Using The Best Leather Shoe Care Products

By Jocelyn Davidson


People spend a lot of money for high quality, well fitting shoes. It comes as no surprise that caring for them properly becomes a priority for most who own them. Finding the very best leather shoe care products available can take time and energy. When using the trial and error method many individuals resort to asking for advice from people whose trade is caring for shoes. Another method of gathering this information might be internet research regarding how to care for the shoes.

There are certain basic items you will need to purchase if you are a novice at caring for shoes. Department stores often offer everything you need in a box designed to prop your foot on while polishing your shoes. The shine kits will provide you with the basic tools needed to keep your shoes looking good. Long term maintenance of them requires that additional products be used.

The kits will contain at a minimum polishes, brushes and cloths designed to enhance the look of your footwear. Things you will require that it may not contain are gloves to protect your hands while working and paper to cover the surface you use to hold your shoes and supplies. The polishes provided may be both liquid and solid wax forms. Liquids usually do not require buffing after application but the solid wax will need to be rubbed with a soft cloth or brushed to achieve the high gloss shine you are looking for.

A quicker solution is found in the form of shine cream merchandise. These liquids supply a quick cleaning and shining for footwear and is a convenient addition to your office for emergency purposes. The drawback to this form of treatment is that it does not protect shoes from the damage that can be caused by weather or normal wear.

Using an oil to keep shoes soft and subtle is recommended. One oil that is available is mink oil renovator. Applied with a brush and allowed to soak in for twenty minutes or more before you use polish helps to ensure that your shoes look great, remain soft and resist cracking that develops with wear. Using an outdoor mink oil will water proof, clean and cover damage that may have occurred while wearing them.

Applying an oil based conditioner during the off seasons will help preserve the condition of footwear. It is brushed over all exposed surfaces and left in place until the shoes are needed again. The process of allowing the shoes to absorb needed oils for long periods of time helps to keep them soft and ready for future use.

The oils used in commercial conditioners generally include lanolin, some form of wax and coconut oils. Bees wax is a common ingredient in many conditioners. Some consumers prefer to make their own conditioners using an extra gentle baby soap and tepid water. They believe that the oils in commercial conditioners will eventually harm their shoes through build-up of ingredients.

Caring for expensive footwear properly will prolong the life of shoes you love to wear but if this process proves to be too much for you there are shoe repair shops that will be happy to help you out.




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