To protect your new shoes from moisture and dirt, it is best to spray them with a water- and dirt-repellent spray. This ensures that your shoes are splash-proof and that you can wear them without worrying about stains and moisture marks on your shoes. The spray is suitable for almost all shoe materials, except patent leather shoes and stretch materials. Prevent stains that cannot be removed from your beautiful shoes and maintain your shoes with a good protective spray!

2. Greasing leather shoes

Good leather shoes are not only beautiful, but with proper care, they also last a long time. Therefore, for the lifespan of your leather lace-up boots, ankle boots or sneakers, it is important to properly maintain and keep the leather supple. Regularly grease leather shoes with a greasy care product, such as a cleaning gel for leather shoes. Greasing your leather shoes not only cleans the leather but also nourishes it. This prevents creases and cracks in the leather. Another advantage: Greasing your shoes makes breaking in your leather shoes a lot more pleasant!

Putting on shoes in a hurry can quickly turn into sliding your foot into the shoe, standing on the heel, and then trying to straighten it with your finger. This dents the heel. If you do this often, you can seriously damage your sneakers, loafers, or lace-up shoes. To prevent this, it's best to use an old-fashioned shoehorn. Using a shoehorn can protect the heel of your shoes from wear and tear. So, when it comes to caring for your low-top shoes, prevention is better than cure!

4. Loosen the laces

Another thing that can cause your shoes to wear out faster is not untying the laces when taking them off. You may already know this, but untying your laces when taking them off is really important to prevent wrinkles and cracks in your sneakers and lace-up shoes. If you notice that your leather sneakers are wrinkled from being put on or taken off too quickly, use the oily cleaning gel to soften the leather and reduce wrinkles.

5. Let shoes dry

Water is harmful to the material of many shoes, so it's important to maintain them with a water-repellent spray. However, a water-repellent spray won't always protect your shoes during a heavy downpour. If your shoes get very wet, it's important to dry them properly to prevent damage. Never place wet leather or suede shoes near a heater, but fabric shoes can also stain if left to dry near a heater. The best way to dry shoes is to stuff them with newspaper, which will absorb the moisture.

Removing stains from shoes

Did you get a stain on your favorite pair of shoes? Use the right products and materials to remove the stain, so you don't make it worse and it won't come out. How do you remove stains from different materials?

• The great thing about smooth leather shoes is that stains are relatively easy to remove. Simply take a damp cloth and wipe the dirt off your shoes. Have you noticed any scratches or cracks in the leather? Then use a greasy gel to soften the leather and make it shine again.
• With suede shoes, it's important to be a little more careful. Suede doesn't mix well with water, and shoe polish is also a no-go. Therefore, protect suede shoes from water stains with a water- and dirt-repellent spray. Dry dirt on suede can be removed by gently brushing it off with a suede brush;
• Cleaning fabric shoes in the washing machine? While some people think it's harmless, it can cause the soles of your favorite sneakers to shrink, making them unfit. Therefore, always clean fabric shoes by hand with soapy water. Is there a stubborn stain? Then use a intensive stain remover especially for shoes.