Non-slip and slip resistant
A published test method exists — ASTM F2913, which measures dynamic coefficient of friction on a whole-shoe rig — and nothing obliges any seller to run it. One listing in this catalog names a standards body; twelve use the adjective alone.
13 of the 66 listings in this catalog use it
01What the word says
What the word says
This is the one page on this site where the contrast is genuinely interesting, because here the two halves both exist. Thirteen listings in this catalog use a grip word: non-slip, slip resistant, anti slip, or traction. Twelve of them use it as an adjective and cite nothing. One names a standards body, and that one listing is the reason this word is filed as voluntary rather than as marketing.
ASTM F2913 is a real published test method. It measures the dynamic coefficient of friction between a whole shoe and a test flooring under controlled laboratory conditions, using a rig rather than a person. It exists, it can be bought and read, and a laboratory can run it. What it is not is compulsory. No rule requires a seller to test anything before writing non-slip on a page, and twelve of these thirteen listings demonstrate that plainly.
Two things follow, and they cut in opposite directions. A listing that names a standards body has done something the other twelve have not: it has pointed at a document. And a bench result is a bench result. It is a number obtained on a specified surface with a specified contaminant in a specified rig, and it is not a statement about your kitchen at six in the evening. No sole compound cancels a wet floor, and nothing on this site suggests one does.
02What nobody promises
What nobody promises
- No listing here promises that you will not slip, and this site makes no such statement about any product.
- Twelve of the thirteen grip words in this catalog cite no test method, no surface and no figure.
- The one listing that names a standards body does not publish the test result, the surface used or the contaminant.
- A laboratory coefficient of friction is not a prediction about any particular floor, shoe age or contaminant.
- Nothing on this page or anywhere on this site is a statement about preventing a fall.
03What to look at instead
What to look at instead
- The outsole photographed from below: tread pattern, channel depth and the proportion of the sole that actually touches the ground.
- Whether the listing names a test method or a standards body at all, which exactly one listing in this catalog does.
- Whether the listing names the sole material, since a named compound is at least a noun you can look up.
- How worn the tread is on a shoe you already own, since a test result on a new sample says nothing about a used one.
- The floor itself, its finish and what is on it, which is the variable no shoe listing can address.
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The 13 listings that use it
Every listing in this catalog whose text or product name carries this word. Nothing here is ranked and nothing here is recommended.
VAMJAM Men’s Running Shoes
The listing states ultra lightweight breathable mesh and a non-slip athletic sole.
Claim words in this listing: 1
Closure statedNo closure stated
YRLTYO Men’s Slip-On Sneakers
The listing states lightweight breathable construction and a non-slip sole.
Claim words in this listing: 1
Closure statedSlip-on or slip-in
Srenket Men’s Running Shoes
The listing states non-slip, breathable and lightweight construction with a slip resistant sole.
Claim words in this listing: 1
Closure statedNo closure stated
LUCKY STEP Retro Gum Sole Sneakers
The listing states genuine leather, a gum sole and an anti slip trainer.
Claim words in this listing: 1
Closure statedNo closure stated
Two voluntary words in one line
SERNIAL White PU Leather Sneakers
BasisWater resistant and slip resistant both appear here; each has a published test method somewhere in the world, and the listing cites neither.
The listing states water resistant and slip resistant construction that is easy to clean.
Claim words in this listing: 2
Closure statedNo closure stated
The category’s only stated laces
Project Cloud Nita Platform Sneakers
BasisLace-up is the closure this listing states, and it is the only listing in this category to state laces at all.
The listing states a memory foam insole, a non-slip casual platform and lightweight lace-up construction.
Claim words in this listing: 2
Closure statedLaces
The only listing naming a test standard
Crocs Bistro Work Clog
BasisASTM certification appears in this listing and in none of the other sixty-seven listings in this catalog.
The listing states an enclosed toe, slip resistant construction, an easy wipe-clean surface and ASTM certification.
Claim words in this listing: 1
Closure statedNo closure stated
KIDMI Suede Clogs with Cork Footbed
The listing states genuine suede, a cork footbed, arch support, a non-slip rubber sole and an adjustable metal buckle.
Claim words in this listing: 2
Closure statedBuckle
Four claim words, one listing
Project Cloud Brooklyn Leather Clogs
BasisArch support, memory foam, non-slip and water-resistant all appear in this single sentence, which is the highest count in the catalog.
The listing states full grain genuine leather, a memory foam insole, arch support, a natural cork footbed and non-slip water-resistant construction.
Claim words in this listing: 4
Closure statedNo closure stated
FUNKYMONKEY Comfort Slides
The listing states an adjustable buckle, arch support and waterproof non-slip construction.
Claim words in this listing: 3
Closure statedBuckle
FITORY Flip-Flops
The listing states arch support, a non-slip rubber sole and a cushioned durable build.
Claim words in this listing: 3
Closure statedToe post
Project Cloud Heritage Leather Slides
The listing states genuine leather, a memory foam insole, a cork footbed and non-slip construction.
Claim words in this listing: 2
Closure statedNo closure stated
FITORY Cork Footbed Sandals
The listing states arch support, an adjustable buckle, a cork footbed, a genuine leather insole and non-slip construction.
Claim words in this listing: 2
Closure statedBuckle