide you, the categories of standards are mentioned there. The ISO 20345 standard certifies that the safety shoe is equipped with a protective shell.

How to take care of your safety shoes?

Scrub off your safety shoe

Start by regularly cleaning and dusting the surface of your safety sneakers to prevent premature wear. Remove mud or dust from your safety shoes using a brush or a damp cloth.

Clean the inside

Don't neglect the inside of your safety trainers. For hygienic reasons, use an air freshener. The action of the spray will limit the development of parasitic fungi in your safety shoes. Also remember to change your work socks daily.

Protect your work shoes from moisture

Moisture promotes the deterioration of your safety sneakers. To keep your shoes dry, be sure to store them in a dry and ventilated place. Subject to a truly humid environment, it will be necessary to dry them daily. The drying time depends on the material of manufacture of the pair of shoes. For quick drying, put them in a room at room temperature.

How to wash safety shoes?

The maintenance techniques differ according to the material of manufacture of your work shoes.

Leather

Start by removing stains from the outside of leather shoes using a damp brush or sponge. Then let them dry in a room temperature space or a dry space. To increase the life of leather shoes, use suitable shoe polish.

Suede or nubuck leather

Velvet and nubuck are extremely delicate materials. To care for leather shoes, clean them with a soft brush and slightly soapy water. Stains persist on your leather shoes? Remove them with sandpaper or soapy water (Marseille soap).

Textile shoes

For maintenance of textile work shoes, remove the insole, then allow the mud to dry. Then clean the upper of your shoes with a damp cloth soaked in soapy water or with a soft brush. Then let them dry in warm, dry environments.

Focus on shoe cleaning

Cleaning the inside of safety trainers is equally important to prevent premature wear of work shoes.

You can occasionally spray your outsole with waterproofing sprays. This limits the development of bacteria and eliminates the fungi responsible for bad odors.

The insole should also be cleaned regularly with these products. Remove the laces, open the dry shoes, then wash the sole with a wet toothbrush. Persistent stains can be removed with white vinegar.