I also purchased a camel leather satchel/lap top bag from India, and beyond the god awful smell, there seems to be this strange sheen of moisture on the bag every few days. I have moved it to different areas, to confirm it is not the result of anything leaking on to it, and that is definitely not the case.
I actually have to wipe it down every few days, as I have noticed small spores forming from the moisture. There was nothing stored in it to generate this, and I even had to remove two hard cover books from inside it, for concern their binding would be affected. This bag literally gets wet on it's own. Any thoughts you have, would be greatly received.
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Purchasing anything from a Third World country is a real gamble. Even more so if the purchase is not through a large company that carefully controls the product manufacturing process. No idea what the problem may be for your bag and who knows what was used in the process.
The previous reply is spot-on - this bag is a health hazard and should be removed from your home and life ASAP.
The problem is two-fold. One, the tanning (preservation method) was clearly not done properly; two, the chemicals used in the tanning process were not appropriate for the type of animal skin used.
Because you can't be sure what chemical or processing was used, this bag now constitutes a serious risk to health and should be properly disposed of. Immediately. Take it to the proper disposal site for hazardous waste in your area as soon as possible and until then bag it in several layers of plastic bin bags being sure to label it as hazardous waste - skull and crossbones drawings are easy and should be the biggest feature of your labelling.
Please do not try burning it - you may release even more hazardous chemicals into the air. Please don't simply bin it - you may be endangering the binmen, and certainly creating a pollution problem at the landfill no matter if simply tipped and buried or burnt as so much household rubbish is these days.
Camel hide reeks naturally, but the spores etc in another kettle of fish! Possibly the hide was not tanned properly or tanned in some way that would be hazardous. Please do as the other posters suggest and get rid of it at a hazmat site somewhere.
I have experienced the same. In fact I left my bags tilting on the walls and there were patches left on the wall from the oil being soaked into it from the bag. Its a goat leather bag and oil tanned. And it smells a hell lot. The seller said its the moisture that may be making the bag shed oil. But i dont want to take chances of the oil passing on to my clothes and skin and from there into my system and wat not.
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