Desiring to have dry feet cared Nick Brown (born and raised in Kent) in 1977 for a revolution in the field of impregnation of footwear. The product? A not zachtmakende impregneerwax for leather boots - so effective that it became the basis of a whole set of skincare products under the brand name Nikwax.

Nick went each year in Scotland walking and because of his dissatisfaction with the available impregnating agents, he developed his own recipe for the bechermen of walking shoes. It was important they be water repellent to make without the leather soft would be and, therefore, its supporting function would be to lose. Nick's wax (hence the name Nikwax) was the beginning of a remarkable success story.