How to get rid of the unpleasant smell of leather products

Leather things have their own characteristic smell. They acquire it during the tanning of animal skins. Someone even likes this smell, because it is associated with the purchase of a new expensive item. But most still want to quickly "weathered" new clothes. What if the smell of the skin is so strong that the thing cannot be used for its intended purpose?

 How to get rid of the smell of leather products

Water treatment

For starters, just wipe the leather with a damp cloth. Dampen a rag or sponge in warm water, into which you can add a few drops of ammonia. Wipe the leather accessory with this solution. Do not wet the skin too much - moisture is harmful to her. After this, wipe the product dry and hang it on the balcony. You can not dry your leather clothes with a hair dryer, especially with a hot air jet - the coating may shrink or crack. Also, do not leave leather things for a long time in direct sunlight - its structure deteriorates.

After water wiping thing can be wrapped in newsprint. This paper is very soft and porous, so it perfectly absorbs extraneous odors. If you are struggling with the smell of a leather jacket, you need to wrap it completely in a large newspaper roll. The same goes for briefcases, belts, wallets and gloves. If you have leather shoes, then the paper needs to be placed inside. By the way, if leather shoes are narrow enough for you, pre-moisten the inside of the shoes with alcohol, and only then tamp down with paper. This method will eliminate the unpleasant smell and slightly expand the narrow opening of the shoe.

Vinegar

Vinegar perfectly fights with any kind of odors. If you wipe them with a leather product, vinegar will relieve not only the smell of the skin itself, but also from foreign aromas - the smell of smoke, dust, burning.

Dilute high-grade vinegar with three parts of water and moisten a sponge in it. After that, try to apply vinegar on the invisible side of the product - internal seams, back side. Apply a sponge dipped in vinegar to the skin. And only after you were convinced that the vinegar did not change the color of the skin, can the whole product be treated in this way.If the skin has changed color, there is reason to think, is it natural?

Soda

You probably know that soda adsorbs unpleasant odors. That is why a simple bowl of baking soda can save you from smell in the fridge. But we need soda in order to clear the skin of fragrances. Here are a couple of effective ways.

 Soda Skin Smell

  1. In a glass of water, dissolve two tablespoons of soda and wipe the leather with this composition. Do not rub too hard, so that small particles of soda do not scratch the product. After that, you need to wipe the thing thoroughly with a clean damp cloth so that there are no white stains and smudges left. This method is suitable for small leather items.
  2. If this is a jacket, and even with a large number of seams and locks, it is not recommended to wipe it with a soda solution, because it will have to be cleaned of white stains for a long time. To eliminate the smell of a leather jacket, place the thing in a pillowcase or large bag. Put a handful of baking soda there and tightly tie the top hole. Shake the formed bag and leave it for a while. Dry soda absorbs odors.To clean the product from soda, you need to wipe it with a dry cloth or use a vacuum cleaner. At the same time, put a narrow nozzle on the vacuum tube.

If after the soda procedure the smell has become less aggressive, but has not completely disappeared, you can repeat the cleansing session.

Coffee

If your product is brown, you can wipe it with ground coffee beans. Light product can not be cleaned, in this case, you need to put the coffee in a fabric bag and put inside. Coffee will not only get rid of the unpleasant leather smell, but also give things a subtle coffee aroma.

Ammonia and soap

This is another effective way to cope with leather smell. Add a tablespoon of ammonia and some liquid soap to a glass of water. You can dissolve in water and dry soap, crushed on a grater. In this solution, moisten a cloth and wipe every corner of the skin with it, not forgetting the inside of the product. After that, you need to lubricate the skin with fatty castor oil. If not, you can use any other oil or glycerin. Also, instead of a soap-liquid composition, you can wipe the skin with a weak solution of potassium permanganate or hydrogen peroxide.This usually helps to get rid of most of the aggressive smell.

Eliminate the smell inside the product

It so happens that the outside of the skin erodes and has almost no smell, but inside lives an unpleasant and obsessive smell of new skin. Usually this happens in briefcases and leather bags. To get rid of the internal leather smell, you need to put inside a linen bag with table salt. Salt is a good adsorbent that absorbs an unpleasant odor. Before you fill the bag with salt, it must be well dried in a frying pan, as dry salt absorbs odors much better. Instead of salt, you can use tablets of activated carbon and dry mustard. But be careful if the leather product has light colors. If the bag breaks, coal may stain the inside of the bag or briefcase.

 Sack of salt from the smell of the skin

You can cope with the smell with the help of citrus. Rub the skin with orange peel (inside white side), so that the fresh orange scent interrupts the obsessive leather smell.

In the fight against the smell of leather products can not use acetone, gasoline or solvent. This will corrode the structure of the skin and ruin the thing.If you can not cope with the smell by yourself or are afraid for the quality of the leather coating, it is better to take the help of professionals. Take the product to dry cleaning, there will help you effectively and safely get rid of the smell of the skin.

Leather products are able to emphasize the status and good taste of its owner. And from such troubles as the smell of the skin, you can always get rid of without much effort.

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