Healthy alternatives
Any wax-based or natural wax or vegetable oil (beeswax for example).
Brand name | Product description |
Clapham’s | Leather Protector |
DIY
To maintain your leather shoes, rub them gently with a soft cloth and a bit of safflower, olive, almond or walnut oil.
Avoid the following chemicals in regular products
Butyl acetate: irritating to skin, eyes and upper respiratory tract
Dyes (coal tar): carcinogen, skin sensitizer, photosensitizer
Dipropylene glycol methyl ether: neurotoxic, eye and respiratory irritant, reproductive effects
Petroleum products: possible carcinogen depending on the degree of purification (possible contamination by butadiene), allergen