diff --git a/examples/tour/src/main.rs b/examples/tour/src/main.rs
index 800254ed..c9678b9d 100644
--- a/examples/tour/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/tour/src/main.rs
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ impl<'a> Step {
                 |choices, language| {
                     choices.push(Radio::new(
                         language,
-                        language.into(),
+                        language,
                         selection,
                         StepMessage::LanguageSelected,
                     ))
@@ -729,16 +729,16 @@ impl Language {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<Language> for &str {
-    fn from(language: Language) -> &'static str {
-        match language {
+impl From<Language> for String {
+    fn from(language: Language) -> String {
+        String::from(match language {
             Language::Rust => "Rust",
             Language::Elm => "Elm",
             Language::Ruby => "Ruby",
             Language::Haskell => "Haskell",
             Language::C => "C",
             Language::Other => "Other",
-        }
+        })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/native/src/widget/checkbox.rs b/native/src/widget/checkbox.rs
index 7f915456..ccf13848 100644
--- a/native/src/widget/checkbox.rs
+++ b/native/src/widget/checkbox.rs
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ impl<Message, Renderer: self::Renderer + text::Renderer>
     ///     `Message`.
     ///
     /// [`Checkbox`]: struct.Checkbox.html
-    pub fn new<F>(is_checked: bool, label: &str, f: F) -> Self
+    pub fn new<F>(is_checked: bool, label: impl Into<String>, f: F) -> Self
     where
         F: 'static + Fn(bool) -> Message,
     {
         Checkbox {
             is_checked,
             on_toggle: Box::new(f),
-            label: String::from(label),
+            label: label.into(),
             width: Length::Shrink,
             size: <Renderer as self::Renderer>::DEFAULT_SIZE,
             spacing: Renderer::DEFAULT_SPACING,
diff --git a/native/src/widget/radio.rs b/native/src/widget/radio.rs
index 8fb3d0cc..bc23c116 100644
--- a/native/src/widget/radio.rs
+++ b/native/src/widget/radio.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ impl<Message, Renderer: self::Renderer> Radio<Message, Renderer> {
     ///   receives the value of the radio and must produce a `Message`.
     ///
     /// [`Radio`]: struct.Radio.html
-    pub fn new<F, V>(value: V, label: &str, selected: Option<V>, f: F) -> Self
+    pub fn new<F, V>(
+        value: V,
+        label: impl Into<String>,
+        selected: Option<V>,
+        f: F,
+    ) -> Self
     where
         V: Eq + Copy,
         F: 'static + Fn(V) -> Message,
@@ -61,7 +66,7 @@ impl<Message, Renderer: self::Renderer> Radio<Message, Renderer> {
         Radio {
             is_selected: Some(value) == selected,
             on_click: f(value),
-            label: String::from(label),
+            label: label.into(),
             style: Renderer::Style::default(),
         }
     }