SHOE CREAM

Shoe cream is a paste-type product that combines natural wax, artificial wax, grease and leather care solution. It is an essential part in the post-processing of leather shoes. TC had designed and developed various series of shoe creams, that have excellent polishability, gloss and repeated wiping, giving the leather a comfortable feel and full grain. At the same time, it contains leather care ingredients, which can effectively penetrate the leather to the inner layer of the leather to make the leather moist and soft, so that it is elastic and prolongs its life of the leather.

There are many classifications of shoe creams. If classified by gloss, there are high-gloss, medium-gloss, natural light and matt shoe cream. If classified by application method, it can be divided into polishing, self-brightening and spray shoe cream. In terms of function, it is divided into filling, iron, strong waxy, slippery touch and coloring shoe cream.

Before going further into how to choose shoe creams in the upper treatment process, we need to understand the leather used to make the finished shoe. Different styles of shoes have different functions, so there are different requirements for the choice of materials. For example, the materials used for uppers, in general men’s shoes are thicker, women’s shoes are thinner, formal shoes are made of fine and elegant materials, and casual shoes can be coarse and softer. Therefore, sheepskin and calfskin are especially suitable for women’s shoes, on the other hand, cow, reptile, ostrich and other leathers are suitable for men’s shoes. According to the performance requirements in the leather shoe modification process, it is necessary to use different types of shoe creams in combination with various material properties.