Leather Furniture Conditioner

We all love leather - on our shoes, in our coats and of course furniture. Most of the time people tend to ignore leather care because they think leather does not require any maintenance except for keeping it away from water and moisture. But the truth is, the color of the leather fades away with long term exposure to cigarette smoke, dust and regular usage. In fact, leather needs a strict care regime, to maintain it in the best possible condition.

There are many different types of leather and each one has a different set of products to take care of. Leather cleaning involves many steps too. Leather is first treated with a leather cleanser followed by a leather conditioner. Leather furniture conditioner helps in protecting cracking and premature aging of the leather in your furniture. The essential oils present in the conditioner make it soft and supple. A leather conditioner consists of glycerins and finest of oils. It easily penetrates into the thick fibers of leather which prevents it from heavy friction. Leather conditioner makes your furniture shine and leaves no oil residue.

✱ Leather Furniture Conditioner Reviews
Leather furniture should be taken care of with the help of all the products that are required to maintain leather in its original condition. You should first examine the type of leather used in your furniture and then a select an appropriate leather conditioner. The job of a leather furniture conditioner is to provide essential oils and other lubricants that are lost from the leather furniture due to its regular usage. The leather furniture conditioner replaces these oils and helps in preserving the original smoothness, feel shine and softness of the leather. Leather may dry out at times due to very dry weather. Leather furniture conditioner will help in preventing the leather from drying out. The best leather furniture conditioners and their reviews are as follows:

✱ Leather CPR Cleaner & Conditioner
This leather furniture conditioner is a one-step shortcut to pristine furniture. It comes in 8 oz. tube and cleans and also does leather conditioning in just one step! It is a neutral cleaner that works on all types of leather except suede. It can be used on leather furniture, shoes, purses and car upholstery. It has been rated with 4 and half stars and is priced at US $ 14.99.

✱ Pure by Leather Techs Professional Leather Conditioner
Priced at US $ 26.22 for a 16 oz. bottle, this leather furniture conditioner from Pure was created to replenish the look and feel of aniline leather. It also contains UV inhibitor that prevents the color from fading. It is capable of removing scratch marks from your leather furniture, making it look as good as new. It also provides a thick preventive coating that does not allow the stains to penetrate. It will also remove surface scratch marks from Aniline leathers, keeping the leather feeling and looking new again. This leather conditioner was created to restore the original look and feel of aniline leathers and give it a soft and supple touch. It can be used on any type of leather and is used by professionals all over the world. After all, it scored five stars!

✱ Crate and Barrel Leather Conditioner
You can now keep your leather furniture and other leather goods shining with the Crate and Barrel leather conditioner. An 8 oz. bottle of this conditioner is priced at US $ 19.95. There is also a kit available that contains a leather cleaner, a conditioner and a polish along with an ink removing stick. One of America's favorite brands for leather conditioners, Crate and Barrel have been rated with five stars. This product contains distilled water and emulsifiers.

✱ Homemade Leather Furniture Conditioner
If you cannot arrange one of the above leather furniture conditioners, you can try few of these homemade leather furniture conditioner recipes.

1. Recipe 1 - Take one cup of water and one tablespoon of liquid castile soap or homemade liquid soap. Add half cup of white vinegar, mix together and shake it. Apply on your leather furniture with a cloth rag and wipe downwards.
2. Recipe 2 - Mix one part of white vinegar with two parts of linseed oil and shake it well. With the help of a soft cloth, apply this mixture to your leather furniture. Leave the conditioner on the sofas for 12 hours and the buff it with a soft dry cloth leftovers can be re-used.

✱ Tips For Leather Conditioning
✓ Always remember that leather conditioners containing animal fat are very harmful for leather furniture.
✓ Before applying the leather conditioner, you first need to clean the leather furniture with a leather cleanser.
✓ Treat the leather with a leather polish after conditioning it.
✓ Always use a damp piece of cloth to apply a leather furniture conditioner.
✓ Test the conditioner on a hidden patch of the furniture as it may darken a light colored leather.

Leather furniture gives your home a warm and luxurious look. It compliments all kinds of designs - modern as well as contemporary. Luxury leather furniture is expensive and well deserves its three-step care regime including cleaning-conditioning-polishing, at least once every weekend. So, I hope you put this information to its right use. After all, it will make your living room shine!