An outsole that provides a protective barrier against viruses and bacteria thanks to its powerful biocidal action. A sole that offers health, safety, confidence and relief. Effective biocidal protection.

Viruses and bateria are capable of surviving outside of the bodies of living things and can retain their ability to infect us over the course of many hours or even days, depending of the surface on which they are deposited. One of the surfaces where this can happen most easily is the flooring surface where we walk.

HELSE has successfully passed the necessary trials and tests for virucide activity (ISO 21702) and antimicrobial activity (ISO 22196:2011).

HELSE is a compound incorporated into the rubber formulation of the shoe’s outsole that is capable of killing bacteria and viruses among which the coronavirus can be found.

It has been demonstrated through the use of a test based on ISO 21702 and ISO 22196 standards which form a protocol to quantify antiviral and antimicrobial properties on non-porous surfaces.

This trial is carried out on the Human Coronavirus HCoV-NL63 which belongs to the same family as SARS-CoV-2 (Covid 19)

In 4 hours.

The test was carried out by measuring the quantity of surviving virus 4 hours after a surface had been infected.

This antiviral treatment will last the same as the useful life of the footwear because the antiviral treatment is included in the rubber's formulation.

The average infectious units recovered during the test using the reference materials over the course of 4 hours have demonstrated a reduction of 99%.

The test demonstrates that the compound is not toxic to human cells.

The outsole is self-decontaminating. Guaranteeing that the sole is decontaminated 4 hours after its use.

Avoiding infection by contact.