12-06-2014, 05:54 PM
Huh. Well, FWIW, I've been using food-grade or medicinal grade mineral oil (bought at a pharmacy) for about 3 years now and had no problems; although I haven't really used it on my leather stuff. I've used min oil once or twice to clean some dirt off or just as a quick use, as I still tend to use neatsfoot oil.
I've used Baby oil (mineral oil with "fragrance") in a pinch, since the bottle was small and can just toss in a bag or satchel for travel, etc. If it's supposed to be "safe" for use on babies, then I'd like to think it'd be "safe" to use on adults and organic material like leather.
(and my metal stuff then has a nice freshly-oiled Baby smell to it
)
Unless the "fragrance" is a compound that ruins leather?
I really only use the mineral oil for my metal stuff, replacing 3-in-1 oil and machine oil that I'd been using. Just wanted to move away from something potentially toxic.
I've used Baby oil (mineral oil with "fragrance") in a pinch, since the bottle was small and can just toss in a bag or satchel for travel, etc. If it's supposed to be "safe" for use on babies, then I'd like to think it'd be "safe" to use on adults and organic material like leather.
(and my metal stuff then has a nice freshly-oiled Baby smell to it
)Unless the "fragrance" is a compound that ruins leather?
I really only use the mineral oil for my metal stuff, replacing 3-in-1 oil and machine oil that I'd been using. Just wanted to move away from something potentially toxic.
Andy Volpe
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(Collection moved to Worcester Art Museum)
"Build a time machine, it would make this [hobby] a lot easier."
https://www.facebook.com/LegionIIICyr/
Legion III Cyrenaica ~ New England U.S.
Higgins Armory Museum 1931-2013 (worked there 2001-2013)
(Collection moved to Worcester Art Museum)
