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, to determine , whether the material is genuine leather is becoming increasingly difficult. However, there are several ways , which will help you quickly understand, where is the original, where is the fake?
It is necessary to point out the fact, that, as such, pressed leather does not exist. It's all the same leatherette , in which, during the manufacture of products, parts of leather waste are added - shavings, cuts and so on. After that, everything needs to be crushed , mix, heat and press. When heated to high temperatures, synthetic fibers melt , bonding material. The output is a fairly cheap material with low air and moisture permeability. This material is suitable for making bags. , purses or belts, but shoes from it turn out to be stiff and inelastic, harmful to the foot. The main problem of pressed skin is its fragility. , such products are not durable.
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 is the most useful properties of the skin. Certainly , genuine leather is in high demand and price. That's why , Unfortunately, There are many ways to imitate natural leather. To distinguish artificial leather from genuine , we need to know the main signs.