You know how to pick and choose a rattan one. Rattan is very durable and very well taken care of. You don't have to follow those so-called maintenance knowledge too much. Basket moldy, water and brush to wash it off, and then dry it will be fine. (Do not expose to the sun) If you are not afraid of trouble, you can also put on some solid wood home wax. Think find that kind of wax trouble, directly with the home in the cooking oil, a small amount of rub on a little can also be. Don't too much, or you have to do the oil cleaning again.
Because it's not a collector's item, you don't have to be so wasteful and professional to maintain and care for new products made of rattan. Life is well, simple and spontaneous point good.