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We recommend that leather furniture and interior should be professionally cleaned around once every 6 to 12 months, depending on environment and usage. Although there are leather cleaning products on the market many of them contain silicones and are strong in alkaline. This will make it look nice at the time of application, but will eventually do untold damage to the look and feel of the leather.
The silicone will prevent the leather from being nourished / conditioned. It will also attract dirt and grease, and because leather is protein the acids from the fats will break it down. In the case of protected / pigmented leathers it will destroy the finish. Once cleaned it is important to replenish the finish. This is the fine protective coating that is applied on top of the colour / pigment.
If the finish is not maintained, the leather will be susceptible to many problems, such as; dye transfer, cracking, fading of colour and excessive soiling.
Just as important as cleaning is conditioning (putting the moisture back into the fats and oils that leather contains). Leather needs moisture. If it is not nourished with a conditioner regularly it will absorb the oils from your body, hands, hair etc.
Spillages will be drawn deep into the leather. The life of your furniture will be shortened. Aniline leathers will normally get very grubby and lose there soft feel.
Coated/ protected leathers will craze/ crack and may also peel.
It is also important to note that when conditioned regularly leather is much easier to clean and with better results. | 
