LACTAE HEVEA®

Meet the innovative outsole material that does not use any machineries in the production process, just agile hands. The material is derived from the milk of hevea tree in Southeast Asia. Hevea milk is the latex that flows from hevea tree, after which it will undergo a unique process that involves pouring the milk into outsole-shaped moulds. Next, the mould will be baked for an hour, resulting in a solid yet delicate material to be removed by hand and placed into a puddle of water for it to dry from the heat. In the following day, the drying process continues for another three days, but this time in the drying room where the outsole is laid on a dry, mesh-like surface to filter out the water. The last drying process takes place at a slightly higher temperature. To finalise the outsole production, a microstructure of air bubbles is created. This solidifies the solid state of the outsole from its initial liquid form, and it also provides unparalleled comfort for your feet to be held firmly.