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  2. Buckskin (leather) - Wikipedia

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    Buckskin is the soft, pliable, porous preserved hide of an animal – usually deer – tanned in the same way as deerskin clothing worn by Native Americans. Some leather sold as "buckskin" may now be sheepskin tanned with modern chromate tanning chemicals and dyed to resemble real buckskin.

  3. Tanning (leather) - Wikipedia

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    Tanning, or hide tanning, is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather. A tannery is the place where the skins are processed. Historically, vegetable based tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound derived from the bark of certain trees, in the production of leather. An alternative method, developed in the ...

  4. Leather production processes - Wikipedia

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    The principal difference between raw hides and tanned hides is that raw hides dry out to form a hard inflexible material that can putrefy when re-wetted (wetted back), while tanned material dries out to a flexible form that does not become putrid when wetted back. A large number of different tanning methods and materials can be used; the choice ...

  5. Ostrich leather - Wikipedia

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    Tanned ostrich hide. Ostrich leather is distinct in its appearance and is characterized by raised points that are localized to the center of the hide. The portion with these bumps is called the "crown". It is actually the back of the ostrich where the animal's neck meets its body. The bumps are quill follicles where a feather grew. On the left ...

  6. History of hide materials - Wikipedia

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    Rawhide is a simple hide product, that turns stiff. It was formerly used for binding pieces of wood together. Today it is mostly found in drum skins. Tanning of hides to manufacture leather was invented during the Paleolithic. Parchment for use in writing was introduced during the Bronze Age and later refined into vellum, before paper became ...

  7. Health 101: The hidden dangers of spray tanning - AOL

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    Photo: Getty Spray tans contain anywhere between 1 and 15 percent DHA -- a color additive that when inhaled or exposed to the eye nose and lip areas can cause severe headaches, nausea and dizziness.

  8. Gen Z Is Bringing Back The Tanning Bed—And Derms Have ... - AOL

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  9. Leather - Wikipedia

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    Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle , sheep , goats, equine animals, buffalo, pigs and hogs, ostriches, and aquatic animals such as seals and alligators.