Is Microfiber Leather Toxic?

Is Microfiber Leather Toxic?

The full name of microfiber leather is "microfiber reinforced PU leather". It has extremely excellent wear resistance, excellent cold resistance, breathability, and aging resistance. PU is polyurethane. Polyurethane leather has excellent properties. Nowadays, due to the influence of the Animal Protection Association and the development of technology, the performance and application of polyurethane synthetic leather surpass that of natural leather. After adding ultra-fine fibers, the toughness, air permeability and wear resistance of polyurethane have been further strengthened. There is no doubt that the performance of such a finished product is quite excellent.

The high-quality microfiber leather does not contain eight heavy metals, so it will not cause harm to human health. Generally harmless.

So how to detect whether the microfiber leather is toxic? Let me teach you a simple method of identification.

Generally, the test cuts a small piece of skin, puts it in a plastic ziplock bag, and puts a product that identifies formaldehyde. Generally, you can buy it online. If it turns yellow, there will be formaldehyde, and if it doesn't change color, there will be no formaldehyde. The faster the discoloration, the faster the release of formaldehyde, and the more unusable the skin will be. There is no ziplock bag, you can use a cup with a lid, so that the bag can be tied up easily.