Products made of high-quality genuine leather are quite expensive today. In this regard, unscrupulous manufacturers often replace this noble material with pressed leather made from leather wastes and synthetic threads. Pressed leather items will serve much less, and their quality often leaves much to be desired. That is why it is important for the consumer to distinguish this material from genuine leather.
Instruction manual
1
Carefully examine the front of the skin. Swipe your fingernail over a small inconspicuous area. The top layer should never peel off, since high-quality leather is very durable. In addition, cracks are extremely rare on new genuine leather.
2
Try to consider the inside of the skin. This is the most infallible way to determine its quality and origin. The wrong side of the natural material resembles suede, having a soft texture and a small pile. In pressed leather products, the reverse side is often reinforced with fabric. Too smooth and homogeneous inside texture can also indicate an artificial origin.
3
Try to set your skin on fire. This method is difficult to implement when it comes to finished products, but gives a full guarantee of the result. However, even 1-2 mm of material is enough for the experiment. Pressed leather when burning will give a pronounced chemical smell, while natural will give off a characteristic natural aroma.
4
If you buy shoes and want to be sure that they are not made of pressed leather, just put them on and listen to your sensations. Since pressed leather is made with a high content of synthetic fibers, the foot in such shoes will sweat and feel uncomfortable. In addition, a thing made of such material will have an unnatural smell.
5
Try stretching the item. Genuine leather will be elastic to the touch, and a thing from it will surely take its original shape. Pressed skin stretches very weakly and can break when exposed to strong.
note
Too large a pattern or embossing on the skin should alert you. Perhaps, by doing so, the manufacturer intended to “mask” the low quality and give extruded leather as genuine.
Useful advice
Hold the leather product in your hands. A pressed leather item is unlikely to heat up from your heat.
