Pen and leather (non-AP related)

ahill1889

My daughter wrote on my parents' leather couch this morning with a ball-point pen.  I'm thinking of using Dr. Bronner soap on it.  Will it hurt the leather if I use it?  And/or does anybody have some good tips for removing pen from leather?

tokenhoser

If it is smooth leather, try rubbing alcohol on a q-tip or cotton ball.

pitterpatter129

Awesome cleaner has taken pen out of a gazillion other things for me, but I don't know about leather.  Whatever you try, I'd test it somewhere small and hidden first.

 

akl0506

Google this issue, for sure.  My friend's little boy wrote on their custom leather couch in Sharpie.  I think there was a suggestion to use suntan oil or lotion or something and that might have done the trick?  But, I know that Google had the answer!  Good luck!