What is Vegetable Tanned Leather?

About 7,000 years ago, humans have mastered the leather technology of plant tanning, which called "plant tannin" ,by the skin stained with plant tannins (danning acid). With no harmful substances to the human body, it is a kind of green leather that can be used in direct contact with the skin.

Plant tantalum is rich in tantalum (>8%). Using the method of water-soaked plant tantalum to extract the leachate, with further treatment to obtain the solid block or powder called enamel. After the tanning process, the leather fiber tissue is firm, small elongation，great molding, the plate is full of elastic, no greasy feeling; The Leather grain surface, suede face have luster. Colors range from light pink to hazel, suitable for manufacturing leather carving.

With the feature of strong water absorption and high plasticity,vegetable leather is suitable for engraving and leather molding.Therefore it mostly used in the production of leather crafts in the initial areas.Because of its harmless,it is gradually applied to leather products that can come into direct contact with human body.For examples:handbags,backpacks and so on.