fractionated coconut oil experience?

[LakeOtter]

I might just stick to a little Olive Oil (OO) but --

Since I don't make a lot of items or big items, more expensive oil isn't a big deal if there's any, eventual non-spoiling advantage. I have Neatsfoot Oil (NO) but, as you guys know, it makes things darker than OO in short order.

My question is -- have you tried fractionated coconut oil and does it immediately darken more like NO, or is it lighter like OO?

Thanks!

Commentary:

I'm still green at tooling and many construction techniques, but with basic veg tan DIY items like quivers, simple little sacks, andsoft cases for Native American-style flutes (NAF's), I have some experience experimenting with different oils for a couple decades, branching off my experimenting with oils for the NAF's (esp. mouthpieces).

I really like oiling at least a little, rather than skipping it.

Since Neatsfoot NO darkens so much more than OO, I use OO lately in my tooling practice (make the antique paste stand out better... esp. when I do better, hehe).

I also like the bacteriostatic formula I made for the wooden mouthpieces but, because it has essential oils to abate spoilage, you have to like a blended whiff of essential oils. I like it, but some people mightn't, and some have allergies.

I was thinking of trying fractionated cocnut oil (that doesn't solidify at too high of a temperature like a mild winter day, like regular coconut). I've never had any, Just regular coconut oil that was not noticeable much until it got cold and I had a lightly-buttered flute case.

Thanks for weighing in if you have any fractionated coconut oil thoughts.

[Mablung]

There's a longtime, as far as I know ongoing, thread that began with questions about whether mineral oil is bad for leather that morphed into an informal experiment regarding the effects of different kinds of oils on leather as used in different environments.  I think it's in the subforum on conditioners and finishes.  You should check out that thread.