Healthy children are constantly in "action" - their entire muscles are always in motion, and that's how it should be, because that's how they train their body awareness. Children's feet are not just small adult feet: they are wonderfully soft and flexible because their foot bones are still slowly developing. Only at the age of 18 do the foot bones finally harden. The slightest pressure – caused by, for example, unsuitable shoes that are too hard or too little room for movement – could possibly cause damage.
The POLOLO “Uni” barefoot shoe is like a “second skin” that wraps around your feet to keep you warm and protective. “Uni” is a barefoot shoe because the sole is flat and the toe box is very wide; Especially on the big toe, the cut is straight and not rounded.
Material: The vegetable tanned IVN-certified natural leather we use is free of heavy metals and pesticides, very skin-friendly and tested. You can also wear these POLOLOs barefoot. But please keep in mind: Dyed, uncoated and chemically untreated leather can sometimes rub off when wet.
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Fit of children's shoes
The human foot takes approximately 18 years to fully develop. Of course, it grows fastest in the beginning. Therefore, you parents should check the fit of your children's shoes every 3-4 months. For POLOLO street shoes, we have always developed removable soles - as far as this was possible for the respective style. On the one hand, you can easily replace a sole (e.g. add a wool sole for the winter) and you can use it to measure the foot length and fit very well. If the imprint of the big toe is already dangerously far forward, then your child has already grown again and is due for the next shoe size. Our soles are all very flexible, especially our Barefoot collection.
POLOLO pursues the highest ecological standards
When producing our POLOLOs in Spain, we pay great attention to ecological, pollutant-free materials and workmanship throughout the entire production chain. We only use German natural leather that is vegetable tanned and certified, organic quality cotton (organic / kbA) and wool from controlled organic animal husbandry (organic / kbT). POLOLOs are allergy-friendly and therefore our leathers are naturally chrome-free.
