According to the relevant association of the Consumers Association of the City, the leather shoe packaging box must be marked with what kind of leather, consumers can go to the Technical Supervision Bureau for identification. According to experts, consumers can use the following methods when purchasing leather shoes:
1. Cowhide: The bovine leather has small pores, round and evenly distributed. The leather surface is bright and smooth. The texture is plump and delicate, and the appearance is smooth and soft. The texture of the hand is firm and elastic. When selected, small folds appear when the leather is squeezed hard. Leather products made from hides can hardly be seen blinking without careful look.
2. Sheepskin: Sheep's leather has pores that are oblate and have clear pores. The leather products made from sheepskin are delicate and soft in the leather, but the surface is shiny, but it is not as bright as the leather products. The leather is pressed hard and there are obvious folds.
3. Pigskin: Porcine leather has round and thick pores. Three of them are arranged side by side and arranged in a triangle. Each group is far apart and the leather surface is uneven. Even if polished, it can be identified.
4. Artificial leather: Due to the current use of polyurethane leather synthetic leather products made of imitation leather, appearance and close to leather products. Need to carefully identify and choose.
In general, imitation leather is a chemical raw material applied to the fabric and processed. When the leather surface is fine, there are no pores. When the leather is squeezed, there will be no folds on the leather surface. If you encounter microporous film leatherette, depending on the reverse base material can be discriminated.