Leather Soap Universal – Glycerin Soap (Gentle): 40 g
UNIVERSAL Leather Soap is the essential first step in professional leather care. It’s a gentle glycerin-based cleaner designed to safely remove dust, sweat, and residue from old creams from the grain side of the leather. Unlike ordinary detergents, it cleans delicately, doesn’t strip the fibers as harshly, and opens the leather’s pores for the deep nourishment that comes next.
It’s an ideal choice for regular maintenance of footwear, equestrian gear, leather accessories, and furniture anywhere you need true cleanliness without compromising the material’s structure.
Key features for maintenance:
- Glycerin content: Helps maintain the leather’s natural balance during cleaning and prevents unnecessary stiffening.
- Prepares leather for preservation: Cleaning opens up the surface, allowing follow-up care (oils or balms) to absorb much more effectively.
- High concentration: Thanks to the effective formula, only a minimal amount of lather is needed to clean the surface.
Recommended application: Dampen the included sponge with a small amount of water and work up a lather. Using gentle circular motions, clean the soiled areas of the leather. After washing, wipe away any remaining foam and dirt with a clean, dry cloth and let the leather air-dry naturally away from direct heat sources.
Not intended for suede or nubuck. After every soap cleaning, we always recommend re-nourishing the leather with Universal Balm #BNK/200g or Extreme Balm #BNKE/200g.
Expert's opinion
Pavla Nováková
Craft isn't just about feel – it's about understanding the material and the process. If it works in my workshop, it'll work in yours.
In my view, cleaning with soap is the most important – and at the same time the most overlooked – part of leather care. Many people skip this step and apply balm directly onto dirty leather, essentially “sealing in” the dirt and clogging the pores.
I follow one essential rule: never soak the leather. The biggest mistake is using too much water. You need to work the soap into a proper lather on a sponge and clean with that fine foam, not with running water. Water is only a carrier here, not a washing bath.
Although I am used to working with different types of soaps, the glycerin in this formula works excellently as a softening agent – it prevents the water from stripping all the natural moisture from the fibers. Even so, keep in mind that soap does degrease the leather.
Once you wipe it down with a dry cloth after washing, as recommended by the manufacturer, and allow it to dry naturally, it will be clean – but “hungry.” Cleaning with soap without following up with conditioning is like washing your face and skipping the cream – without nourishment, the leather will eventually start to stiffen and crack.
That is why you should reach for a balm as soon as it dries. At this stage, the leather is perfectly prepared to absorb it.
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