What kind of cream, towel, products, etc. should I use on softex seats to detail the "leather"?

Micro Fiber Towel ( sacrificial, once the cream/oil gets on it, it will not wash off and that is all it will be used for )
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I use this on my 85 911, it also makes the leather water resistant. goes on wet and dries to mat sheen. I use the cream and put on with my hands, massage then wipe off residue a day later with the micro fiber. I also have the oil but it is too messy hard to control but it will bring back harden old leather.

 

How to keep that "new car smell"?

Easy. Don't eat pepperoni pizza in your new Prius, like I did! (And my "All Weather" rubber mats seem to interfere with that nice new smell, too.)

The SofTex is not "real" leather. I believe the owner's manual says to just wipe them down with a damp cloth to clean? My Three has cloth. The seats feel rather flat, and not very supportive. How does the SofTex feel after a long drive? I thought maybe I would regret getting cloth seats... but just this morning, I looked at a 2013 Prius with SofTex, and the lower portion of the driver's seat was already developing small splits, cracks, and permanent creases. Anybody else have that experience with SofTex?

(Before I bought my Prius, I was looking at the Corolla S Plus and S Premium. Those Corolla seats felt much better to me, than my Prius does. I just wish that Corolla got 60 mpg.)

 

I would avoid putting leather cleaner or conditioner on the Softex. Someone in Toyota service or their parts professionals could recommend how to clean and care for them. They've been around for several years, so someone's figured it out.

Maybe they would respond well to a faux leather type cleaner. Lexol makes one, Vinylex. Multi-surface type cleaner. Test in inconspicuous space first. Their leather cleaner and conditioner is really good for leather, but yeah, the boutique brands I suppose are even better.

 

I found leather wipes work well at removing dirt and they're not to harsh. If you start putting creams or balms on softex it'll end up shiny and sticky to boot.

 

I used Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer. Work well. Removed marks. Didn't seem to have any negative effects. Would recommend.