How to Moisturize a Leather Sofa With Linseed

A quality piece of leather furniture can be with your family for several lifetimes. To keep your leather looking healthy for the duration, you must give it regular cleaning and care. One essential part of leather care is moisturizing. When leather dries out, it cracks, tears and flakes. Sometimes the damage is irreparable. To avoid costly repairs, moisturize your leather furniture with linseed oil once monthly or whenever it looks dull and dry.

Soft cloth
Bottle
Linseed oil
White household vinegar

Instructions

- 1
  Mix a solution of one part vinegar and two parts linseed oil in a bottle.
- 2
  Shake the solution vigorously until the linseed oil and vinegar are thoroughly mixed.
- 3
  Moisten a soft cloth --- a chamois or old cotton T-shirt --- with the linseed oil solution.
- 4
  Rub the linseed oil into the leather, using circular motions. Coat all of the leather. Shake and reapply the linseed oil to the cloth as necessary.
- 5
  Leave the linseed oil to sit on the leather for 10 minutes.
- 6
  Rub the leather in circular motions with a dry, clean cloth to buff and shine the surface.

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