How to soften the skin? Means for care of products made of genuine leather

Clothing and accessories made of leather are very comfortable and practical for everyday life. They are not brand-name, wear-resistant, and in time they do not lose their external appeal. But external factors can sometimes lead to material stitching. How to soften the skin? Will you have to throw out the product or can it be reanimated?

How to proceed?

If leather clothes or gloves get dirty, it is easy enough to wipe the product with a damp cloth and the problem will be solved. A small amount of water from the front of the skin will not hurt her, even if you get in a leather jacket under the rain or accidentally step into a puddle with a leather boot. But a large amount of water can soak the inner surface of the skin, and then after drying it will become excessively hard and dry.

But do not rush to get rid of your favorite thing. Today, many ways have been devised to help solve the problem. There are three main options:

• People's methods or, in modern terms, "lifhaki."
• Professional skin care products.
• Dry cleaning.

These methods of softening the skin are arranged in order of increasing cost. The cheapest way to deal with the problem of folk remedies at home, but for the result will have to answer most. Let's consider each of possible variants from the point of view of efficiency.

Glycerin and sunflower oil

These are quite popular methods, which are often shared with each other by members of the Internet communities. Unfortunately, experts do not recommend using these, even if affordable, but harmful to the products means. Skin softening with glycerin makes it unstable, and sunflower oil has only a temporary effect. Subsequently, the product will harden even more, and the skin from the sunflower oil will become unpleasantly shiny.

Goose Fat

Even our grandparents knew how to soften the skin on shoes - with the help of goose fat. The goose needs to cut the fat, melt it in a pan and allow it to cool. The smalets are formed, which need to rub the skin until the fat stops absorbing. If you believe the reviews, then this way you can reanimate even old chrome boots. Goose fat is also used by experienced shoemakers.

Unfortunately, the availability of this method can be challenged - it is necessary to have a goose at hand. If he is not at home, he can be bought at the store or on the market. But the amount of time spent and the cost of a bird is commensurable with professional skin care products.

Castor oil

Means that soften the skin are sold in any pharmacy. One of them is castor oil. They need to soak a cotton swab and wet the surface of gloves, shoes or clothes several times. The product is recognized as effective and harmless for the product - the material will again become elastic and soft. At the same time, castor oil is quite inexpensive, and to use it, it does not take much time for additional manipulations, as in the case of goose fat.

Hand cream

How to soften the glove skin easily and simply? It turns out that any lady 's hand cream will help . It is enough to put on gloves, squeeze a small amount of cream on your hands and massage them, as in the usual procedure for caring for your hands.

Shoe Cream

Means for shoes can help soften the skin of any product. So, the shoe cream can be mixed with an ordinary baby cream in equal parts. The resulting mass must be applied to shoes or clothes from the skin with a thick layer and left for a few minutes. If the shoe cream is not colorless, but suitable for shade, then you can simultaneously update the color of the product.

Homemade ointment

Another folk remedy is ointment based on beeswax. It is heated in a water bath, after which it is mixed with castor oil and turpentine. Such cream not only softens the material, but also protects in bad weather.

Paraffin

How to soften the skin on shoes, if it is completely new and threatens the appearance of calluses? For this, the back is rubbed with paraffin or wax. In addition, you can walk on the back of the hammer, but this is a fairly dangerous measure - you can damage the integrity of the skin.

Professional tools

There are a number of manufacturers that are designed to cope with the problem of hardened skin. Help professional tools for shoes - on each of them the skin type and recommendations of the manufacturer are indicated.

What brands should I buy? This question is difficult to answer, as the price range in stores is designed for any purse. It is worth noting that experts still do not advise saving on skin care, since it is much cheaper to purchase an expensive product than every year to buy expensive gloves or shoes.

Today, famous manufacturers such as Salton, Ecco, Salamander. They offer a fairly wide range of products for various materials, including leather - natural and artificial. Buyers note the acceptable quality of any of these tools. Given the democratic price and ease of use, it is the professional means of these brands that can be called the "golden mean" in the matter of methods of softening leather products.

How to soften the skin of a product with a larger surface, such as a leather jacket? Suitable spray to soften the "leather".

Specialist help

If the product does not lend itself to folk methods or professional sprays and foams, then it is worthwhile to consult a specialist. Some owners of leather products do not at all risk acting on their skin by themselves, but immediately run to dry cleaning.

It is worth choosing the one in the list of services which includes the processing of accessories and clothes made of leather. Professionals will work with the product using proven technology. Unfortunately, such services are not cheap. Therefore, this method is the most effective and qualitative, but inaccessible.

How to soften the new shoes to avoid the formation of calluses? For this you can contact the shoe shop. The shoemaker has in his arsenal special means, with which he will process the shoes, then to place pads in it. This method carries a certain risk - under the influence of the pads seams can burst and the product deteriorate.

For prevention

Products made of genuine leather are not only expensive, but also require careful care. It is much easier to prevent trouble than to spend money and energy on fighting them. Do not protect shoes or gloves from street dust and dirt, and contact with road reagents in winter is completely unavoidable. But the basic rules for the care of shoes and other leather products have not been canceled yet:

• If the skin is still soaked, then she needs time to dry completely - a day or two. If it's about shoes, it's better to have two or three pairs in reserve, and while one pair "rest", wear another.
• Pollution and dust must be removed immediately upon arrival from the street. If you leave this activity "for later", then in a day the dirt can be absorbed. Then even professional tools will be powerless, and it remains only to disguise the stains.
• Shoes should be worn only with a spoon, laces - unlace, zipper - unbuttoned to the end. It is not necessary to save time and neglect these tips, otherwise the shoes will quickly deform and lose its original appearance.
• If the products require repair - you need to contact a specialist immediately.
• Means for the care of shoes or other products must be selected carefully. It is important to consider the type of skin and the recommendations of the manufacturers. There are no truly universal universal tools.