How to remove the smell of sweat from a leather jacket?

If your wardrobe has a leather jacket, sooner or later you will have a problem - how to remove the smell of sweat from your leather jacket. It's not just the "fragrance" of sweat, but the material itself. The reason for this is simple: the skin is a "living" material, so it easily and permanently absorbs all surrounding odors, and the smell of perspiration is more persistent and more unpleasant than others. Do not rush right into the extremes and spray the jacket with all sorts of perfume - so you'll only make the ambreas worse and more intense, and it will be even harder to remove it from the thing. We will teach you how to remove the smell from a leather jacket, including the smell of sweat, the smell of the skin itself and other unpleasant odors.

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How to remove the smell of sweat from a leather jacket?

Despite all the apparent complexity of the problem, the way to remove it is actually not one. Choose from the following the most suitable for you.

Lemon water:

1. Make this solution: natural lemon juice and water in equal proportions.
2. Use a spray gun to treat the entire thing or only problem areas. Leave the jacket for a couple of hours.
3. Wipe the leather product with a damp towel and soap.
4. Remove soap with a clean damp cloth.

Vinegar:

1. Treat the badly smelling portions of the stuff with vinegar and leave for a couple of hours.
2. Wipe surface with a damp towel and soapy water.
3. Remove any soap residue with a clean, damp towel.

Acetic vapors:

1. Put hot water into the tub and add vinegar so that its aroma is intense enough.
2. Hang the jacket on your shoulders directly above the bathroom.
3. Close the bathroom door and leave for a couple of hours.
4. After - let the jacket dry out. Do not worry - the smell of vinegar quickly disappears.

Baking soda:

1. Apply lightly moistened baking soda to smelling places on the underside of the leather jacket.
2. When the soda dries, simply shake off the residue.

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What else to remove the smell?

To get rid of the smell of leather products, and remove unpleasant odors from a leather jacket of a different origin can be even more simple methods.

Orange peel

Thoroughly rub the leather jacket with orange peel. This is a fairly effective method, since the orange peel perfectly absorbs any odors.

Ground coffee

This method is suitable for dark leather products:

1. Place the jacket in a box and generously drizzle it with ground coffee.
2. Close the case tightly and leave for at least 3 days.
3. After the specified time, clean the jacket of coffee.

Soap solution with ammonia

Another great cheap option to remove any smell from a leather thing:

1. Add 200 ml of soap solution with 1 teaspoon of ammonia. Mix everything well.
2. Use a sponge to thoroughly wipe the surface and leave for 1 hour.
3. Rinse the problem areas with water and leave the product to dry out in the open air, but not under direct sunlight and away from batteries.

Manganese solution or hydrogen peroxide

Manganese is more suitable for removing the smell of sweat from a dark-colored leather jacket. For light leather products, it is better to use 3% hydrogen peroxide:

1. Make a weak solution of potassium permanganate. In the case of peroxide - it does not need to be diluted. You can also use a mixture of these two substances: in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, add 3-4 tablespoons of peroxide.
2. Wipe the leather jacket thoroughly with a sponge with the selected liquid. For the best result, the procedure is repeated several times. Turmoil and milk:
   1. Take in equal proportions milk and turpentine, stir well.
   2. Wipe the resulting surface of the jacket with a mixture and let it soak.
   3. Wipe with a damp cloth jacket.
   4. Treat the product with a colorless skin remover.
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   Extreme Odor Removal Measures from Leather Jacket - Washing

   It is highly discouraged to wash leather products - they can lose their shape, attractive appearance and even shrinkage from excess moisture. But if your wardrobe item already has a solid service life, perhaps this is the only right decision to refresh it.

   Soak and hand wash

   1. Collect warm water in the basin, add a glass of vinegar and soak in the resulting solution for the night leather jacket.
   2. In the morning, squeeze out a thing and dry it.
   3. When the jacket is completely dry, stretch it with a liquid laundry detergent with the addition of half a glass of soda. Soda will help to remove the smell of vinegar.

   Machine wash

   Washing can be done in the washing machine, but it is worth sticking to some recommendations:

   1. The washing mode should be delicate. In some models of washing machines, this mode is called "hand washing".
   2. Water temperature is not higher than 30 C.
   3. It is recommended to use liquid detergent for delicate things.
   4. Spin should not exceed 300 revolutions, or even better - do not use it at all.
   5. During rinsing, you can add fat cream. This will restore the loss of fat in the skin.

   After washing:

   1. The drying of the leather jacket should be in a dark place. Lay out the product on a towel, also shove the dry towels into the sleeves and inside. When the water drains and the jacket becomes wet, you can hang it on your hanger and dry it this way.
   2. After washing, dry the thing with your hands, using cosmetic milk.
   3. Grease the entire surface of the material with glycerin. Soak up his jacket will be about 3 days - this is normal. But after that the skin will become smooth and soft. When the skin has absorbed enough glycerin, mop again the skin with your hands and remove the excess of glycerin with a soft towel.
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   Advice:

   • Never use substances such as acetone, gasoline or other solvents to clean and remove odors from leather products - they will simply spoil your precious thing and make the skin fragile and dry.
   • When coming in from the street, periodically wipe the skin with a damp cloth - this will prevent pore blockage in the material and prolong its service life.

   If you did not like any of the proposed methods for getting rid of unpleasant smells from a leather jacket, you can always buy a special tool to absorb odors from the skin in the store or use dry cleaning services. Whatever you choose - act until you get the expected result and then you will never have to doubt your own attractiveness or feel discomfort in society.