Best Oil for Leather: Olive vs. Coconut vs. Mineral

What oil should you use for conditioning leather? I explain why some oils should NEVER be used on leather. I give a comparison of olive oil, grapeseed oil, coconut oil, mineral oils, and castor oil.

[wcstarwoodcolonel]

Ive used a good coat of olive oil on my saddles and bridles 1 time a year. I have saddles and tack that are 30yrs old and only look 3yrs old

[sabio]

Extra virgin olive oil has been used to condition leather in Europe, North Africa & the Middle East for thousands of years. Olive oil only goes rancid in a liquid state, but not when it’s used to condition leather.

[Yelladog]

Here's my mix - 1lb natural beeswax, 1 toilet ring wax, 1 container of Vaseline. 16oz coconut oil. Melt everything together, let cool & apply. Been using this on everything from guns to boots to my own skin for 20 years. It waterproofs, preserves and heals

[bigoldgrizzly]

petroleum jelly is made by mixing mineral oil and paraffin wax
Mineral oil [mixed with waxes] is just fine for this job. Cheap source for small quantities of top quality mineral oil is is Johnson's baby oil.

[tropical]

I tried coconut oil on a leather jacket a couple of years ago, was nice until it got cold then there were big white marks all over it, looked like mold... I guess it works if you live in a warm climate where the temperature never goes under +15 C or so, but otherwise don't do it. I had to warm up all the oil on the jacket with a hairdyer and remove it with paper towels.

[koogle]

After trying them all Ive arrived at this mix & got beautiful results. If you do the research you will see why. Equal parts pure lanolin (wool wax), jojoba oil, shea butter. Melt together & add a little D-limonene - my test batch was 1 tbsp ea lanolin/jojoba/shea & 1 tsp D-limonene. Cost came to just over $1.00/oz. Saphire makes a similar product for $25.00 for 1 third of an oz. This gets a thin coat applied to soak in for 1 day after a proper cleaning then buffed. It makes even my 30 yr old boots very supple & look fantastic.

[pepleatherlab]

I've been using a conditioning mix on my leather items since the 90's. It's a combination of Almond oil, Neatsfoot oil and beeswax. I melt it all together, pour it into small craft tins then let it cool. It's cheap and lasts a longtime on everything leather.

[daviddavid]

I've used petroleum jelly on leather my whole life. It's always worked well, and I've had good results. Never tried castor oil, but then again, I never really have it in the house. So, back to petroleum jelly!

[cajunpipesmoker]

My mama made me take caster oil when I would try to claim being sick to miss school! Needless to say, I didn’t miss school very often!

[sandynataf]

Olive oil on my thorogood, daily used to steel Mill welding job. Still lasting good for the leather condition after 3 years

[Noah]

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You are responsible for this.

[markrush]

I have tons of leather gear..most of it from my dad when he passed. I'll use a quality leather product on the nicer items but on the routine shoes I'll use plain old vaseline. it's cheap and it's the main product in lots of high priced leather products anyway.i used to use Obenauf's but like other companies they went cheap and changed their formula and it's just not the same stuff any longer.

[dianedale]

Very informative. I had no idea about this and often want to condition my leather.

[kayBTR]

What is the difference between Mineral Oil and Petroleum Jelly? Thanks so much for your video. Good information!

[AntiOrumcek]

Thanks for the information. What kind of bad effects would olive oil cause on the leather exactly? (Discoloration, stains, ripping the leather apart...)

[Lord_Ivoundy_Creood]

I looked at your channel, so you basically randomly made A shoe care video lol

[lwmaynard]

You could look at formulas for tin pants ? Micro crystalline was Superior to all the different waxes tested .

[MM-yyus]

thanks for the video, will castor oil soften up tough leather? One of my sandals is way harder then the other and i want to try to even them out a bit.

[stephen]

I have NEVER had a vegetable oil turn rancid.

[adcaptandumvulgus]

I heard a mixture of tung oil and paraffin is good