No. There's some sort of special cleaner. Go to a leather shop. Don't put it in the washer.

My mocassin maker says it is important to wash his handmade mocassins occasionally to get the oils that are harmful to the leather off of them. He suggests a mild shampoo that's pH balanced. He also suggests something called Shaklee's basic-H household cleaner. I haven't used it myself but he knows leather. The way I figure it, if I can wash my leather mocassins I can wash my leather jacket I picked up @ Goodwill. Going to a dry cleaner undoes the savings I made by buying used. Besides what did humans do to clean their leather goods (and woolen ones for that matter) before drycleaners. Think about it. There seem to be alot of naysayers on the internet about washing leather with water, period. Brainwashed by the dry cleaning industry? You decide. If your on the environment's side you'll at least give this matter some thought before running to the dry cleaner every time that little tag says "dry clean only". When I washed my own leather jacket last night to get a strong cologne odor off I used a mild shampoo. I wiped all the free water off the jacket inside and out and squeezed the excess water from the interior lining and smoothed out the leather and laid it carefully out on a stool to drain. A wet coat is heavy with excess moisture. Probably best to air dry it naturally on a support that won't stretch the leather in any particular shape--move it around to avoid stretching during the drying process. Supposedly from other feedback I've read you shouldn't hang it on a hanger -but you decide for yourself. When it is fully dry I'll probably condition the leather with a natural oil. After a overnight of drip drying it looks pretty good---not much different from when I tossed it in the washing machine to tell you the truth. In a few days I'll be stepping out in style....... Good luck.

My guess would be to use a saddlery and harness cleaner, something like Lexol or saddle soap or Murphy's Oil Soap. We used Murphy's on things like halters, which got really muddy. Everything else we'd either use saddle soap or Lexol.

I have several leather items, including a dark brown leather jacket, and a pair of dark-brown leather chaps. I always use cleaners specifically designed for leather to clean them, since I value them greatly and don't want them damaged.

When I bought mine, the guy who made it suggested baby soap.

i will like to know how to wash my lather jacker i got it soak by mistake