This, of course, is only the most basic overview.
You don’t want to overdo it—this is just as bad as not maintaining it at all.
Pick one or two products to use occasionally, such as the oils and conditioners.
Do not overuse these, but just regularly wipe the jacket with a damp cloth.
Let’s look at the steps in more detail.
How do you clean goatskin leather?
The most regular part of the process is very simple.
All you need to do is apply a clean, damp cloth to wipe the full surface.
Make sure the cloth doesn’t have any dust or lint, or any debris at all that could get wiped into the leather.
Only use clean cloths. It’s also equally important that you let the leather dry naturally, on its own.
Do not try to heat up the drying process.
Then, more occasionally, you’ll need to use some leather-specific products.
Many would recommend beeswax as an all-purpose leather conditioner, and this certainly is a good choice.
However, you’re better off using some kind of leather balm to remove any impurities which the cloth cannot get to.
This will treat the leather well and have a positive effect on it, removing impurities and retaining durability over many treatments.
That is really all there is to it.
You have to do it by hand, and you may have to use a variety of products, but it is not an intensely laborious process.
Let’s look at maintaining it more generally.
How do you maintain goatskin leather?
First of all, think about where you keep it.
Somewhere with balances of temperature and humidity, like a wooden box or breathable bag, work great.
Hung up in a closet may not always be ideal, depending on the humidity and temperature.
Don’t store it in plastic.
Spot dust any time you see any debris on the jacket.
Otherwise, these substances have a chance of being absorbed into the porous material.
Probably 2 or 3 times a year, you should use a formulated cleaner to deep clean and scrub the leather.
You can do this yourself with commercial alcohol-based cleaners—just be sure to spot test it before applying a full coat.
Conditioning, as well, should be done 2-3 times a year.
This is always best done right after you’ve deep cleaned it.
Again, after all this, make sure to let it dry on its own.
Can goat leather get wet?
Yes, it can. It is water resistant, though, so it won’t seep through, and getting wet won’t have too much of an impact on its durability.
Like I say, the most common way you will clean your leather is by wiping it with a damp cloth every now and then.
but you don’t need to worry about it getting wet.
Can you wash goatskin leather in a machine?
No, you absolutely should not ever do this.
A washing machine is a terrible place for a leather item to go, for any number of reasons.
For one thing, the endless spinning, at those speeds, even if it was just in a dry drum, would not be good for a piece of leather clothing.
Any product that you could put inside a washing machine would be even worse.
Any kind of detergent, washing tab, powder, would all strip away the vital integrity of your jacket as well as almost certainly staining it.
Whatever reason you have for thinking this is a good idea, you will ruin your goatskin leather if you put it in the washing machine.
Even if you don’t use any detergent, it still stands a chance of being completely moulded out of shape by the machine.
So, how to wash it, then?
How do you wash goatskin?
Aside from the care options already mentioned, if your goatskin leather gets particularly dirty on one occasion, you can clean it with a mixture of vinegar and linseed oil.
Again, with a lint-free cloth, dip it into the solution and gently rub in a circular motion around the whole jacket.
Do not, for any reason, put your goatskin leather in a machine or use detergent.
When you buy a leather item, you buy something that needs almost as much care and attention as a living animal.
Many hear about the remarkable durability of leather, only to be sorely disappointed when their expensive leather item begins to break down after a year or two of use.
This is inevitable if you are not in the habit of cleaning and maintaining the leather.
As long as you don’t ever put it in a washing machine or use ordinary detergent, and only leather-specific products, your goatskin product will last you a lifetime.