Effax Leather Balsam 17 Oz.

Grew up with this on the farm in South Africa and used it on all the leather stuff. It is thinner than the normal dubbin we can get everywhere, and really penetrates into the leather. Also nice for dry hands after working with something like cement that dries your hands badly

J'avais déjà utilisé ce produit pour des bottes en cuir épais de moto ( paraboots ) il y a 20 ans , (choisi suite à un comparatif sur Motomag ) , pour nourrir le cuir et je vois que la composition à légèrement changée , apparemment absence d'huile de vison . Ça reste un excellent produit pour les cuirs épais , style harnais de chevaux , ceintures , etc ... Pour les cuirs fins , style revêtement de fauteuil club , siège auto , attention c'est très bien aussi mais cela va un peu détendre le cuir , donc en mettre très peu , déjà parce-que pas exposé aux intempéries . Normal que de graisser un cuir fonce la couleur , mais après séchage et lustrage il sera encore plus beau ! Ne pas utilisé sur les cuirs pigmentés style canapé , chaussures , sac à main etc ... ou faux cuirs ( PU ) car le produit ne pénétrera pas ! Produit à réserver aux cuirs naturels teintés ou pas .

I love this stuff, been using it for decades on my horse tack and leather boots. No gimmicks, no bizarre edible ingredients, no suave label, just a great, proven product that gives consistent high-quality results. It conditions and absorbs well without leaving a residue or film. The smell is light and pleasant. After using it leather feels nourished without being mealy, weak, oily, or wet even if you over-apply it. It doesn't excessively darken leather and won't discolor leather if the application isn't perfectly even. It's ideal for thick leather but fine for thin leather if you use a light coat, and will last a long time. Like most conditioners, don't use it on suede or rough-out. It seems like only horse-people know about this stuff, which is surprising because I see more and more "saddle" products being used on all types of other leather goods, and this works better than 95% of them - trust me, I've tried them all before coming back to this old standby. Maybe people don't use it because it's not made with honey or milk or guava fruit or dragonfly farts, and doesn't have a fancy label? (The label is so very..... GERMAN isn't it? lol) Though I do love to follow conditioning with a beeswax protectant, like Obenhaufs which is an excellent product. I apply this stuff with my hands, but a sponge or a rag is fine. It's not so hard or thick you need your hands to melt it first, but it'll absorb a little better/faster and you'll lose a lot of product to rags and sponges which soak up the conditioner. For extremely dry leather (especially old saddle flaps), apply a generous coat and then gently bend/roll the leather back and forth, in and out - without forcing the leather too much (I cracked a brittle saddle-flap that way once). That'll separates the fibers and pull the conditioner in. Keep applying and flexing until you have the suppleness you want, then apply a good coat and let it sit overnight. Wipe off any excess the next day and let it sit a few more hours, there'll be no film or residue. I've made dry, brittle, cardboard-like leather supple and new-looking with that method. Also works for breaking in a new saddle fast, if you prefer not to ride in a stiff, slick saddle until it decides to soften up, if it ever does. Absolutely love this stuff, it's a classic and far superior to most of what's out there these days.

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Used it to rejuvenate some scratched, scuffed and worn leather furniture. Doesn't make it look new, but it does look much better and the leather feels better. Smells like beeswax and lanolin, goes on a bit like a more easily melted shoe polish. May darken the leather a little, but our leather was lighter due to scuffs and being dried out, so it worked out well.

Wonderful leather cleaner. Really feeds the leather, leaving it shiny and refreshed