How do I know if my bag is made from real leather or synthetic Leather?
You thought you brought a genuine leather bag at a great price? Think again, you might be just be getting a fake leather bag. But how do you know which is real and which are fakes?

Often, do you see in a store selling leather products, people sniffing out the bags for that unique smell of leather. Real leather smell can be pleasant but with a kinda heady (woody) and strong smell. Fake leather or synthetic leather has a plastic smell as compared to the real one.

However, sometimes you could be tricked as some despicable merchants would easily coat their synthetic leather bags with a type of concentrated chemical spray that can make your products smell just like the real one.

Here’s what kind of leather test can you do?
- Try digging your fingernail into leather, you would leave a slowly fading imprint like would be similar to what it would look like if you tried that on your skin. You won’t get any on synthetic materials.
- Smear natural cream on any leather product, the material will absorb the nutrients of the cream, becoming softer and glossier. If you ever tried that on synthetic materials, you’ll get spots on them.
- If everything else fails, try burning your bag, or brush it quickly across a small flame. Any synthetic material would quick burn up and contract. Real leather would be able to withstand that bit of flame.

Composition Leather
Composition leather bag – sometimes, you find bags that contain a bit of leather, certify themselves leather bags. Always make sure of what you’re getting, whether it’s 5% or 100% that you want, and pay the right for the price for it. You don’t want to be paying 100% for a 5% bag.