How to wash a leather jacket at home?
I have a 10 year old lamb leather coat. I cannot afford the $60.00 plus taxes to dry clean it all the time. So 8 years ago, I decided to wash it at home. Here is what I do– GENTLE CYCLE WASH, WARM WATER, USING ‘shampoo’ regular ‘shampoo’. Go thru the wash cycle, and rinse in Cream hair rinse, then when finished the cycle, hang it up, using a soft cloth wipe the jacket down with more cream hair rinse on the cloth. Pay attention to areas inside and out around the collar and cuff..and inside the hem. Then hang it somewhere out of the sun to dry completely. The shampoo is designed to clean hair which is organic, and leather is organic as well. The cream rinse restores to organic material and to the leather as well.If you can find it you may substitute “The Tannery” for the wipe down after washing. Pants are even easier to clean, not as many nooks and crannies as in jackets, but the result is perfect IF you follow the exact directions.
