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Product Review Lexol Leather Cleaner

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

During September 2008 we purchased the Lexol Leather Cleaner at retail for approximately seven dollars.

The Lexol Leather Cleaner is intended for normal surface dirt.

This product is not intended for stain or odor removal.

The Lexol Leather Cleaner features a glycerin rich formulation.

Glycerol courtesy of Wikipedia is a chemical compound also commonly called glycerin or glycerine. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations. Glycerol is a sugar alcohol, and is sweet-tasting and of low toxicity. Glycerol has three hydrophilic alcoholic hydroxyl groups that are responsible for its solubility in water and its hygroscopic nature.

This product cleans normal surface dirt efficiently.

Because Lexol has clearly stated on the label that this product is not appropriate for stain removal we did not test it for any urine removal properties.

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Leather Cleaners

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

There is significant confusion in the marketplace regarding what constitutes a leather cleaner and what constitutes a leather conditioner.

A leather conditioner replaces oils that evaporate or that are transferred from the leather surfaces to your clothes. Over time these oils need to be replenished to keep the leather looking supple.

The downside here is that leather conditioners have a tendency to block the pores making future cleaning very difficult.

A leather cleaner has an entirely different function.

Leather cleaners are designed to clean the leather surfaces without blocking the pores.

If you own cats don’t purchase leather furniture.

If you own leather furniture don’t own cats.

If you own cats and love leather furniture then you should understand the differences between leather conditioners and leather cleaners.

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Product Review Proklean Leather Cleaner

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

This product was purchased from the Proklean web site for less then thirty dollars.

The Proklean leather cleaner is unusual in that it is the only leather cleaner we researched that claimed any efficacy removing cat urine and dog urine from leather furniture.

Their product selection logic will give you a good idea whether you are likely to be successful.

Their Urine Removal page is simple and to the point.

We performed two tests.

In the first test we used a new leather sofa and treated the sofa with a waterproofing agent that contained bees wax.

We reapplied the waterproofing agent several times replicating a conscientious homeowner protecting her investment.

We sprayed six ounces of cat urine on the leather sofa and waited several days for the urine to dry.

Consistent with the advice posted on the Proklean website the cat urine was very difficult to remove.

In the second test we used an identical leather sofa that had not been waterproofed.

We sprayed six ounces of cat urine on the leather sofa and waited several days for the urine to dry.

Our product evaluator was successful locating and eliminating the cat urine using her black light and following the simple product instructions even thou she did not know where the cat urine had been sprayed.

The Leather Cleaner was easy to use and our results were excellent.

If you have already waterproofed your leather furniture you should consider throwing it away.