What modern manufacturers do not come up with to attract the attention of consumers to their products. For example, if you do not know how to distinguish natural leather from artificial leather, you can easily purchase a fake, moreover, even in a trusted store with a loud name. People who do not want to be deceived, have long learned to distinguish eko-skin, ordinary leatherette and its pressed analogue from natural raw materials.
In practice, everything is quite simple, you only need to know which moments in which cases to pay attention. Do not forget about the quality certificates - sellers are required to provide them on demand. In case of suspicion of acquiring a fake, you do not need to hesitate to demand money back, you need to insist on conducting an examination.
Pressed and ekochozh - what is different from natural?
First of all, people who are far from understanding the specifics of the creation of leather products need to understand one important point - no matter how the name of the kozzhamenitel was called or produced, in quality it will never be compared with natural material. Today, many people think that products made from eco-leather or extruded leather are made from natural products, while special technologies are applied. In fact, it's not at all like that!
To know how to distinguish the pressed leather from the natural, you need to understand the technology of its production. The material is based on the most common leatherette, to which in very limited quantities is added not even the skin, but its residual fibers( trimming, down to the villi and dust).Raw materials are pressed, getting a smooth product that looks like a natural skin. To distinguish it from a high-quality and expensive analogue is possible by the following features:
- First, we just consider the pattern on the material. If it is symmetrical, and the pores are arranged in a strict order, this indicates the artificial origin of the raw materials. The pores on the natural skin are arranged arbitrarily, guaranteeing a unique pattern.
- Now we bend the object a bit and allow to return to its original position. If wrinkles and wrinkles are quickly restored, the material is likely to be natural.
- Pressed skin is distinguished by unusual roughness, the presence of creases. It wears out very quickly and bursts, which can be found when inspecting even completely new things.
Tip: Unfortunately, even a professional does not exactly tell how to distinguish artificial lacquered leather from natural, without spoiling the product. Here we have to trust the manufacturer and believe that the label of a complex shape( rather than a diamond) really symbolizes the natural origin of the raw materials.
Products from eco-leather is a separate issue, because modern women of fashion so like the prefix "eco", arriving in the belief that it can only be present with natural materials. But here everything is not so rosy, because in this case the basis of the product is the most common leatherette. The only difference is the use of a polyurethane film as a coating.
Thanks to this, the eco-skin breathes and lets moisture out. As a result, the material in the process of wearing does not release harmful components, because they were not used in production. How to distinguish an eco-leather from a genuine leather? Just like the pressed analog. The manufacturing process is approximately the same in all cases, therefore, the properties of raw materials are similar.
Simple and effective techniques that will help identify forgery
If the seller actively and confidently offers a "skin", you need to quickly and imperceptibly make sure of the naturalness of the material in order to avoid forgery. This will help the following manipulations:
- The material needs to be sniffed. If it was created by artificial means, it will give off a sharp chemical smell. At a natural leather aroma specific, but in any way repellent. Although, today some manufacturers add certain flavorings to the raw materials, because of which leatherette begins to smell more naturally.
- You just need to hold the material in your hand for a few minutes. If it heats up and it's for some time to keep the heat, it's the skin. Artificial analogs do not even heat up.
- Even if you just touch the skin, you can find that it is much softer and more elastic than substitutes, it has a more uniform texture. In addition, it is especially filled. If you click on the material, you will feel pleasant softness, and the print will quickly be straightened.
Tip: Some "experts", when asked how to distinguish leatherette from genuine leather, are offered to set fire to the edge of the material. Allegedly the skin does not burn and nothing will happen to it. They do not take into account that today paints and coatings are increasingly used, giving the skin a unique appearance, but they can catch fire, which will lead to deterioration of the quality thing.
- Natural skin is difficult to stretch, and after such attempts it quickly returns to its original state.
- If the natural product is bent, its color on the bend will not change. If this is the effect on leatherettes, then several shades can be detected at once.
- To qualitative things a sample of the material is always attached. If it is made in the form of a diamond, then during the manufacture of the product one of the variants of leatherette was used. Figured sample with the corresponding inscription indicates the naturalness of the raw materials.
- On the cut of the skin, you can see numerous intertwining of fibers. If they are absent or the fabric is used as a basis, then this is definitely not a natural product.
- Finally, the back of the natural quality leather is covered with a short soft pile. If you hold it with your hand, the color of the surface will change because of the change in the position of the villi.
It is worth noting that modern products made of eko-leather, kozhzam and its pressed analogue are of quite high quality. Sometimes they even surpass the natural product in some ways, so do not completely refuse to include such things in your wardrobe.