Unfortunately, most leather in market are actually not full-grain leather, and some are not even made from animal hide. Unknowingly or not, we acquire them without fully realizing what they are made of and wonder why they are not hold up to our expectations.Since there are no strict industry regulations to define what exactly constitutes leather, a great many items in market are made with these artificial materials, and can still claim to be made of leather.
Leather that is processed out of split corium or manmade materials are also called split leather, corrected leather, embossed leather, coated leather, suede, Napa leather, painted or patent leather, bonded leather, or reconstituted leather.If you are unsure of the origin of the 'leather', do your research and proceed with caution. If the manufacturer does not state explicitly it is authentic full-grain leather, chances are that it is one of the inferior man-made leathers.