vegan leathers means animal free,cruelty free,it is faux leather without any animal skin.
so many people are wondering is vegan leather a good alternative to genuine leather?
can vegan leather be used for handbags,garments,shoes,furnitures etc?
the answer is definitely :YES
vegan leather can replace genuine leather for all product.
you may say vegan leather will peel off,vegan leather is not long lasting,
vegan leather is not eco friendly etc. vegan leather is not breathable.
definitely you have above worries,but the vegan leather now is much improved.
and I will get rid off all your above worries.
before talking about the advantages of vegan leather ,let me introduce the vegan leather
generally vegan leather includes
1) plant based leather or you can say biobased leather,for example the vegan leather made of corn starch,cactus etc,
for example the vegan leather made of corn starch is use the corn starch to make the propanediol,then use the Proppanediol to
make the vegan leather
below is the picture
the backing can be polyester fabric or microfiber backing
biobased leather with polyester backing
biobased leather with microfiber backing
2) pu leather or polyurethane leather,it is pu coated on fabric
3)pvc leather or polyvinyl chrolide/vinyl fabric,it is pvc coated on fabric,
appearance is similar as pu,only change the surface material
4)microfiber leather,it is pu leather coated on microfiber(polyamide fiber)
5)silicone leather is silicone coated on polyester fabric or microfiber
silicone is material come from stone,we calcined the stone at a temperature at 1800 celcius degree,
then make it into fluid raw material (silicone) then coated on fabric.
silicone leather is FDA certified,LDGB certified,it iis food grade,so best choice for baby strollers,
baby playmat,childrens furniture upholstery,school furniture upholstery.
it is waterproof,anti graffiti,UV resistant,fire resistant.
6)recycled leather,it is made of recycled material which is recycled from car windshield glass
so it is recycled material coated on polyester fabric or coated on microfiber.
7) cork leather ,cork leather is natural cork or you can say soft wood
coated on polyester fabric or on other backing.
cork leather can be used long time,and biodegradable,it is from nature and cause no pollution.
cork leather can be used for bags,shoes,hat,furniture decoration,jewlery box
now we can talk about the vegan leather advantages compared to real leather.
10 advantages of vegan leather
1.vegan leather is cruelty free,animal free
carry the handbag (made of animal skin) or wear the leather garment or shoes is not friendly and fair to animals.
we need protect the animals ,no transactions no killings.life is precious,stop killing animals,if we can keep them alive,why we kill them.
people and animal can live together peacefully.
vegan leather can be used for making shoes and handbags with luxury appearance and soft hand feeling,long lasting,why we dont use it.
and we need forest,to rise animals people destroy the forest,fire the forest which cause too much carbon emission.
for example the recycled leather which made of recycled car windshield glass(polyvinyl butyral or PVB) can reduce a lot of carbon emission.check below status.
For every ton of recycled leather production, we save up to 16 tons of CO2, and 50 tons of water.
So during production of vegan leather it saves water and saves energy ,reduced the carbon emission,
meanwhile it do not cause water pollution ,we do not cause toxic water ,when produce genuine leather a lot of water pollution caused.
so vegan leather is more eco friendly.
2.now vegan leather can be non toxic
some people says vegan leather includes phthalates which cause cancer,it includes heavy metals,formaldehyde.
low quality pvc leather yes they does,they contains toxic chemicals,but now we use better raw material,
for example our pvc leather can be phthalates free,it can free of formaldehyde,it can pass REACH SVHC test
safe to use.
our solvent free pu leather,silicone leather that do not contain DMF,pthalate,lead
it can pass Reach 191 , RoHS(Phthalate Free), EN-71-3 Free, Azo Dyes Free, Formaldehyde Free, DMFU&DFMA Free.
so it is good for our health,it will not cause cancer or other diseases.and our silicone leather is even food grade,
it is FDA certified and LFGB certified.
check above link for each kind of vegan leather,you will know they are much improved compared to at the beginning of synthetic leather industry appearances
3. our vegan leather does not peels off or crack
as you know the genuine leather sometimes also peels off or crack after
2-3 years or shorter time. our vegan leather is hydrolysis resistant,so 5 years warranty,
no peels off,no crack,even in the minus 20 degree it wont crack.
below is the flexing endurance test
below is the hydrolysis resistant test
hydrolysis resistant simulate the natural environment, the vegan leather put into 10% NAOH ,
if it wont peel off within 24 years,that means it wont peel off within 5 years,
our vegan leather has been tested from 192 hours and did not peel off.
4.vegan leather utilization rate is much better than vegan leather
the utilization of vegan leather is 100%,much better than genuine leather
5.our vegan leather is anti graffiti,oil resistant,hand sanitizer resistant
6.our vegan leather is UV resistant,color will not fade during usage.
our vegan leather is at least UV resistant for 650 hours. below is the color fade because of material
is not UV resistant,some genuine leather also has this problem.
so vegan leather is best choice for outdoor furniture,marine upholstery seating,handbags ,shoes.
no color fading problem.
below is our UV resistant test report
7.our vegan leather is anti bacteria,anti mold
you know some genuine leather is not anti fungus or anti bacteria.so it will have mold on the surface during usage
which is not good for handbag or shoes,or garment. but our vegan leather is anti mildew,anti bacterial.
it is also not friendly to COVID 19,you can use the alcohol to spray on our vegan leather,easy to killing the virus.
8.our vegan leather is fire resistant
our vegan leather can pass BS5852 or FMVSS302,CA117 fire resistant test
9.our vegan leather is voc free(volatile organic compounds free)
that means our vegan leather is free of formaldehyde,free of phthalates,free of AZO,BPA,DMF,heavy metal free.
some genuine leather contains heavy metal.and during the production ,many worker in genuine leather factory has been affected by the VOC.
these are not good for health ,easpecially for baby,so vegan leather is best choice for baby product.
the major VOC sources in leather tanning are mostly from coating process
Coating: during leather coating solvents like acetone, N-dimethylformamide , N-methyl pyrrolidone, N-ethyl pyrrolidone are used. Most of the coating agents contain several solvents.
our vegan leather is solvent free and water based
so it is totally eco friendly.
vegan leather usage
according to above information,you can know vegan leather is best choice for bags,shoes,garments,furniture or automotive interior
it can protect animals,and it is eco friendly,it protect our workers ,our planet,our children.
if you wear vegan leather it is also a kind of luxury,luxury of protect our world.that is really a kind of goodwill,
that represents humanity.
below products are made of our vegan leather material.
Products information
Products Certification
our products have got the REACH and RoHS certification
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