• BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Do you live in a retention pond? How on earth does a belt get and stay damp enough to grow mold? How long has it been sitting undisturbed? I didn’t know about leather being antimicrobial until just now. Even then, a moldy leather belt just seems wrong lol

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          1 year ago

          All my leather jackets, belts, shoes get mouldy if left unused for some time. All you need to do is live in a humid country… that’ll do the trick!

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      1 year ago

      Neither of those are true. Some steel and leathers may be treated to make them anti-microbial, but they are generally not