Getting Stains Out of Your Leather Handbag

• Water stains- allow the bag to dry naturally, keeping it away from artificial heat sources. If needed, condition bag with leather conditioner.
• Gum- place ice cubes in a plastic baggie and rub the gum with the wrapped ice; this should harden the gum and allow you to easily remove it. If gum remains on the bag after trying this, heat the gum with a hairdryer on a low setting and rub the gum off with a cloth.
• Salt stains- make a mixture three parts vinegar to one part water and rub solution on stain with a cloth.
• Ink- a difficult stain to remove, but sometimes spraying the ink stain with a bit of hair spray and then wiping it off with a cloth will do the job.
• Discoloration in general- purchase a leather spray that matches the leather color of your handbag and use it to re-store color.