Fiebing'sAussie Leather Conditioner (14 oz) - Contains Beeswax to Withstand Hot Conditions - Preserve, Moisturize, Strengthen, Waterproof All Leathercraft, Car, Couch, Furniture, Purses, Boot, Shoe

I ordered this leather conditioner per the recommendation of many leatherworkers. Thanks, LeatherWorker.net forum, for all the helpful pointers.Anyway, this conditioner is really great for moisturizing leather and providing a smooth finish when thoroughly buffed. It will, like hot water on spinach, darken the leather it's applied to. From what I've been told, this is to be expected. In fact, if you want to enhance the darkening effect, apply a heat treatment when conditioning with a hair dryer.The waterproofing of this conditioner is not going to be as good as an acrylic finish like Resolene. But, a relatively good water resistence can be acheived with this if you apply more than one coat.I tried out this conditioner on a few things as of this review: a scrap of Eco Gel-died veg-tanned leather, a raw veg scrap, and the toes of my badly sun-bleached work boots. I have included pictures of the results of both treatments.The died piece barely showed any visible difference in terms of darkening. It did buff to a nice soft shine.My poor steel-toed boots got left out in the sun too long so I figured that there was no harm in applying this conditioner. The paste darkened the leather significantly, past the point of restoring the original color to turning it to a darker, richer hue.The veg tanned leather showed significant darkening when I applied the conditioner, let it soak, and then buffed it.This conditioner comes in a screwtop plastic container as a vaseline-colored paste. It has the consistency of... well jeeze... banana paste I guess (which will do as a replacement for this in a pinch). It does not contain any neatsfoot oil, which I've heard gives leather conditioners a distinctive bacon smell. Rather, this paste smells like a sweeter vaseline, and any odor is gone once the applied surface is buffed.Overall, I definitely recommend this conditioner as it does its prescribed job really well! Just be aware that it's not meant to be a perfect water sealant and that it will darken lighter leathers.

This product was really easy to apply and I let it soak in for awhile and buffed it off. Made my hand made possibles bag really soft and supple and made the leather look amazing. Once you buffed it off with a soft rag it took away the stickiness and had no smell to it.

So, I own enough leather. Be it boots, vests, motorcycle saddle bags/seats. This stuff is easy to apply, doesn't smell bad, and it conditions. It leaves leather soft and shiney. It is cheap for how much you get. (The boot company Indy Ridge recommends this brand for their boots, that's how I heard of this great conditioner)One small gripe - it doesn't penetrate cold leather well. I was out conditioning a leather motorcycle seat in 30f/0c and it just kind of sat on the surface. Not the products fault, just more of a limitation of doing leather conditioning during the winter. Once it warmed up and the pores of the leather opened the seat loved the new oils coming in and shined up as expected.

I write reviews for leather products and use Aussie on natural colored/undyed pieces or products that need some weather proofing. Very simple to use, absorbs nicely, gives a nice moisturized feel to the leather. I haven't tried to use it on heavily dyed or treated leathers.The small things that keep me from giving 5 stars are the kind of meh smell and the meh ingredients. If you search the web you can find the ingredients, and in my opinion saying "contains beeswax" is sort of misleading. Beeswax is a rather small portion of an otherwise non "natural" concoction of chemicals. I make sure to wash my hands well after I use it.

This is the best stuff to condition any leather without much color change .

Use this for our leather sofa and loveseat! Makes it look so shiny and new! Will purchase again

This conditioner is absolutely amazing! it deep conditions and helps water proof leather items. I use this stuff on my Veg Tan leather goods i make and even works well on Chrome Tanned leather such as my Dr Marten boots!Quick Tip! I will use a hair dryer to help it seep into the leather fibers and it immediately softens the leather!

There is NO BETTER leather conditioner available...period!!! I use this product for ages...loving it!!