Home Care Topics

The Home Care department within IKW provides competent answers to questions concerning hygiene, washing and cleaning.

Information for manufacturers

IKW Recommendations for the Quality assessment of Leather Care Products (2002)

These Recommendations for the Quality Assessment of Leather Care Products are for

  • oil products, pasty and liquid - consisting of natural, partly synthetic or synthetic waxes and solvents, in particular white Spirit;
  • emulsions products, pasty and liquid - consisting of waxes, water and emulsifiers, partly with solvents/hydrocarbons,
  • leather care products as sprays of foams - consisting of solvents, hydrophobic agents, waxes, colouring agents.

The text of this special print can be downloaded here as a pdf-file. A hard copy can be ordered free-of-charge over our German website (menu item "Download").

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