How to Clean Your Favorite Leather Purses and Bags
Aside from diamonds, bags and shoes are considered as girls’ best friends too. It is very important to know how to properly take care and how to clean leather purse and bags most especially leather bags.
1. Make sure that you clean it regularly. Your leather bags need to be cleaned once a month. You should buy a cleaning solution as well as leather conditioner that’s suited for the type of leather bag that you have. You can use a soft brush or damp cloth to clean to clean the leather bags. Do not soak it or else the leather would get wet and may cause mildew stain.
2. Use leather conditioner. Once you are done using the cleaning solution apply leather conditioner to avoid cracks and breaks on the handbag.
3. Avoid using water. You have to keep in mind that it takes a long time for water to dry and may cause water stain on the bags. In case your leather bags get wet, allow it to air dry.
4. Properly store your leather bags. When you are not using your bags, keep them at room temperature to prevent it from cracking and fading. Do not use plastic bags to store it instead you can use pillowcase to store your leather bags.
5. Protect your bags. Do not expose it to extreme heat and humidity. It will damage the natural oils of your leather bags.
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September 13th, 2012 at 6:59 am
A good old leather bag never lets us down during those important fashionable moments, so it’s only but fitting that we give it the care it deserves. It’s such a waste to see leather bags get all worn out.
September 13th, 2012 at 8:16 am
thank you sis for this helpful post.. will apply this once magka leather bag nako
September 13th, 2012 at 12:05 pm
yep, a pillow case or invest a dust bag for your beloved leather bag is a good idea. I do have a couple purses that sit in my closet so bare and naked right now. Would want to buy some dust bags for my bags. Good thing I only have one leather bag that i don’t use which doesn’t need cleaning right now.
September 13th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Now i realize why my leather bags got cracked all over. I should have known
September 13th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
I am guilty of it.I don’t clean my leather bags. I just dumped them in a big box together with other purse. thanks for the tips on proper cleaning.
September 13th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
This is a reminder that i need to buy leather conditioner coz i am out. Thanks for the tips.
September 13th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
These are wonderful tips to those who has bag collection especially the leather. We have leather but only the couch. Cleaning is not hard to do though
September 13th, 2012 at 7:27 pm
A very helpful tip to keep in mind! Thanks for sharing this! I really wanted to clean my leather handbag too someday. I juts don’t have time right now.
September 14th, 2012 at 12:14 am
Helpful tips. I always wonder what to clean with my leather shoes and bags.
September 14th, 2012 at 1:26 am
i don’t have a leather bag or purse… great tips though. thanks for sharing
September 14th, 2012 at 2:57 am
Gonna take this in mind as i have several bags
September 14th, 2012 at 4:06 am
thank you for the tips. I am looking for leather bags these days for an important trip soon.
September 14th, 2012 at 5:08 am
this is very helpful. Thanks for this awesome tips.
September 14th, 2012 at 5:52 am
very informative post. does it also apply to cleaning leather shoes?
September 14th, 2012 at 6:48 am
ooh, leather is an old time favorite and it’s easy to clean but sometimes, when you forget and you just let it stock for a long time, a white something will appear and it will eventually cracks.
September 14th, 2012 at 8:51 am
For me it’s shoes, bags and jewelry in that order, lols! thanks for the tips, this will be useful for me!
September 14th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
I love to clean my leather bags and shoes too. I use a formulated leather cleaner to polish and clean my shoes and bags after using them.
September 16th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Now I know what to do if ever I will buy a leather bag
Thanks for sharing!
September 17th, 2012 at 8:24 am
I don’t even a single leather bag, but thanks for sharing these useful tips. Will definitely bookmark your post, ’cause I’ll need this when I finally get myself my first leather bag.
September 28th, 2012 at 11:59 am
Oh, that’s why my leather bag cracked! I didn’t have a leather conditioner. Sigh!
October 6th, 2012 at 9:39 am
Oh, I didn’t know this. Well, it’s been a while since I last owned a leather bag but I’ll keep in mind to clean my bag (even if it’s not leather) once a month. Good thing that the bags I mostly use now are easy to clean.