Job for a local band making bracelets for their Merch Booth @Yuusuf_Sallahuddin_Y this is why I asked about getting rid of the burnt flesh smell
Ah cool. I would have maybe used natural beeswax to condition it if they were staying natural colour like that. It would have given a nicer smell, slightly like honey, and also adds a bit of “antique” looking colouring too it.
Doing a quick search for removing smell on laser etched leather turns up several options. People say applying a leather conditioner will help. Also some people like to use Febreze odor eliminator. Febreze contains a Beta-cyclodextrin which binds to volatile odor producing hydrocarbons. A 3rd option comes from this patent http://www.google.com/patents/EP2464756B1?cl=en which uses the odor absorbing agent Zinc ricinoleate (Zn salt of the ricinolinic fatty acid). The preferred invention (section 51) uses a water solution (by weight) 2-20% Zn ricinoleate and 2-10% Na iminodisuccinate. Zn ricinoleate is not water soluable so they are using the surfactant Na iminodisuccinate as a solubility enhancing agent. Dip or spray and then dry.
@Nedman I generally find that dyeing or finishing with beeswax, followed by leather conditioner, tends to remove all the burnt smells. Unfortunately, some products, such as suede can’t use the conditioner/dye/beeswax. I’m interested in that Zn ricinoleate. I’ll have to look it up & see what I can find. Thanks for the share.