Robust, suitable for everyday use & easy to care for

Pigmented
smooth leather

Around 90% of all leather sofas are made of pigmented smooth leather. The name comes from the fact that an additional layer of colour is applied to the leather after tanning and dyeing. This serves to conceal minor blemishes on the skin, but also offers good protection against stains.

It is the ideal type of leather for a turbulent, uncomplicated everyday sofa life.

Description

Pigmented leather is coated with an additional layer of colour pigment after the tanning and dyeing process (hence the name). Pores, the individual skin texture and scars or other individual characteristics of the cowhide disappear completely under this layer of paint.

Some pigmented leathers are even given an artificial grain pattern to imitate the structure of the hide.

Maintenance effort

The surface treatment also offers a high level of protection against stains thanks to the colour layer applied, as liquids cannot penetrate deep into the leather. This makes pigmented smooth leather robust, easy to care for and uncomplicated.

Due to its high durability, this type of leather is "very suitable for everyday use" and is less prone to fading.

Manufacture

Pigmented leathers are coated with an additional layer of colour pigment after the tanning and dyeing process. Under this layer of paint, pores, the individual skin texture and scars or other individual features of the cowhide disappear completely.

The thickness of this layer of colour usually depends on how much damage (burn marks, scars, insect bites, etc.) is visible, as these need to be concealed.

In some cases, the colour layer even covers the natural skin structure and an artificial scar image is therefore applied to imitate the skin structure. Artificial embossing can also be used for fashion reasons, e.g. to imitate crocodile or ostrich skin.

Advantages

Pigmented leathers are robust, durable, easy to care for and attractively priced.
The leather structure on the surface is very uniform due to the artificial embossing
Reacts easily to sunlight, is more lightfast than aniline leather due to the protective colour layer.
It is very easy to clean, as e.g. spilled liquids do not penetrate the leather due to the colour top layer, but remain on the surface.

What else you should know...

The applied colour top layer offers very good protection against the penetration of food or drink stains, for example. However, just as wine or coffee stains cannot penetrate the leather, neither can body heat or moisture.

Pigmented leather therefore often appears cool, is somewhat harder and more brittle than natural leather.

On really hot days, the leather tends to transpire, on cold days it can appear cool.

Why is it called smooth leather even though the surface is not smooth at all?
Smooth leather is the collective term for all types of leather that are made from the "grain side" of the animal's rawhide. In other words, from the upper side on which, for example, the hide of cattle grew.
Even if it is called smooth leather, the appearance can be structured, grained, smooth or embossed, depending on the type of final finishing (e.g. by coating, embossing, varnishing, etc.).

Recommended cleaning and care products for pigmented smooth leather

KERALUX^® Leather Care Set P

Perfect care combination for pigmented leather

High-quality Leather Care Set with cleaner, care lotion, sponge and cloth. Perfectly matched to pigmented leather, semi-aniline and Longlife leather.

Gentle and pore-deep cleaning, solvent-free
Rich care optimally nourishes the leather
Valuable moisture and optimum refatting
Reliable protection against drying out
With sun protection against colour fading
With valuable antioxidants for a long lifetime
Dermatologically tested "very good"!

200 ml KERALUX^® Soft Cleaner, 200 ml KERALUX^® Care Lotion P, sponge, cloth, instruction

29,10 €

incl. VAT, plus shipping

to the product

KERALUX^® Soft Cleaner

Gentle and pore-deep cleaning

Ideal for gentle and pore-deep cleaning.

Ideal for regular preventive maintenance care of leather furniture
Removes light superficial soiling from everyday use
Ideal for all types of leather.

200 ml KERALUX^® Soft Cleaner

10,15 €

incl. VAT, plus shipping

to the product

KERALUX^® Strong Cleaner

For stronger soiling like beverage stains

Highly effective yet gentle leather cleaner.

For removing heavy water-soluble stains from everyday life
Ideal for food and beverage stains such as coke, ketchup, ice cream, etc.
Dermatologically tested with "very good", solvent-free
Suitable for all types of leather

200 ml KERALUX^® Strong Cleaner

13,75 €

incl. VAT, plus shipping

to the product

KERALUX^® Cleaning Set Active Plus P

Removes oily/greasy stains and colour transfer from jeans on pigmented leather

Highly effective cleaning set with brush, sponge and cloth.

for removing oily and greasy stains (e.g. cream, oil, chocolate, etc.)
highly effective with colour transfer (e.g. from jeans)

200 ml KERALUX^® Cleaner Active Plus, brush, sponge, cloth

20,70 €

incl. VAT, plus shipping

to the product

KERALUX^® Cleaning Set for sweat and grease

Cleans stains from sweat and grease

Ideal for thorough cleaning of

stains from sweat
greasy stains

200 ml Degreaser Spray, 200 ml Strong Cleaner, sponge, brush, cloth, instruction

34,00 €

incl. VAT, plus shipping

to the product

KERALUX^® Jeans Cleaning Set

Removes jeans stains

The KERALUX^® Jeans Cleaning Set was especially developed to deeply and carefully remove jeans stains from pigmented smooth leather.

Pretreatment with Cleaner Active Plus
Special treatment with Jeans Cleaner
incl. accessories

250 ml KERALUX Cleaner Active Plus P, 45 ml KERALUX Jeans Cleaner, brush, 2 cloths, glove, instructions

38,00 €

incl. VAT, plus shipping

to the product

KERALUX^® Degreaser Spray

Removes oily and greasy stains from leather

Degreaser Spray for smooth leather and nubuck.

for cleaning oily and greasy stains
spray dries out to a fine powder with the dissolved grease
simply vacuum the residues
retreat with KERALUX^® Strong Cleaner

200 ml KERALUX^® Degreaser Spray

18,80 €

incl. VAT, plus shipping

to the product

KERALUX^® Magic Ink Roller I Plus

Remover for fresh stains (not older than five days) from pens,
ink and lipstick

Roll-on pen for pigmented leather:

ideal for removing fresh stains (not older than 5 days) from pens
removes also fresh stains from ink, lipstick and nail polish
incl. accessories

10 ml KERALUX^® Magic Ink Roller I Plus, 1 cloth

14,90 €

incl. VAT, plus shipping

to the product

KERALUX^® Care Lotion P

Rich regenerating care for pigmented leather

Regenerating care with rich formula of active ingredients. Optimally suited to pigmented smooth leather and semi-aniline. The lotion nourishes the leather after cleaning: