Folding visual identification method
First, it should be identified from the patterns and pores of the leather. The surface of real leather has clearer pores and patterns, yellow cowhide has more uniform fine pores, yak skin has coarse and sparse pores, and goat skin has fish scale-like pores. The pores of pig skin are round and thick, arranged in a triangular shape. The patterns and pores distributed on the surface of these natural leathers do exist, and are unevenly distributed. There are animal fibers on the reverse side. The side section has obvious layers. There are animal fibers in the lower layer. Scraping with fingernails will cause the leather fibers to stand up, and there is a feeling of velvet. A small amount of fibers may also fall off. The fabric can be seen on the reverse side of artificial leather, and there are no animal fibers on the side. Generally, the epidermis has no pores, but some have imitation leather artificial pores, and there will be inconspicuous pores. Some patterns are not obvious, or there are more regular artificial patterns, and the pores are also quite consistent.
Folding feel identification method
Touching the surface of genuine leather with your hands, it feels smooth, soft, plump and elastic; while the surface of general artificial leather is astringent, rigid and poor in softness. If you bend the front of the genuine leather downward by about 90 degrees, natural wrinkles will appear. Bend different parts separately, and the thickness and number of folds produced are obviously uneven. It can basically be determined that this is genuine leather, because genuine leather has a natural uneven fiber structure, so the wrinkle lines formed are also obviously uneven. Artificial leather feels like plastic, with poor recovery, and the thickness of the folds are similar when bent.
Folding smell identification method
Genuine leather has a strong smell of fur, even after processing, the smell is more obvious, while artificial leather products have a smell of plastic, without the smell of fur.