Re: What to do about leather?

[Guest guest]

Mold actually GREW on my leather suitcase that was in my closet. I don't know

if that helps,

but i threw mine out. I SAW HUGE green circles of mold growing. It was quite

gross.

>

> I'm worried about cross-contamination and my health. What have people

> done about their leather purses and leather shoes? I'm asking both in

> terms of mold spores and mycotoxins. Is leather considered porous? Can

> it be cleaned with ammonia? Or have most of you just thrown leather

> items out?

>

> Thanks for any advice.

>

[Guest guest]

--- In , " katsdream17 " <katsdream17@...>

wrote:

>

> I'm worried about cross-contamination and my health. What have people

> done about their leather purses and leather shoes? I'm asking both in

> terms of mold spores and mycotoxins. Is leather considered porous? Can

> it be cleaned with ammonia? Or have most of you just thrown leather

> items out?

>

> Thanks for any advice.

>

It might depend on the extent of the growth of mildew. Whenever I saw

white (mildew) powdery stuff growing on the leather itself, I got rid

of it. Probably could have wiped it off with vinegar and killed it;.

but just the thought of it made me gag. llaci

[Guest guest]

I was lucky in that none of my shoes, etc. actually got moldy. If it

has mold growing on it or really smells, I would throw it out.

If not, it s probably fairly cleanable. FAR more so than fleece..

Probably more even than cotton or many fabrics.

Smooth leather that has been well kept is not that difficult to clean.

But I can imagine how bad leather gets if its in a wet place. After

all, its dead flesh.. ugh...

Ive never had to deal with that. The only leather item I had that

actually grew mold was a binocular case that was in a bookcase against

a wall and I threw it away immediately.

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 2:20 PM, katsdream17 <katsdream17@...> wrote:

> I'm worried about cross-contamination and my health. What have people

> done about their leather purses and leather shoes? I'm asking both in

> terms of mold spores and mycotoxins. Is leather considered porous? Can

> it be cleaned with ammonia? Or have most of you just thrown leather

> items out?

>

> Thanks for any advice.

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the feedback. None of my leather items have mold growing on

them. I'm worried about invisible mold spores and mycotoxins. I know

the safest thing would be to throw all of it away. I was told I could

wipe them down with ammonia.

--- In , LiveSimply <quackadillian@...>

wrote:

>

> I was lucky in that none of my shoes, etc. actually got moldy. If it

> has mold growing on it or really smells, I would throw it out.

>

> If not, it s probably fairly cleanable. FAR more so than fleece..

> Probably more even than cotton or many fabrics.

>