I agree with Charles on simply rubbing the palm of your hand on the strop to "dress" it. About once every 3-4 I'll take some left over lather from a shave and rub it into the strop to condition it.

Quote Originally Posted by cpcohen1945 View Post
You probably won't need any strop dressing initially. And some peope would say you _never_ need any strop dressing -- just rub your hand along the strop, regularly, to transfer some skin oil onto it.

I use Fromm's Strop Dressing, occasionally, sparingly. I've been at this about two years, and it works nicely.

Don't try to use waxes -- they'll change the feel of the strop's surface. Neatsfoot oil (if you can find the liquid variety, rather than something mixed with wax) is probably OK.

I'd ask Lynn (or whoever you buy the strop from), and do what he says.

. Charles