Silicone leather, also known as silicone rubber leather, is new type of environmental faux leather. It is mainly made from silica gel combined with a base fabric like microfiber and non-woven fabric, and other substrates. Manufacturers usually made silicone leather by utilizing the solvent-free technique to coat and bone silicone to various substrates.
Advantages of Silicone Leather
Safe and Environmentally Friendly
The materials used in the production process of silicone leather are non-toxic, and green, making silicone leather safe for human use and free of environmental pollution. What’s more, silicone leather is 100% vegan without harming animals.
Anti-discoloration
Some inferior artificial leather can easily discolor over time. Instead, silicone leather won’t easily fade over time even you clean it every day. If properly maintained, it is easy to keep silicone leather looking bright and fresh.
High Softness
Silicone leather is made with great elastic, giving you soft and smooth hand feel. In addition, it is resistant to bending, folding, friction and tearing. For this reason, silicone leather is widely used in furniture upholstery.
Heat Resistant
Silicone leather won’t deform or shrink at high temperatures as high as 300℃ but can maintain the original high performance.
Low-temperature Resistant
Silicone leather can maintain the original softness and hand feel at a low temperature of 50 °C.
Waterproof
Silicone leather is waterproof, and it won’t easily mold or harden in a humid environment. With such great properties, silicone leather is widely used in marine like boat seats, ship interior, yacht decoration, etc.
High Breathability
Silicone leather is made with great breathability, making it ideal for various seat cover materials, such as sofas, car seats, etc.
Outdoor Properties
Silicone leather has excellent weatherproof performance, anti-corrosion, and UV resistance, so it is widely used for outdoor purposes like boat seats, ship decoration, motorcycle seats, climbing bags, etc. for. it can withstand most outdoor conditions.
Easy to Clean and Maintain
Silicone leather has outstanding stain resistance. For common stain, wiping with wet cloth is enough.
UniqueAppearanceandTexture
Silicone leather can be made to has realistic look and similar texture of genuine leather, but has the price that is relatively lower than genuine leather. Moreover, silicone leather come in a wide range of design options and is available in customization. Thus, buyers can have the desired colors, textures, and patterns according to their requirements.
Applications of Silicone Leather
1. Furniture: leather sofas, seats, decoration, etc.
2. Garment: leather clothes, pants, hats, gloves, etc.
3. Car accessories: car leather seats, steering wheel leather covers, etc.
4. Other material application: luggage case, soft handbags, holster leather goods, shoe materials, etc.
Where to Buy Silicone Leather?
CAIWING is a top faux leather supplier, providing high-quality PVC leather, PU leather, silicone leather, etc. We offer a wide range of designs and customization options like colors, patterns, and sizes. If you are looking for solutions to your projects, do not hesitate to contact us at We look forward to hearing from you.
