How to clean things from the skin?

A stain on leather clothes, shoes or furniture is not a reason to hand over the product to dry cleaning. Sometimes you can cope with folk remedies that are sure to be at home.

A leather product can be washed both in the washing machine and manually:

• About Hand Wash. Before washing your favorite leather clothes with your hands, you should soak the item in a basin with warm water for about fifteen minutes (do not add powder). After this, the stains on the product are removed with a soft brush and soap. When the cleaning procedure is completed, it is necessary to rinse the clothes, shake (do not wring, in any case, otherwise the thing will deteriorate), and then turn it on the wrong side.

• About machine wash. It is better to wash natural or artificial leather by hand, but you can do this in a typewriter as well, unless manufacturers exclude this method. At the same time, you should maximize your safety, observing the basic rules. The temperature must be set to 30-40 degrees, the spin and drying function must be previously disabled. You can’t load a leather thing with other clothes into the machine, even if they have the same shades, it is better to wash it separately.

It is important to wash light and colored leather clothes separately, both manually and in the car. For washing white products, it is better to give preference to the manual mode, while it is not even necessary to use powder, you can (and even need) to limit yourself to baby soap or shampoo.

To do this, warm water is poured into the basin, a little soap or shampoo is added, as well as ammonia (a couple of drops). After that, a sponge or a piece of cloth is wetted in this solution and the contaminated areas are gently wiped.

After the product is washed, it must be dried. This also applies to the case when it was not necessary to wash to remove the stain, but it was enough just to wipe the problem area with lemon juice or ammonia. To dry leather goods, you need to put them on hangers or lay them on a horizontal surface. The room should be well ventilated.

On a leather product can be completely different types of spots - from iodine or potassium permanganate to a marker or gouache. And for each of them has its own means by which to cope with the problem:

• Gasoline or turpentine will help remove a greasy oil stain, as well as eliminate paint. But these substances should be used only when the material is dense. If the skin is thin, then traces of oil can be eliminated with chalk or starch, sprinkling them on a greasy spot.
• To wash a felt-tip pen or paste from a pen you can use alcohol, vinegar or salt. It is necessary to apply the product on contaminated areas, gently rub, then remove the residue with a damp cloth.

• If a blood stain flaunts on a leather product, then it can be removed with soap and water. The same method will help get rid of stains after chewing gum and other contaminants. If blood dripped onto a light product, then a tablet of aspirin diluted in water will come to the rescue.

The following recipes may come in handy:

• It cleans dirt from natural skin with lemon juice. You need to moisten a cotton pad with them and wipe the stain. With the help of lemon juice, a leather product will become not only clean, but also shiny.
• Sometimes a simple soap solution with ammonia can cope. It is necessary to add one tablespoon of ammonia to soap and water, soak a sponge or cloth with this solution and wipe the contaminated area, after which the product should dry. To add shine - you can apply a small amount of petroleum jelly on the skin.
• If the pollution is large and deep, then it will not be possible to remove it with soap. A good way is alcohol or gasoline (refined). It is necessary to moisten a cotton pad in a particular tool and wipe the stain with it.

• In addition to lemon, an orange, or rather, its peel, can come to the rescue. She just rubs the contaminated area until the stain completely disappears. This method is also good because the orange peel eliminates unpleasant odors from the leather fabric. This will be useful if before cleaning was carried out using gasoline. The crust method is not suitable for white products.
• For light shades, milk cleansing will be relevant. You need to moisten a sponge in it and wipe the thing, then let it dry.
• You can also get rid of skin contamination with chicken protein. It is whipped to a state of foam, then applied to the contaminated area, after which it is erased. When the thing dries, there will be no trace of the stain.
• To wipe off dirt and dust from a leather item that has not been worn for a long time and has become dry, you need to lubricate it with glycerin. After processing, it will become soft, shiny and clean.

In the care of faux leather has its own nuances. But still, you can clean the stains from leather pants, a casing or a raincoat at home, without resorting to dry cleaning services.

If a natural leather thing is undesirable to machine wash, then leatherette is possible. But before you send the dress to the washing machine, just in case you need to look at the label, which contains information on whether this thing can be washed. If not, you need to find another way to eliminate the stain. If washing is possible, the main thing is to remember that the washed product must never be squeezed, otherwise there is a risk of ruining the thing irrevocably.

• A small stain can be removed, as is the case with genuine leather, with a soap solution. You just need to wash them trousers or a skirt outside and inside. Aggressive substances are excluded, therefore, turpentine or gasoline cannot be used.
• The next way lovers will like to drink coffee. It is necessary to apply coffee grounds to contamination. To do this, freshly ground coffee is diluted in water, mixed until a homogeneous mass is formed, then this slurry is applied to the stain, using a sponge the product is gently rubbed inside or out (depending on how deep the stain is). After the procedure, the thick residues are removed with a dry cloth (best of all flannel).
• To clean clothes from pollution, you can purchase a special powder or spray, which is sold in stores, they can also clean eco-leather.

Before you start cleaning shoes, you need to take into account the material itself:

• Patent leather boots will be cleaned differently from raw leather sneakers.
• For patent leather shoes, the method with active washing of spots is not suitable. It will be enough to moisten the cotton pad in water, wipe it with, for example, boots, and then remove the remaining moisture with a dry cloth. You need to grate carefully so that the lacquer matter is not damaged. In order for the shoes to shine, as before, you need to use a special spray, which is sold in the store.
• If the purchased leather shoes did not undergo pre-treatment, then you can get rid of the dirt on it with a soap solution. After washing off the soapy residues, it is important to dry your shoes. If there are stains on it, then they can be eliminated with the help of vinegar mixed with water in a ratio of 1: 1.

• If your favorite leather shoes got a greasy stain, then ordinary soda in the amount of one spoon will help get rid of it. It is diluted in water and applied to the stain. With gentle movements, the dirt is rubbed until a foam appears, which is then removed with a dry cloth.
• Another popular recipe for removing stains from the skin is a cut onion, a part of which wipes the product until the pollution disappears. This method, however, will be relevant only in the case of colored shoes.

Sometimes it is necessary to wipe the stain from a leather bag and other accessories. Then The following methods are used:

• You can use a dishwashing detergent. With its help, it is easy to wipe off a backpack, cap, lace and other products, but only those that have a dark shade.
• You can get rid of tea or wine stains with laundry soap. But first you need to get the fabric soiled so that the residue from a particular drink is absorbed there.
• If there are traces of the handle on the bag, then they will wipe off their alcohol solution, which is applied to the cotton pad. After the procedure is completed, a oily cream should be applied to the leather product.

• But alcohol is not suitable for light bags, but milk for removing makeup or soap solution will do. It is also possible to remove dirt from a light-colored leather product with an eraser.
• So that bags, belts and other accessories shine after cleaning the dirt, you can apply petroleum jelly or ordinary sunflower oil on them.
• Toothpaste with whitening effect is good for stains. She rubs the area of ​​contamination, then after a while the remains of the paste are removed with a damp cloth.
• If a scratch or a crack has formed on your favorite bag or backpack, then you should purchase a special cream suitable for the color in the store and cover it with defects. Such coloring materials are also sold in the form of a spray, which is distributed evenly throughout the product, after which it must dry.

If this or that spot appeared on an expensive leather sofa or chairs, this does not mean that you need to pack all the interior items in special covers to keep them in their original form. You can get rid of dirt on furniture. To do this, there are both special tools bought in the store, and home methods:

• Stains can be removed with the help of special wet wipes, which are saturated with a special solution that allows you to wipe off the pollution, without harming the furniture itself. Means with air conditioning functions are also sold, which not only remove stains, but also give the furniture a well-groomed appearance.
• You can get by with what is at hand. For example, an alcohol solution. The spots themselves are wiped off, and after their disappearance, these places are treated with glycerin so that the leather product does not dry out after using alcohol (as it is known, it has drying properties).
• Special care should be taken when cleaning leather furniture in light colors. It requires delicate handling. In this case, milk in combination with chicken protein is best suited for stain cleansing. The ingredients are mixed until foam is formed, then the mixture is applied to a cloth and a contaminated surface is wiped with it.

• Another way to remove stains from light furniture is to use soap in combination with fabric softener. The resulting solution lubricates the areas of contamination until they are completely eliminated. Then the surface is wiped with a damp cloth.
• When cleaning stains on furniture, do not use aggressive substances (turpentine, bleach and other solvents). It is advisable not to wet sponges and fabrics with tap water.

To prevent stains from appearing on leather furniture, you should be careful and periodically care for the products, wiping them from dust.

So that your favorite leather products do not lose their original appearance, you must follow recommendations for their storage and cleaning:

• Any leather product must be properly stored. For this, there are special covers for clothes.
• It is advisable to start cleaning things immediately as soon as the stain has appeared.
• When cleaning (both natural and artificial leather), you should be careful, strong friction is eliminated, otherwise there is a high risk of scratches and other damage on your favorite clothing or accessory.

• The product used during cleaning should be reliable and tested, too caustic and aggressive solvents should be avoided.
• Once the product is cleaned, you can not immediately put it in the cabinet, first it must necessarily dry.
• When cleaning, do not wet the leather thing strongly, as it will stretch and deteriorate due to moisture.
• If outerwear made of leather is wet on the street in the rain or snow, then at home it must be wiped with a dry cloth and wait until the product dries.

• Before you remove this or that leather product in the cabinet for long-term storage, you need to clean all dirt, if any, from it.
• It is important to constantly monitor things from the skin, to wash dust off with a foam sponge or a damp cloth.
• You need to gently iron a leather product by turning it on the wrong side. The temperature on the iron should not be high.

By following these simple guidelines, you can extend the life of your leather product for a long time.

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