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GLOWBAG - Reinigung und Pflege für Deine Designer-Handtasche

About GLOWBAG - development and concept

I have two Chanel bags that I love. A Classic Double Flap and a WOC, both in the finest lambskin from 2013 and 2014. And after just a few months, both had stains: make-up residue from my hands.

That sounds trivial. But anyone who owns a Chanel bag knows the feeling: suddenly a very serious question comes up. How do you remove stains like that without damaging the leather?

I started with a damp cloth. Then shoe-care products, leather oils, drugstore cleaning kits, expensive specialist products. And each time, the leather only turned greyer, duller, more stained. What I set out to clean, I had made worse.

When I understood why, I was surprised. Almost all leather-care products contain waxes or alcohol. Made for shoes, furniture, car seats. Materials that can take it. For the lamb, calf or goat leather that Chanel, Hermès or Dior use for their bags, it's too much. Wax seals the pores. Alcohol dries the leather out. Both slowly, over months.

Janine Fichna with glowbag

What I needed was clear to me straight away: a leather care without wax and without alcohol. Water-based, moisturising, with natural ingredients. Exactly what makes good skincare work. Leather is like skin, so why treat it any differently?

A product like that didn't exist. So I developed it myself.

It didn't happen overnight. I tried countless formulations and threw them out again until one really worked. The result is GLOWBAG: cleaning and care for the delicate leather of high-quality handbags, inspired by skincare. Water-based, alcohol-free, wax-free, with natural ingredients like lanolin and orange oil.

My two Chanel bags look better today than they did after some of my earlier care attempts. That's all the proof I need.

GLOWBAG – the key facts

GLOWBAG protects the leather from environmental influences such as sun and rain, while lanolin and orange oil keep it supple. GLOWBAG is inspired by skincare and contains natural ingredients. With GLOWBAG you treat your bag to a bag spa: you cleanse, care and protect – with an anti-ageing effect.

Janine Fichna, Founder of GLOWBAG

Summary

Why is Glowbag better?

Make-up remover wipes? Shoe polish? Olive oil or Nivea cream? Better not! DIY tips damage the delicate leather of your designer bag.
Normal leather care products often contain wax and alcohol, which is harmful to the leather. Wax traps make-up and dirt in the leather and seals it. Alcohol dries out the leather and makes it crack.

GLOWBAG is the natural leather care range specially developed for cleaning and caring for handbags.

GLOW CLEANER
is a mild, water-based cleaner that thoroughly but gently cleans difficult stains such as make-up, mould stains or discolouration from the leather down to the pores. The GLOW CONDITIONER then provides the necessary care. The leather is deeply moisturised, the colour is refreshed and superficial scratches are smoothed.

An integrated UV filter protects against fading caused by the sun, while lanolin and orange oil provide the necessary impregnation against rain. GLOWBAG is inspired by cosmetics and contains only natural ingredients. With GLOWBAG you treat your bag to a bag spa: you clean, care and protect - with an anti-ageing effect.

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