In products made of genuine leather, we are attracted by strength , elegance and the ability to maintain an aesthetic appearance. It is these properties that serve to create really high-quality products. Leather is used to make clothes , shoes and various accessories. Today, leather goods are considered one of the best ways to emphasize your status , and bags , business card holders , and briefcases made of genuine leather are considered a prestigious gift. In addition to the usual leatherette, sellers offer pressed leather products , assuring that this is also genuine leather. How to distinguish a substitute from genuine leather?
Nowadays, the number of ways to process materials is growing every day. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine whether a material is genuine leather. But still, there are several ways that will help you quickly figure out where the original is and where the fake is.
It is necessary to immediately indicate the fact , as such, pressed skin does not exist. This is still the same leather substitute , in which, during the manufacture of products, parts of leather waste are added - shavings , trimmings, and so on. After that, everything must be crushed , mixed , heated and compressed. When heated to high temperatures, synthetic fibers melt , gluing the material together. The output is a fairly cheap material with low air and moisture permeability. Such material is suitable for the manufacture of bags , wallets or belts , but shoes from it are hard and inelastic , harmful to the foot. The main problem of pressed leather is its fragility , such products are short-lived.
Genuine leather is a natural material with a thousand-year history. People learned how to process and then use the skin one of the first. Genuine leather is the skin of an animal , processed in a special way. Elasticity , breathability , density , thermal conductivity , water absorption are the most useful properties of the skin. Of course , genuine leather is in high demand and price. Therefore , unfortunately , there are many ways to imitate natural leather. To distinguish artificial leather from natural , we must know the main features.
1. Genuine leather is softer and more elastic than imitation leather , and also has a more uniform texture.
2. Artificial leather gives off a sharp chemical "aroma". Naturally , the smell of genuine leather should not be unpleasant. Do not trust only the smell of the skin , as there are special "flavors" of the skin , which are used in production.
3. If the material heats up quickly enough in your hands , and retains heat for a while, this is genuine leather.
If it remains cold, it is leatherette. 4. Genuine leather should be filled , that is , the leather should be soft to the touch , and the place of the imprint should quickly take on its natural appearance when pressed.
5. If you bend the leather product in half , then the color should not change at the bend.
And even with multiple folds, there should be no marks or dents. 6. A sample of the material attached to the thing can also tell about its composition - an ordinary rhombus means leather substitute , a figured rhombus denotes genuine leather.
7. The wrong side of genuine leather should be soft , velvety , fleecy.
If you hold your hand, it should change color due to the movement of the villi. Many people mistakenly think that natural leather must be set on fire , and it will not catch fire. You need to understand that the skin is treated with an aniline coating , which, when heated, can catch fire. Of course , at the same time, some properties for verification will change , but still this is genuine leather , and according to the main features described above , it can be distinguished from artificial leather.
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