Need your advice on health concerns regarding chrome tanned leather.

Yes, wearing those chrome tanned jackets can and will kill you. You should get them out of your possession. I will PM you my address and you can mail them to me. I will see that the jackets are safely disposed of. And I will even pay postage.

 

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/thr...et-or-any-type-of-leather.97202/#post-2540804

 

I believe that the damage is more to the environment and workers at the tannery than to the end jacket wearer.

Edit- After reading the above link and thread you posted last year, my advice is...
Relax! There are so many other things to worry about at the moment.

 

I didn't want to say anything earlier on but my first CXL jacket did kill me and I've been dead ever since.

 

I knew that I had seen this thread before and now I see that it was started by the same exact person just last year.
It seems like this topic weighs heavily on your mind and perhaps you should not wear chrome tanned leather jackets.

 

@high-maintenance I'm afraid the negative effects are already apparent. Do you ever feel like you're forgetting things?

 

Too much of them will also kill your bank balance.

 

Or, you could buy a leather jacket cured with Spanish olive leaves.

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On the plus side you are looking very good these days....death seems to suit you

 

Do like jonesy. Dip it in the ocean then rub in lotion, and you are good to go.

 

Chrome don't get ya home...Ask Eddie Vedder !!

 

OP, please lead with the last sentence next time

 

wear your jacket, and take antioxidant supplement.

 

IMO it's young children working 12-15 hour shifts in Bangladesh's and India's toxic chromium tanneries, earning just a few dollars a month, and often falling ill due to the harmful chemicals, we should worry about! It is our social responsibility to sourced our chrome-tanned leathers from sustainable and certified tanneries such as LWG (Leather Working Group) certified tanneries. LWG develop and maintain a protocol that assesses the environmental compliance and performance capabilities of leather tanneries and promotes sustainable and appropriate environmental business practices within the leather industry. Providing a safe and healthy work environment is of fundamental importance. Employment in decent working conditions for all should be a worldwide objective. Protecting workers' health and ensuring decent working conditions in tanneries is no exception, especially for children.

 

We dealt with this already.

 

Sure did.

 

Yep, I remembered that thread

@high-maintenance

It is all a matter of lifestyle:
- Do you smoke?
- Do you eat processed food?
- Do you drink alcohol regularly?
- Did you ever get sunburned? Or are you highly exposed to the sun?

There are so many things that can lead to cancer that you should look at before worrying about your jackets, if it really weighs on your mind that much.

 

chrome tan jacket can be washed without showing much effect, perhaps it may rinse off residual tanning chemicals. then you can add saver inert conditioner like vaseline or something.

it adds lived in looks to the jacket too, so just wash them and wear them while damp to mould the fit and shape the collar too.

kill two birds with one stone... that sounds negative ,
Water two plants with one hose!!