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Cutting Shoe Smells 99% and Reusing Manufacturing By-Products at the Same Time!

Have you ever been bothered by the smell from those shoes lying around your house or in your cupboard? In Japan, there has long been a tradition of using the absorptive powers of charcoal to minimize odors and dampness around the house. UMEZUMI (plum-charcoal) Crepe Paper, made with a combination of regular pulp and high-quality plum-seed charcoal, also has the same deodorizing effect.

The local umeboshi(plum pickels) processing industry creates huge volumes of ume plum seeds as by-products. This is recovered and made into charcoal, and is a highly effective way to use this waste in a virtuous value cycle. The paper is then made using a safe, natural mix of pulp, water and charcoal, with a unique technique that does not use any glue or resin.

The paper is not just effective with odors, however. It can also be used to clean up acids, formaldehyde, ammonia and other toxic substances. UMEZUMI Crepe Paper has excellent buffering qualities and can be cut into suitable sizes just like regular paper. UMEZUMI Boots Keeper will make it easy to absorb shoe odors by just slipping it into your pair of boods.

UMEZUMI Boots Keeper is currently out of stock.
Samples are available for only business inquiry.