Organic footwear

Organic footwear is a popular option for a growing number of shoppers. 

Vegans, in particular, endorse the use of alternatives to animal skins. Today, there more alternatives than ever.

Most leather produced  is made from the skins of cattle, as well as horses, sheep, lambs, goats, and pigs.

Some leather is subjected to tanning, which stabilises the fibers to stop biodegrading. Today's tanning process involves mineral salts, formaldehyde, coal tar derivatives, and a variety of dyes, some of which are cyanide-based. There are natural leather products on the market though so all is not lost......

There are alternatives too.  We can try footwear made of organic cotton, linen, ramie, canvas, and hemp. A few new synthetics  have the same feel as leather and is machine washable.