How to Clean Vomit From Leather

Remove vomit from your leather sofa as soon as possible.

Vomit stains on any surface are unpleasant to remove and clean. When a pet or family member vomits on a leather surface you want to be particularly careful to remove the vomit stain, substance and odor completely. Leather is a natural, porous material and tends to absorb stains quickly. Cleaning methods that focus on using dry materials and products made for leather cleaning are the best way to remove vomit from your leather surface.

Things You'll Need

• Plastic scraper
• Trash bag
• Pet odor neutralizer with enzymes
• Saddle soap
• Bucket
• Clean cloths
• Leather conditioner

Instructions

1. Using a plastic scraper, remove as much of the vomit from your leather surface as you can. Scoop the vomit into a trash bag and discard.

2. Pour pet odor neutralizer with enzymes over the site of the vomit stain on your leather. Even if the vomit came from a person and not a pet, use pet odor neutralizer because the enzymes will break down and absorb the bacteria in the vomit that are the source of the unpleasant odor. If the neutralizer becomes wet from the vomit liquid, brush it off and add a new application.

3. Allow the pet odor neutralizer to sit on your leather surface for a few hours. The powder will wick up any stain liquid as it absorbs the odor. Brush the neutralizer off your leather surface and throw it away.

4. Wash your leather surface with a solution made of two capfuls of saddle soap mixed into a bucket of warm water. Scrub the pores of the leather to remove any residual vomit. Rinse the leather by wiping it with a clean cloth dampened in plain water.

5. 

   Mix your leather cleaning solution in a bucket.

   Moisturize your leather surface with a good leather moisturizer. Leather that is moisturized regularly will not absorb stains as quickly as dry leather.

Tips & Warnings

• Substitute baking soda for pet odor neutralizer, if needed. The baking soda will also absorb vomit odor.

• Old vomit stains that have had time to soak into the pores of the leather can be removed with repeated cleaning processes.

References

• Korchmar: Leather Care
• Mrs. Clean USA: How To Remove Leather Stains