Vegan Pololo sneaker made of cactus leather
Beautiful children's sneaker made of vegan cactus leather. The vegan imitation leather is obtained from the leaves of the Nepal cacti (prickly pear cacti), which grow primarily in Mexico. This vegan imitation leather was also invented there. The sneaker is also ideal for narrower feet thanks to the lacing.Production of cactus leather
- The raw material for these shoes is a so-called “cactus leather”.
- It is made from the leaves of the prickly pear cactus. The plant is not cleared, but only renewable leaves are used for production.
- The cultivation is controlled organic
- The leaves are crushed and dried in the sun. No energy is used!
- This mass is mixed with polyurthane and applied to thin cotton fabric
- Drying creates a soft, flexible leather substitute = cactus leather
- There is no extra irrigation and no use of pesticides.
- It contains no animal ingredients
- No heavy metals are used in production
Best alternative to natural leather
POLOLO is always looking for new ecological, modern solutions and materials for the production of beautiful and contemporary children's shoes. Concern for our environment and the future must be linked to finding innovative, climate- and environmentally friendly solutions for the production of shoes and clothing. We love nature and want to help shape a fair, sustainable supply chain for all the needs that our customers have. We have therefore been looking for a “leather-independent” solution for our shoe collections for a long time. We found these in Mexico.Additional information
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.
