Leather Salve | Leather Cleaner & Conditioner | All-Natural Balm for Furniture, Boots, Jackets, Shoes & Bag

The Otter Wax Leather Salve is an incredible product that exceeded my expectations. Here’s what stood out: Pros: Amazing Conditioning Power: This salve brought my old, worn-out leather boots back to life! It deeply conditions and restores softness without leaving them greasy. All-Natural Formula: Knowing it’s made with all-natural ingredients gives me peace of mind. It’s gentle yet effective and safe for all types of leather. Versatility: I’ve used it on boots, bags, and even a leather couch, and it worked wonders on each item. Compact and Long-Lasting: The 2oz tin may seem small, but a little goes a long way. It’s compact and easy to store. Made in the USA: I appreciate supporting a high-quality product that’s made locally. Cons: Application Takes Time: Because it’s a salve, you need to apply it by hand and buff it in, which can take a bit longer than sprays. However, the results are well worth the effort. No Instant Shine: If you’re looking for a high-gloss finish, this salve won’t provide that. It’s more about deep conditioning and restoring. Overall: The Otter Wax Leather Salve is perfect for anyone who wants to rejuvenate and protect their leather items naturally. It’s effective, versatile, and easy to use with a little patience. Highly recommended for extending the life of your favorite leather pieces!

I bought the Otter Wax Leather Salve to bring some shine and life back to my daughter’s old boots, and it worked well! The salve is easy to apply and has a pleasant, subtle smell. It’s water-resistant and helped to restore some durability to the worn leather. I could tell a noticeable difference in the look of the boots after just one application—they look refreshed and protected. The salve is easy to use, and a little goes a long way, so it’s great value for the price. I love that its all-natura, and the fact that it’s made in the USA is a nice bonus. Overall, it did exactly what I needed—revived the leather and added some much-needed shine. Highly recommend it for anyone looking to restore old leather goods

This is a great product for protecting and water proofing leather. But be advised that it has wax in it, and so it's application requires care depending on what you're using it on. If you get it into stitching, it's going to dry white and you'll have a devil of time getting it out, if you can at all. So using it on couches or dress shoes and boots is probably not a great idea. The wax seals the pores of leather and keeps moisture from penetrating it. I use it on work boots, winter boots that have leather tops, knife sheathes. In all but the last, I'm happy to work it into stitching because it acts as a protectant. It buffs out very nicely, in the areas that you can buff, and over time leads to a wonderful patina on worked leather. The "salve" in it helps to condition leather and keep it supple, but largely as a preservative. The product name is a bit misleading as "salve" does not convey it's waterproofing properties and the care that should be taken with it as a result. Interestingly, on the back of the can, they tout their "Leather Oil" for increased sheen and suppleness. If you're conditioning fine leather on your briefcase, expensive dress boots, and leather furniture, you'd be better served with that product. If you apply this product, the salve, with care to avoid stitches and unfinished leather or suede, it will work well. I see a number of negative review of this based on the fact that it darkened leather. That's a fact of any sort of water proofing or oil-based conditioner on many types of leather and is natural. If you don't want that to happen, choose a product that is not absorbed into the leather.

Iv'e applied it to my Born brand boots once, and it seems to work. The boots came with a finish that exaggerated wear, and I think the wax helped mitigate that (which is what I wanted). Though my boots are now somewhat water resistant, they do still absorb some water. I am considering trying another application. Like the canister says, the wax initially darkens the leather, mine are still lightening up about 5 days after application. And the wax does dry white and flake off a bit where the leather creases, but it's not noticeable. I bought this product because I read that chrome tanned leather (which, from what I can tell, is a majority of industrially produced leather) should be conditioned with wax and not oils. Also, it smells great

Worked well on several small items I wanted to condition. Softened the leather and made it look better. Did take a little while to dry after application. By morning the leather book cover was soft and not sticky.

Works fantastic! Used on an old, super dry 400.00 Harley Davidson Jacket, it turned out fantastic! I wish I would have tried this product first!

I used this conditioner on both faux leather and genuine leather. I always thought one had to take shoes in to a professional to get this done so I'd never done it because I lacked the extra money. The only leather shoes I had conditioned were my mother's hand-me-down leather flats that she had conditioned professionally just before giving them to me. Brown real leather boots: ~5 or 6 years old, never conditioned Just after the application: definitely darkened the boots, but seems to buff out surface scratches After 3 days: While the scratches were buffed, it looks like the leather has darkened and in some spots there is chalkiness. I can't tell if they were better before or after the conditioning. I followed the directions, it states the leather will lighten as it dries but it did not. Went from chocolate boots to espresso. Black faux leather boots: 1-2 years old, never conditioned Just after the application: appeared more matte/less shiny than unconditioned boot. Likely the "hazy" affect the directions mention, but wouldn't buff out. I was expecting the conditioned to be shinier but that wasn't the case for the faux black leather. After 3 days: Unfortunately this was the saddest result, these boots were relatively new and looked just fine before I tried to condition them and instead now they look chalky and have a very weird texture. Black real leather flats: 8+ years old, not conditioned in the past 4-5 years Just after the application: shiny! Also buffed out the "dusty" look of the old black leather. After 3 days: This is the only pair of shoes that turned out okay. They seem to be supple. I didn't see any apparent chalkiness. Overall verdict: I would not purchase again for faux. All this did was require me to wash my boots again and take them to a professional anyway. I'll keep it handy only for genuine leather, but will use with caution.

This product is recommended by Article for use on their aniline leather Sven charme tan sofa. The sofa is a light tan, and the aniline leather is naturally soft and breathable, which also means it's porous, so it shows natural wear. Some areas will darken over time from contact with skin, and other areas lighten from abrasion with clothing. That's part of the charm of the sofa. This product does darken light leather, which means it evened out the overall look of my sofa, and gave it a nice, lustrous sheen, but not too shiny. I like the darkening effect, and I can't imagine it's avoidable with any kind of leather treatment on light colored leather, but just be aware. It also helped to mitigate some areas where food or drinks had dripped and caused discoloring. It didn't remove them, but helped to make them less prominent. As I said, this is natural for aniline leather; it's more like a soft baseball glove than an impervious leather car seat, and this product really worked great on it. Application took some time and work. I applied it with a clean cloth, then buffed it with a shoeshine brush. I didn't try to "work in" the salve; I just tried to apply an even, thin coat. It took a few hours to do the whole couch. I quickly learned to not get too concerned if the application appears uneven at first. It absorbs in and evens out after a bit, and the buffing evens it out even more. Just take your time and do a section at a time. I used almost two tins to do the whole sofa. Photos of treated sofa included.

Tried this product on my leather hat. I guess it works since this is a recognised brand. Doesn’t cause mess, nice scent too.

Super easy to use and works amazing. Brought back old boots I was about to throw out

As per the instruction, after the leather absorbed the wax it became cloudy so I used a soft polishing cloth to polish it for half an hours and it still look cloudy/ fade out. Will be getting a horse hair brush to try again.

Bought this to clean up my bludstone boots. WOW this product worked amazing. A little goes a long way and my boots look brand new Definitely need this in stock for any leather products that you have. You won’t regret buying it.

Otter Wax does a great job of renewing the look of my Blundstones. Works much better than the Blundstone cream. Only negative comment is that the container is smaller than the size posted in the ad. Apparently this is common with this product. Contacted the seller - Otter Wax, they blamed Amazon and would not send me the proper size.