What material are slippers usually made of?

Slippers are a type of shoes with a completely empty heel and only a toe cap on the front. Most of them are flat-bottomed. The material is often quite light and soft leather, plastic, cloth, etc. The types of slippers are distinguished according to the occasions and performance purposes of wearing them. For example, beach slippers are not made of fabric, but plastic. This is because they are waterproof and easy to clean. The type of toe cap is also specially designed, and they are often called flip-flops. But for indoor slippers in winter, fluffy cloth may be used instead of plastic in order to keep warm, and there are also anti-static slippers commonly used in electronics factories and dust-free workshops.

The first type: TPR bottom
This kind of bottom is the most common. The process of TPR bottom is divided into TPR soft bottom, TPR hard ground, TPR side seam bottom, and many friends say rubber bottom, tendon bottom, blown bottom, viscose bottom. can be classified into this category.
The advantage of the TPR bottom is that it is soft, waterproof, and has a certain degree of wear resistance. It feels like the familiar rubber feel to the touch. There is also a kind of cloth that is pressed into the TPR base to increase the durability of the TPR.

The second type: EVA bottom
Many people find this kind of bottom unfamiliar. In fact, people who often go on business trips and those who like to watch Korean dramas are no strangers. Hotel mopping is basically made of this kind of bottom. The slippers worn by many families in Korean dramas are also of this type.
The advantages of EVA bottom are: strong, light, easy to clean.
The third type: dot plastic cloth bottom
Dot plastic cloth is not very popular in China, because many people find it inconvenient and not waterproof. In fact, this kind of bottom is also very common in foreign countries, especially Americans. Most of them are used on animal shoes. Japan and South Korea also like to wear this kind of bottom, because this kind of bottom has very good anti-slip properties, and because of its mute effect, it is still used in many high-end hotels and hospitals. Soft, lightweight and non-slip.

The fourth type: cloth bottom
There are many kinds of cloth bottoms, such as suede, canvas, mop velvet that can mop the floor, cloth-bottomed slippers, cloth-bottomed slippers are suitable for wooden floors, soft and comfortable, easy to clean, and most of them are thrown away directly Just put it in the washing machine. If you have a carpet in your room, or a very high-grade wooden floor, or you are a home girl who likes to surf the Internet in the bedroom, then soft and comfortable cloth-soled slippers are definitely the best choice. However, shoes with such soles are more difficult in terms of craftsmanship and the audience market is not large, so there are few in the market. The Chinese market is not easy to operate such slippers.

The fifth type: PVC
It is a synthetic process after wrapping a layer of leather on the EVA bottom. Most of the bottoms of outseam shoes (as shown in the picture) are made of this material. Same as plastic cloth, EVA, and cloth bottom, PVC bottom is also mostly used in Japanese and Korean slippers. Probably because most households in Japan and South Korea have wooden floors and carpets, the slippers with this kind of bottom are basically indistinguishable from left to right, so it is easy to wear and replace. Therefore, this kind of bottom is the most popular in Japan and South Korea. It will not be stained with dust. If it is dirty, just rub it on the cloth twice to clean it. However, it is not very acceptable to Chinese people. In fact, his feet feel relatively stiff.

The sixth type: other
There are many other fabrics that can be used on the soles, such as genuine leather, but they are relatively uncommon and are considered luxury goods.
The fabric of indoor slippers
There are many kinds of fabrics that can be used for indoor slippers, the most common ones are coral fleece, plush, short plush, and suede. There are also satin fabrics, velvet, fleece, cotton velvet, terry cloth, Korean cashmere, cotton cloth, genuine leather, etc. Basically, the fabrics that can be used for clothing can be used to make slippers.