VEGETABLE TANNED LEATHER & COTTON DENTAL TOY
Vegetable-tanned leather is a type of leather that is processed using natural plant materials (called tannins) instead of synthetic chemicals.
How it’s made?
The tanning process uses tannins extracted from such as: Oak bark, Acacia nilotica (wattle), Chestnut trees, Mimosa bark.nimal hides are soaked in these plant extracts for weeks or even months, which preserves the hide and turns it into durable leather
Characteristics.
Vegetable-tanned leather is known for: Natural look and smell, Firm structure, Aging beautifully Light brown to tan color that darkens with time Ability to be carved, stamped, or molded.
Interesting fact.
Japan is widely respected among leatherworkers for premium vegetable-tanned leather. Many tanneries still use slow traditional pit-tanning methods with natural tannins, producing leather with excellent durability and patina. Boldpartners uses Japanese vegetable tanned leather.
Smell the leather.
Vegetable-tanned leather has a natural, earthy smell because it’s tanned with plant tannins from trees like Oak or Chestnut. It often smells: Woody Slightly sweet Like natural leather
