How to Shrink Faux Leather Pants [4 Methods Explained]

Published by Ahmad Jamal on June 6, 2023

While shopping online, a beautiful & trendy faux leather pants has blown you away, you chose the right size, and purchased it.

However, once they have arrived and you’ve tried them on, you found they’re too loose and not as fit as you would’ve hoped.

You may consider multiple options, but if you’ve mastered how to shrink faux leather pants, then your decision can be carried out easily.

Pick your faux leather pants, and get down to business makes them more fit by shrinking them to your dream fit.

In this CleanersAdvisor guide, you’ll have a closer look on shrinking faux leather pants, if you can do it or not, and how to carry it out properly if need be.

Additionally, we’ll provide you with multiple ways on how to shrink faux leather pants, and additional helpful information on how to shrink Vegan Leather Pants.

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Can You Shrink Faux Leather Pants

The plastic creating faux leather pants is not waterproof by any means, or impervious to heat directed at it.

This makes faux leather pants open to shrinking whenever put under specific conditions that cause shrinkage, especially when washed in hot water or put in the dryer.

Therefore, faux leather pants can be shrunk when put in specific conditions explained above.

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Does Faux Leather Shrink In The Dryer?

Yes, faux leather can shrink in the dryer, but it should be done according to the manufacturer’s instructions since different faux leather pants are made from different substances and fibers.

This means that every pair of faux leather pants made differently than the other would require a specific set of settings on heat and water’s temperature.

Read through to learn more on how to shrink it in the dryer.

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How to Shrink Faux Leather Pants

One of the best ways to shrink faux leather pants, according to our laundry experts at CleanersAdvisor, is to soak the faux leather pants in water for 10-15 minutes, let it air dry, then place them in the dryer. Once the drying cycle is done you can let them cool to room’s temperature before trying the new size.

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Best Way to Shrink Faux Leather Pants

There are multiple ways to shrink faux leather pants, and according to our laundry experts, the best method is to shrink them in the dryer as we explained earlier.

However, you have a set of other methods we’ll showcase next, and you can choose the one that suits you best.

1. Air dry your faux leather pants after soaking them in a bathtub filled with hot water for 15-20 minutes. This method will help your shrinking faux leather pants dry naturally away from sunlight or dryer machines, and once they’ve dried out fully, you can try them on to test the new size.

2. You can also use a hair dryer to shrink targeted spots on leather pants. Simply spray the leather pants with a spray bottle filled with warm water, then use the low or medium heat settings on the hair dryer on the part you’re willing to shrink, just make sure you’re at least 3-3.5 inches away from the faux leather pants before you start so as not to damage it in the process.

3. The soaking method is the third method in which you can shrink faux leather pants, but it’s a bit uncomfortable. You can soak your faux leather pants for 15-20 minutes per usual, then wear something waterproof before putting on the soaked leather pants and go outside in the sun to dry them off. This method can help make them as fit as you’d like, but as we said earlier, it’s a bit uncomfortable.

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How to Shrink Vegan Leather Pants

Vegan leather pants are either made of innovative and sustainable materials like apple peels, fruit waste, pineapple leaves and recycled plastic, or made from polyurethane and manufactured accordingly.

In either situation, those substances are neither waterproof nor impervious to heat, meaning they’ll be shrunk easily under specific shrinking conditions.

Moreover, you can shrink vegan leather pants by putting them in the dryer as explained above in this guide, or by air drying them properly.

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To Wrap Up

Mastering How to Shrink Faux Leather Pants gives you superior advantage when you’re in trouble after finding a pair of faux leather pants isn’t as fit as you’d like them to be.

Now, you have 4 different methods to choose from when you want to shrink your faux leather pants, choose wisely as you may find yourself put in an uncomfortable position if you choose the method that doesn’t suit you, or your faux leather pants.

Here’s a video that helps you work the waist of the faux leather pants better and fitter: