Synthetic Leather Vs Genuine Leather, How To Distinguish Natural Leather From Artificial Leather?
• Genuine Leather
Genuine leather can be subdivided into "first layer leather", "second layer leather" and "composite cowhide". The price of first layer leather is the most expensive, and the price of composite cowhide is lower.
Common natural leathers include cowhide, sheepskin, ostrich skin, snakeskin, lizard skin, crocodile skin, etc. Although processing technology has become more and more developed recently, natural leather still has irreplaceable characteristics.
advantage:
1. Natural pores, texture and luster, the longer the leather is used, the more beautiful and smooth the texture will be.
2. Highly ductile and plastic, soft to the touch, strong and not easily damaged, showing natural wrinkled skin texture
3. Genuine leather will have different textures according to personal use, feel and temperature characteristics, making it a unique bag.
shortcoming:
1. Each quality is very different and cannot be produced uniformly.
2. Difficult to maintain
3. It is inconvenient for vegans to use animals as leather raw materials for genuine leather goods.
• Synthetic leather
With the recent advancement of technology, the appearance and structure of synthetic leather has become close to that of genuine leather. It not only has the advantages of water resistance and stain resistance, but also makes subsequent care and maintenance easier. It is the best material to replace genuine leather. What is the difference between synthetic leather and genuine leather? What's the difference?
advantage:
1. Synthetic leather can be produced according to the purpose and has elasticity or functionality (coolness, wear resistance, antibacterial), and is very convenient to use.
2. Heat resistance and wear resistance
3. Easy to clean and maintain
4. Diversified styles, technology can be used to produce patterns such as brushing, flocking, embossing or transfer printing on leather
5. Cheap price
shortcoming:
Carbon dioxide is easily generated during the production process, and the finished product is not easily decomposed by the environment.
At present, because the production technology of synthetic leather has become more and more sophisticated, it is impossible to identify whether it is genuine leather (split leather) or pu leather based on its appearance, touch, and taste. However, if it is top-layer genuine leather, it can be distinguished by the leather grain. The surface of the top-layer genuine leather The texture is more obvious, and there are also wrinkled skin lines at the bends. The leather feels softer and will produce different leather luster after being used for a period of time.
