Leather Scent Rinsing Conditioner 3.0 Plus by Leather Doctor® is a Leather-Safe™, pH 3.0 rinse and conditioner formulated to neutralize sweat residues and prevent browning discoloration on absorbent leathers such as Vachetta, Aniline, Nubuck and Suede.
- It conditions the leather’s natural pH balance after cleaning, helping maintain a clean, supple feel while leaving behind a refreshing natural leather scent.
This rinse is an essential step in routine care to keep pale, absorbent leathers from developing darkening or sticky sweat marks.
Key Benefits:
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Prevents Sweaty Browning: Neutralizes alkaline perspiration residues that cause dark stains and discoloration.
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Conditions pH Balance: Restores and keeps leather within its healthy acidic range to maintain softness and structure.
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Fresh Leather Scent: Leaves a pleasant, clean leather aroma after each use.
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Safe for Absorbent Leathers: Ideal for unfinished and delicate types like Vachetta, Aniline, Nubuck, and Suede.
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Leather-Safe Formula: Water-based, non-toxic, and residue-free.
Recommended Uses
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Routine rinsing after cleaning Vachetta bags, handles, or straps.
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Neutralizing perspiration marks on leather furniture or car interiors.
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Preparing leather for hydration and fatliquor conditioning.
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Final rinse step to maintain a clean, refreshed surface with a natural scent.
How to Use
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Application: Apply Rinse 3.0 Plus onto either a wettable towel or a detailing horsehair brush.
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Towel Extract: Wipe away excess residues with a clean, absorbent towel.
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Repeat: For heavily contaminated areas, repeat the rinse until the towel shows clean.
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Optional Finish: Follow with Hydrator 3.3 to relax and open up the fiber structure, and Fatliquor 5.0 or Leather Scent Fatliquor 5.0 Plus to replenish essential fat and oil.
Recommended Companion Products
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Soft Cleaner 3.8 – For cleaning before rinsing and reconditioning.
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Hydrator 3.3 – Prepares leather fibers for deeper hydration and softness.
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Fatliquor 5.0 or Leather Scent Fatliquor 5.0 Plus – Replenishes the leather’s natural fat and oil balance.
Suitable Leather Types
✔ Vachetta Leather
✔ Aniline Leather
✔ Nubuck & Suede
✔ Absorbent Vegetable-Tanned Leathers
Leather Rinse 3.0 is the original scentless rinse.
Instruction:
- Mix concentrates in the bottle with distilled water before use.
- Identify, inspect, test, and dry soil removal before application.
- Shake well, spray, and agitate with an appropriate brush to match leather types.
- Extract suspended soiling with a dry absorbent towel.
People also Ask:
- Why is Sweat Harmful to Leather?
- Why use Rinse with Leather Scent on a Routine Care System?
- When is the time for Leather Softness and Strength Reconditioning?
- How Rinse 3.0 Plus Works!
- Is Rinse 3.0 Plus a Leather Safe Product?
1. Why is Sweat Harmful to Leather?
When fresh, sweat is virtually odorless. It is the atmospheric bacteria, that interact with the sweat, that causes sweat to smell sometimes like ammonia. The pH of ammonia may rise to about 11. In contrast, the pH value of Vachetta leather is in the lower pH value of 3 to 5. In extreme cases, this alkaline over-exposure causes the denature of the leather, appears as a darkening effect, and when the tanning agents leach out manifesting as stickiness when felt with wet fingers. The fatliquor which keeps the leather soft and strong will also leach out as a cloudy residue, become stiff, and when stress cracks.
2. Why use Rinse with Leather Scent on a Routine Care System?
Rinse 3.0 Plus with its classic leather scent is used as a routine rinse to mask unpleasant odors and pH balance harmful alkaline contamination simultaneously, before applying Protector W Plus or Protector B Plus option.
3. When is the time for Leather Softness and Strength Reconditioning?
Leather softness and strength reconditioning with Hydrator 3.3 and Fatliquor 5.0 system to prevent leather stiffness and cracking when the leather becomes too absorbent. "Fatliquor is the Lifeblood of Leather". The fat plumps the leather for fullness and the oil lubricates the leather structure with flexibility. The fullness of the leather with fats reduces the leather absorbency, thus reducing the unwanted darkening appearance.
4. How Rinse 3.0 Plus Works!
Rinse 3.0 Plus pH balances and neutralizes harmful alkaline contamination when applied, horsehair brushed and towel extracted until the towel shows clean.
Rinse 3.0 Plus charges the amphoteric leather protein fiber ionic positive (+ve) to increase the attraction between the negative (-ve) constituents like the tanning agent, dyestuff, and fatliquor from breaking the hydrogen bond and leaching out of the structure, denaturing the leather.
5. Is Rinse 3.0 Plus a Leather Safe Product?
Rinse 3.0 Plus has a pH value of 3.0 which is within the average pH value of leather and suede from 3 to 5. Thus is safe for all leather, nubuck, suede, wool skin, and hair-on-hide.
Updated: November 4, 2025 by Roger Koh
