How Do I Know My Leather Is Dirty?

• Oils and Grease
  Body oils from both humans and animals attach and hold onto leather. Hair and hand oils are easily transferred to the head cushions and arm rests of the furniture. Over time these can cause serious damage to the protective finishes found on leather.
• Atmospheric Soils
  Consider the dust that builds up on a coffee table or desk over a week’s time. This same dust is being deposited on your leather. Add to this atmospheric pollution, cigarette smoke and the airborn cooking oils from your kitchen.
• Common Soils
  These soils include the common dirt from outside along with sand and fibres from plants. Fibres that naturally are brought in the home by adults, kids and pets.
• Dyes and Inks
  The ink from newspapers can readily be deposited on leather. Clothes such as denims can transfer dye onto leather in a process called dye transfer. The direct ink from a leaky pen or the aspiring toddler artist should not be forgotten.

Scuffs, Scratches, Dirt & Fading – How Often Do I Clean My Leather?
Chem-Dry Far North Coast recommends a professional leather clean twice a year.