An actual Leather Conditioner recipe

[TomE]

7 hours ago, ScottWolf said:

Beeswax is a good ingredient to use with NFO , as it retards the NFO from oxidizing ( some people erroneously use the word rancid to describe oxidization). 

Interested in learning about the components of beeswax and which one(s) are antioxidants.  The biochemist in me thinks rancid describes the result of animal fat and protein oxidation (?).

[ScottWolf]

4 hours ago, TomE said:

Interested in learning about the components of beeswax and which one(s) are antioxidants.  The biochemist in me thinks rancid describes the result of animal fat and protein oxidation (?).

Tom, here is a good paper that discusses beeswax, section 7 specifically. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7827872/

[chuck123wapati]

2 hours ago, ScottWolf said:

Tom, here is a good paper that discusses beeswax, section 7 specifically. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7827872/

good article if your going to eat the stuff. I have only found one study on leather productshttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/43285442_Leather_coated_with_mixtures_of_humectant_and_antioxidants_to_improve_ultraviolet_and_heat_resistance

[chuck123wapati]

2 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

good article if your going to eat the stuff. I have only found one study on leather productshttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/43285442_Leather_coated_with_mixtures_of_humectant_and_antioxidants_to_improve_ultraviolet_and_heat_resistance

wow such an asociation exists  https://www.researchgate.net/journal/Journal-American-Leather-Chemists-Association-0002-9726

[ScottWolf]

1 hour ago, chuck123wapati said:

good article if your going to eat the stuff. I have only found one study on leather productshttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/43285442_Leather_coated_with_mixtures_of_humectant_and_antioxidants_to_improve_ultraviolet_and_heat_resistance

It's not about the eating of it as much as it is about how it reacts with other ingredients. There is a reason why there is a preponderance of leather care and conditioner products that use beeswax and its by products in its formulation among the other ingredients that are mentioned in previous posts in this thread.

[TomE]

4 hours ago, ScottWolf said:

Tom, here is a good paper that discusses beeswax, section 7 specifically. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7827872/

Thank you, Scott.  I'll check it out.

 

2 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

good article if your going to eat the stuff. I have only found one study on leather productshttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/43285442_Leather_coated_with_mixtures_of_humectant_and_antioxidants_to_improve_ultraviolet_and_heat_resistance

Thanks, Chuck.  Good stuff!

 

2 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

wow such an asociation exists  https://www.researchgate.net/journal/Journal-American-Leather-Chemists-Association-0002-9726

Did not find this reference.  Is the link complete?

 

[chuck123wapati]

30 minutes ago, TomE said:

Thank you, Scott.  I'll check it out.

 

Thanks, Chuck.  Good stuff!

 

Did not find this reference.  Is the link complete?

 

the link works for me? it is to the site only not a document.

[TomE]

9 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

the link works for me? it is to the site only not a document.

Got it.

[chuck123wapati]

1 minute ago, TomE said:

Got it.

all kinds of cool sciency stuff about leather.

[chuck123wapati]

1 hour ago, ScottWolf said:

It's not about the eating of it as much as it is about how it reacts with other ingredients. There is a reason why there is a preponderance of leather care and conditioner products that use beeswax and its by products in its formulation among the other ingredients that are mentioned in previous posts in this thread.

your right beeswax has been used for thousands of years on leather and many other products. Mostly to seal and or waterproof the product its applied to. I've never read or heard of its primary use being to prevent NFO from going rancid, if it does that's great too!! .  Beeswax rocks don't get me wrong i use it for about a half dozen different potions mostly very old concoctions for wood leather textiles and such.