Nubuck Leather Sofa Bed

Nubuck is top-grain cattle leather that has been buffed on the grain side, or outside, to create a velvet-like texture or nap.  It has the characteristic of a slight nap, with the softest “hand” or tactile feel.  Although nubuck is aniline dyed through it is commonly finished with a surface dye sometimes incorporating micro-pigment to cover up some natural blemishes.  It looks similar to suede, but the difference is that suede is created from the flesh side of the leather, whereas nubuck is created from the grain side of the leather.  As both nubuck and suede are napped leather, it is often incorrectly identified as suede.  Leather is both hydrophilic and oleophilic, nubuck, especially with its open nap absorbs both water and oil more readily, than any other smooth leather.  It is generally more expensive than suede; fashion types include embossed, oil, and wax pull-up effect.  Fatliquor plays an important role when comes to maintenance to both reduce ingress of waterbased and grease stains; plump the leather with fullness, and reduce creases, and wrinkles.  The leather protein-fiber component is amphoteric therefore, a leather-safe (pH 3 - 5) care product system is highly recommended to keep them clean while maintaining their chemistry integrity.