How to wash leather gloves at home?

In the cold season, gloves are indispensable. Leather gloves are a universal accessory that is present in almost any wardrobe and suits any style of clothing style. But, like any other things, they need care and cleaning. Over time, dust settles on them, spots appear, and the hostess raises the question: how to wash leather gloves at home? Moreover, leather is a very practical material, but expensive, and with the wrong approach, you can easily ruin a good and expensive thing. So, let's figure out how to clean leather gloves from dirt.

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Useful Tips

If you have not encountered such a question before, then you better read the recommendations of specialists before proceeding with cleaning:

• Fresh stains are always easier to remove than old ones, only dirt that has appeared is easier to remove. The sooner you do this, the less effort the entire cleaning process will take and the better the result.
• If you have expensive gloves and you are afraid to ruin them, give them dry cleaning.
• When cleaning leather products, try to prevent moisture from penetrating deep into the skin, otherwise it will become roughened and deformed. If this happened, click on the link to a separate article in which we have prepared for you a selection of effective methods, how to make skin soft.
• Any aggressive tool is better to pre-test in an inconspicuous area somewhere on the wrong side.
• Do not iron leather products. Even from the wrong side and at a low temperature. This will deform things.

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Clean leather gloves

The main source of problems is street dust and dirt. They are the main culprits for the formation of spots on the skin. How to clean leather gloves at home?

Important! Can buy special leather cleansers. They will come in handy not only for gloves, but also jackets, sheepskin coats, shoes.

Soap solution

Make a soap solution, and soap is better to take neutral. Farther:

• Put a glove on your hand.
• Dampen a tissue or cotton pad in soapy water.
• Gently brush the surface of the glove with soap and water.

Important! Do not wet the skin so that it is not completely wet.

• Remove soapy water with a cloth dampened with clean water.
• Dry the product.
• Handle the second glove in the same way.

Bulb

An ordinary onion very effectively cleans such material from dirt. Treat the entire surface of the product with a cut from the bulb. Pay particular attention to the seams and the top edge.

Important! If there is a smell, it can be removed by wiping the product with a damp cloth, or simply by airing it in fresh air.

Ammonia:

1. Mix water and ammonia in a ratio of 4 to 1.
2. Dampen a cotton pad in the solution and treat the entire surface of the product.
3. Change discs as needed.
4. To remove residual solution, wipe the product with a cotton pad soaked in clean water.
5. Dry the product.

Hydrogen peroxide and powder

How to clean leather gloves at home from dirt? You can make a mixture of washing powder and hydrogen peroxide:

1. Mix the powder and hydrogen peroxide in a ratio of 1 to 1. You can add a few drops of ammonia.
2. Apply the mixture to the surface of the product. This can be done using a cotton pad.
3. Leave on for 5 minutes and then remove.

Important! This method is not recommended for light products, as they may turn yellow.

How else can you clean leather gloves at home? The following products can also be used to clean the skin:

• Dissolve 3 tablespoons of vinegar in 1 liter of water.
• Special products - shampoos, sprays, wet wipes, will cost a little more, but will give an excellent effect.
• Gasoline with turpentine in a ratio of 2 to 1. But keep in mind that you need refined gasoline, and it leaves a smell, which is then difficult to get rid of.
• For dark colors, coffee grounds are great.
• The bread crumb perfectly cleans and refreshes colored gloves. Soak it in water or milk, apply the resulting mass on the surface of the product, and after a while remove it with a damp cloth or sponge.

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How to clean light gloves?

For white and fair skin, not all products are good. How to clean white leather gloves at home?

Milk

Milk does an excellent job with this business:

1. Moisten a cotton pad in milk.
2. Wipe the surface of the product each time changing discs until the discs no longer darken.
3. Dry the product.

Important! It is better to take a product with the lowest percentage of fat content.

Egg

This is a very good way for fair skin gloves:

1. Separate the yolk from the protein.
2. Whisk the protein until foam and apply on the skin for several minutes.
3. Wipe dry after removal.

Lemon juice

Dip a cotton pad in lemon juice and wipe it with gloves. Lemon juice has a whitening effect, it will remove dirt, grease from the surface of the product.

Ammonia and hydrogen peroxide

How to clean light leather gloves at home? Use a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia:

1. In a glass of water, add one tablespoon of ammonia and hydrogen peroxide.
2. Treat all problem areas with this solution with a sponge or foam rubber.
3. Wipe the product with a damp cloth and dry it.

Important! Instead of hydrogen peroxide, you can add liquid soap.

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Inside cleaning

Unfortunately, gloves get dirty not only from the outside, but also from the inside. The cleaning method depends on the material from which the lining is sewn:

• If there is fur inside, then you can’t wet it. Pour talcum powder or baby powder inside and rub. Then turn the gloves inside out and shake.
• If the product is unlined, then you can wipe it inside with a solution of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia.
• The fabric lining is cleaned with soapy water.

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Erase gloves correctly

In extreme cases, with very severe dirt, you can wash leather gloves, but this must be done subject to the following conditions:

• do not soak or leave for a long time in a basin with water or under a stream from a tap;
• water temperature - 30 degrees, no more;
• Do not twist the products, do not rub or crush them, but simply gently mash or rub them with a soft sponge;
• the best detergents - liquid concentrates.

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Dry the gloves properly

It’s not enough to clean the leather products, they need to be properly dried:

• It is not recommended to dry them near heating sources, on batteries or in the sun.
• You can blow dry them by choosing a cold air mode.
• The best option is to hang them in a well-ventilated area or in the fresh air.
• From time to time, gloves should be worn on the hands and smooth the skin.

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Care and storage

Any leather products need proper care, then they will serve you long and true:

• It is recommended to store leather products in special covers - so dust will not get on them.
• It’s good if you insert them into a special form so that they do not deform. In extreme cases, you can cut a stencil from cardboard.
• Wipe your leather goods periodically with castor or other special oil.
• If the gloves are tight, wrap them in a slightly damp towel for several hours, and then put them on your hands until they are completely dry.

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Stock footage

Now you know everything about caring for such important accessories, so you can quite afford expensive products that will last you more than one season.