Laundry Tricks : Naturally Shine Black Leather

You've bought a nice new leather jacket, but you notice that whenever you wear it out, it ends up dirty. Professional cleaning is costly and not always necessary and you are looking for something you can do at home to keep that jacket looking it's best.

A nice rub with a banana peel will do the trick. Let the peel sit overnight and rub the inside of the peel over the jacket the next day. After rubbing it down with the inside use the outside as a buffer. Your jacket will come out looking as shiny as the day you bought it.

Tannin, a leather cleaning agent, is abundant in banana peels. The peels are made of up to forty percent of it naturally. The outer layer of a banana peel is a wax coating, making it perfect for buffing. The process of drying the bananas overnight improves it's ability to do both jobs.