Toasty Toes: The Best Warm Vegan Slippers
Many people like a warm pair of slippers for cold hard floors, or just pottering around the lounge or bedroom. But many are made from leather or wool.
Choosing recycled polyester clothing is usually not a good idea, as unless you use a microfiber filter, microplastics can leach from washing machines and into the sea. But for non-washable items (like bedroom slippers), the material is good to use up waste, and avoid it going to landfill.
Diabetics should always wear footwear, to help prevent minor injuries that could get infected). Slippers also prevent slipping and stubbed toes.
Although the image of a dog carrying slippers is cute, like socks there are choking hazards from fabric, foam or rubber. They also create breeding grounds for bacteria that could infect a pet’s mouth.
Donate unwanted slippers to small charity shops (that don’t test on animals). Or frayed/scuffed slippers in textile banks (tie laces together, ideally in a cotton bag). Materials are shredded to make industrial goods.
V.GAN warm vegan slippers
V.GAN warm vegan slippers are ideal to keep your feet warm on hard floors in bathrooms (or kitchens). Made with recycled polyester, they are sold in pretty colours, featuring recycled cotton insoles and comfortable natural rubber soles.
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Eco-friendly cork slippers from Portugal
These Eco cork slippers are made from a ‘vegan leather’ material, made by stripping the bark from trees every nine years in Portugal or Spain (trees are not cut down). Keeping the cork industry alive in a world of plastic wine works is a good idea, to help protect forests from being felled.
Cork oak forests are crucial havens for endangered Barbary deer, Iberian lynx and Iberian imperial eagles, along with migrating storks, kites and cranes, which rely on these forests on journeys from Europe to Africa.
Cork is a breathable material and easy to clean (these unisex slippers are sold in European sizes, so no half sizes).
Affordable basic vegan slipper brands
The Third Estate and Veganline are both budget online vegan shoe shops in England, which offer affordable vegan slippers.
Pawj Californian vegan slippers
Pawj California offers lovely vegan slippers from a company that makes ‘vegan Ugg boots’. In the same style, choose from several designs, including men’s moccasin slippers. These are made from soft synthetic suede and soft faux fur/faux shearling lining, with double-stitched seams.
Once Wild (vegan slippers from Australia)
Once Wild (Australia) are vegan takes on ‘ugg boots’ but in slipper-style, made with faux leather and shearling, with reinforced stitching and rubber soles. These have a little faux wool inside to quickly mould around the shape of your feet, so choose a size to ensure wiggle room for comfortable toes!
