Salt and snow can wreak havoc on shoes and boots, even after going outside for a leisurely stroll.

Beyond not looking their best, it also dramatically shortens the useful lifespan of a piece of footwear, necessitating the need to buy a new pair, filling up landfills with shoes that could have been spared such an undignified end with a little protection and quick clean after you frolicked around in them.

For Canadian Tracey Sloga, the struggles of keeping her fashionable boots clean were all too real. After one particularly bad winter, she set out to create a solution that would be easy-to-use while keeping her shoes, boots, and other leather products such as handbags looking good for longer, using all-natural ingredients. Her company Boot Rescue now makes a line of products that includes protective waxes, spray cleaners, and wipes.