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How to Make Beeswax Leather Conditioner & Shoe Polish

This beeswax shoe polish and leather conditioner recipe creates a beeswax balm that conditions and polishes leather.
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Servings 6 tins

Equipment

  • Measuring cups (liquid and solid)
  • A double boiler
  • An old spoon or wooden skewer for stirring
  • containers

Ingredients
  

  • 2 T Shea butter conditions the leather
  • 2 T Sweet Almond Oil adds moisture back into dry leather
  • 1/4 cup Mineral Oil adds shine or Fractionated Coconut Oil (if you want to avoid petroleum products)
  • 1/4 cup Beeswax protects the leather

Instructions
 

  • Fill the bottom of your double boiler with water and place on the stovetop over medium heat;
  • Add shea butter and beeswax to the top of the double boiler and melt, stirring occasionally.
  • Once shea butter and beeswax are fully melted and incorporated, add mineral oil and sweet almond oil; stir to combine and leave over heat until they are well incorporated;
  • Remove the top pan from your double boiler, dry off any water particles on the bottom, then pour out gently into containers;
  • Allow containers to cool fully—at least 5 hours or overnight—in a cool location (basement, unheated garage, etc.).
  • Place covers on containers and label (check out these instructions for making your own homemade labels!).
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