Saphir

We are the number one retailer in Scandinavia of Saphir Medaille d'Or, by many seen as the best shoe care products in the world. Saphir is one of the oldest still existing manufacturers of shoe care products in the world. 

In 1925 they won a gold medal at the famous retail event Foire de Paris for its high quality all natural shoe care products, and when they started producing these they were named Medaille d'Or 1925. Also today the base products are made to the same recipes. Apart from these Medaille d'Or series has a bunch of other products, and it has become the number one choice for shoe lovers all around the world. In close collaboration with shoemakers and professional shoe shiners they continuously develop the range.

What makes Saphir a good brand for shoe care?

Unlike most shoe care brands, Saphir, and its owner Avel, has its own factory and laboratory in France. This gives them a completely different opportunity to maintain the quality level of their products, and to constantly refine and develop their range.

The knowledge that exists in this factory is huge, both in production and in their laboratory. In the lab they develop both new products for large-scale production, but also a many special orders of different products that companies order for specific purposes. It's really bespoke shoe and leather care, which not everyone knows they do here.

And Saphir's great strength is the high level of raw materials. Their size and long history in the field means that they are able to source the very best in waxes, oils and the other substances used for the shoe care products. For the Saphir Medaille d'Or line in particular, only natural ingredients are used, no synthetic additives like silicone or similar, which are otherwise unfortunately often used in shoe care products to keep the price down and make manufacturing easier.

What does Saphir Medaille d'Or Creme Renovateur do?

Saphir Renovateur Crème is a bit of a miracle product, that both cleans, conditions and protects your shoes or leather products. It's one of Saphir's most popular products thanks to its wide range of uses and fine properties. Excellent as a complement to other Saphir shoe and leather care products, when you want to clean, nourish and deeply care for your leather. Can also be worked up to a decent shine, thanks to its protective waxes.

Where are Saphir's products made?

Saphir's factory is located below Angoulême in south-west France, in the middle of the countryside among fields and farms. Here we at Skolyx have also visited and actually been involved in testing and developing products for Saphir, since we have a vast knowledge of shoe care and have been able to contribute in a good way. The fact that they have their own production and laboratory is a great advantage for the company, both to maintain high quality and to be able to constantly develop their range.