PU Leather vs Genuine Leather: What's the Difference?
Here is the short answer: PU leather is faux leather and only lasts 1 year and peels off quickly after that.
PU leather, in which PU is an abbreviation of the phrase Polyurethane , is a material made from split leather (the fibrous part of the leather that has been separated to make Top grain leather) coated with a layer of Polyurethane and embossed on the surface. This is one of the most popular materials today used to replace genuine leather in garment production, because this type of leather is low cost and looks like genuine leather.
Meanwhile, real leather (natural leather) or also known as tanned leather, is often labeled real leather, genuine leather, genuine leather (cowhide), 100% leather on the product... Cowhide is used in high-end fashion and interior products. Therefore, real leather is trusted by many people and is of special interest when shopping for leather products.
To avoid buying poor quality PU leather or imitation leather, we suggest some simple ways to distinguish as follows:
1. Visual inspection
Visual inspection is the easiest step for consumers when buying a product. Products made of genuine leather often have pores if you look closely while products made of imitation leather are often shiny and have no pores. Because even though the product has been processed and printed with grain, the pores cannot be faked. However, with high-end leather products, you can hardly detect this because they are processed and tanned so well, almost completely eliminating the pores on the leather surface .
2. Smell the product
When smelling genuine leather products, you will notice a musty and slightly animal-like smell. While products made of imitation leather often have a characteristic chemical or plastic smell.
3. Heat or burn
With imitation leather products, when burned, they often smell like burnt leather or burnt hair, while products made of imitation leather often clump together when burned.
4. Wet the product
When you drop a few drops of water on real leather, after a few minutes, the water will spread and soak into the leather because real leather always absorbs moisture while fake leather is waterproof so water often slides off the surface.
5. Click on the product
One way to help you basically distinguish between real and fake leather is to press on the product. With real leather products, when pressed, they often dent around the finger while fake leather products will not have the same elasticity.
With the 5 basic ways to distinguish genuine leather, industrial leather, and PU leather above, you will definitely know how to choose a leather wallet , leather belt , or leather bag for yourself. Satisfied without worrying about buying fake leather goods.
You will not have to worry when buying leather products at Leonardo. Leonardo products are all made from 100% imported genuine cowhide, carefully and skillfully processed, ensuring high quality & consistency between products.
Visit Leonardo stores or buy online with nationwide delivery:
Store 1: 8 Tran Quoc Toan, Hanoi
Store 2: 284 Pasteur, District 3, HCM
Store 3: 348c CMT8, District 3, HCM
Store 4: 244 Tran Hung Dao, District 1, HCM
