el_pipou

Hi, I have owned a couple pairs of cowboy boots for about a year and have been conditioning them with only neatsfoot oil. The boots I got have usually been offered to someone a few years ago, this person then wore them a couple times and let them sit in a shoebox for years. So technically they're almost unworn, but rather dry (not to the point of getting cracks however) (if you wonder why I choose that kind of boots its because I get them for about 30 bucks whereas Id have to pay hundreds otherwise wich I cant afford) winter is coming, and I dont want my boots to get dry because of wet-dry cycles, or to rot... they dont seem to ever get enough oil, whenever I apply some, they drink it up in seconds if not instantly. wich to me would seem to indicate that they are way too dry and need more oil. however im a newbie and im afraid of ruining a perfectly fine pair of boots because of my ignorance. how to know when there is enough oil? should I keep oiling until the oil stays on the surface for a few minutes? what happens if I over-use oil? ps: how the leather feels to the touch ; definitely not dry, but firm.

Thanks to you all for your anwsers! I bought some other cans from another brand and im back genuine neatsfoot oil. I think the p.paulin maker puts lots of inferior products like lard and such wich go rancid and make for a product that isnt neatsfoot oil at all anymore. while it does nourish leather very very well it is barely liquid at room temperature, cloudy, and the smell does stay onto any piece of leather you put it on. it can only be found in france though so you wont have to worry about it

thank you for your anwser, Ill probably try to resell it or give it away regardless of what it is because I simply dont want my shoes smelling like this 😂 it was cheaper than most neatsfoot oil... (30 bucks a liter whereas other oils were between 40 and 55), so I guess it was adultered with something... it does WORK very well though, perhaps a little bit better than the other oils, but the stench overcomes that fact. I tried it on my meast favourite pair of boots and the stench didnt go away (yet anyway) I guess Ill try to use another strong scented product to mask the smell like some shoe-wax or something

Hi, I recently bought two cans of oil advertised as pure neatsfoot oil. However, I have worked with neatsfoot oil from other brands before and this one seems different in multiple ways. I had used starwax neatsfoot oil, wich was nearly odorless, and stayed liquid even at about 10 degrees celcius, and saphir brand, wich had a bit of a smell but not a suspicious one and remained liquid too. The oil I just bought is supposedly from a brand called P.Paulin, and not only does it have a very strong rancid smell, it does not stay liquid under Id say 20 degrees celcius. It is also cloudy while the other brands were transparent. is this normal? is it just a different neatsfoot oil? or is it neatsfoot oil mixed with a great deal of tallow and such greases? I dare not use it on any piece of leather, or even to lube machinery because of this horrid stench. did I get scammed? or did I just observe non-industrial neatsfoot oil for the first time?