Comments on: How to Clean a Leather Purse

By: L Vutton Purse HELLLLLLLLP!!!!

L Vutton Purse HELLLLLLLLP!!!! — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:18:08 +0000

I have a LV Bag, the straps are beige. I decided to go dancing with my favorite purse and my new black dress. I am a dance-a-holic. I was so sweaty the black dress stained the straps on my purse. Please suggest what I can do? The straps are now black.

By: Linda T.

Linda T. — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:55:42 +0000

Not sure about using on leather products, but I had my cat urinate on my fabric car seat. I used both Borax and also Febreeze. I thought I’d never sell the vehicle due to the odor, but after cleaning it several times, the odor was completely gone.

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:59:43 +0000

I treat all the leather handbags the same way I treated my English riding saddles when I was a kid. Mink oil is great for all leather, as well as fur. If you don’t condition leather with mink oil, or a synthetic conditioner for leather, you can kiss your 300 dollars goodbye in about 10+ years. They get what I call leather rot. Just like a fur stole, if you don’t take care of it, don’t plan on having it for long (for those of you with the IQ of a 13 year old girl, a good, classic leather handbag never goes “out of style”, and neither does a classic fur).

By: jeanette

jeanette — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:34:45 +0000

How can I remove the odor of my Girbaud bag without washing it? What can I do? Help me, please!

By: Martina

Martina — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:38:28 +0000

How do I clean spilled white musk oil off a leather Coach wallet?

By: housemaid

housemaid — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:04:50 +0000

I have ruined many a bag because of lotion leakage or the top coming off a tube of lipstick. Just got my first pricey Fossil bag and am using a vinyl zippered cosmetic bag this time. Even a ziploc bag is better than nothing.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:03:31 +0000

Before throwing away a good leather purse, I would try a pure enzyme cat pee odor eliminator. I prefer a product like Odormute, which is the least expensive, comes in unscented powder form, and really really works. You have to use this solution BEFORE using any sort of soap because the soap disables the enzyme. Anyhow, soak the lining and lightly wet the leather area you think got the pee smell. Allow it to dry naturally. Pee smell should be gone, and if it isn’t, try another application. I used this to remove cat pee smell and also, spilled sour milk smell, from my car carpeting. It really worked.

By: Ebba

Ebba — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:32:03 +0000

Your best best is to throw the bag away. I have never found any product that will take the smell out. Maybe kitty needs to live on a farm.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:52:22 +0000

I got my winter purses down recently and found one (beautiful leather) in the back that had a stain on it. I vaguely remember something on the inside leaked? So I tried the tartar/lemon juice method. Worked great! Yeah! One purse back from the “guilt” pile. (At least I like this one!)

By: Upset

Upset — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:18:40 +0000

DO NOT USE ALCOHOL. I foolishly did not read the comments before trying… and it absolutely ruined my D&B handbag.