What is Microfiber leather
Microfiber leather is an artificial material which is made by PU leather and microfiber, in comparison to PU leather, this leather’s air permeability is extremely improved and also including abrasion resistance and toughness are enhanced. So overall the service life of this leather is always higher than PU leather.
Real leather is always called genuine leather which is processed from the animals that are peeled off. Sheepskin and cowhide are mostly used as genuine leather that is also called natural leather.
The advantage cards of Microfiber leather
Appearance
The surface of the microfiber leather has no pores. The texture is also more regular, the appearance is close to leather but the surface of leather has clear pores, the texture on the skin is natural. That is the difference of appearance between this leather and real leather.
Weight
The weight of this leather is also lower than leather.
Smell
The leather is natural leather from animals so it is smelled and it may have odors if the process involves some formaldehydes it may smells pungent. But also inferior of the leather smells like the plastic.
Performance
Both of this leather and the leather have excellent performance but the tendency may has some differences. This leather is better than leather in wear and aging resistance, leather is better in breathable.
Price
Due to the features of the leather and dermis, it is from animals but this leather is artificial leather. The quality, quantity and performance are stable than the leather. So, it causes the lower prices of this leather. But in some high-end industry, the price of microfiber leather is higher than dermis, it is the not common.
In other cases, microfiber leather has other features such as It’s anti-odor, antibacterial, eco-friendly, washable, water-repellent (not water-resistant or waterproof)and etc.
The disadvantage of Microfiber leather
Cleanness
It is harder than the leather to keep clean, dust, pet hair and other things like less can easier cling to it.
Safety
It’s more flammable than the leather, but for shoes I don’t think that is a big problem.
Conclusion
There are various Pros and Cons both in dermis (leather, genuine leather) and microfiber leather. As consumers, you need to ask yourself what you need in your real life. Luckily, as a shoe makers, we produce shoes with both of these two materials. Welcome to discuss more about leather vs microfiber leather or other things related to leather shoes!
