Saddle soap is what leather workers and tack-shop owners have used for over a century to clean leather between conditioning. Otter Wax’s version skips the petroleum-based ingredients in most modern saddle soaps and uses plant-based surfactants and natural oils instead. Apply with a damp cloth, work into a light lather, wipe clean.
This is the prep step before applying Otter Wax’s Boot Wax or Leather Salve — clean the leather first so the wax doesn’t seal in trapped dirt. Also useful on leather wallets that have gotten oily from pocket carry, leather steering wheels and shifter boots, full-grain bags after a long trip.
Otter Wax hand-mixes products in Portland, Oregon since 2010.