Does My Leather Repel All Stains?

Leather repels most stains if blotted up immediately. Of those that remain, most disappear over time. However, leather does absorb damaging oils. The oil, perspiration and acids found on the human body build-up over time and become embedded in the leather. These oils cause deep and serious damage in your furniture. Moreover, many store-bought cleaning products won’t keep leather supple. Without correct moisture, your leather furniture will experience cracking and dryness.

Atmospheric Soils — Consider the dust that builds up on a coffee table or desk over a week. This same dust is being deposited on your leather. Additionally to this dust, you add airborne cooking oils and atmospheric pollution that is present, to some degree, in every home.

Common Soils — These soils include the common dirt tracked in from outside and the garden by adults, kids and pets.

Dyes and Inks — The inks from newsprint in newspapers and from a leaky pen can readily be deposited on leather upholstery. Clothes such as denims can transfer dye onto leather in a process called dye transfer .