Thread: my way of conditioning a strop

The only problem with using things like Nivea is that some oils tend to create a very hard caking on the leather while they degrade.

Originally Posted by Kees

The only problem with using things like Nivea is that some oils tend to create a very hard caking on the leather while they degrade.

Sorry... I don't quite understand what you mean by "very hard caking". I'm not native to the english language and somethings just fly past my understanding. Would you please explain this to me? Thanks!

Kees is saying that the surface of the strop may harden as the nivea oil dries.

I have a travel strop that fpessanha made for me several months ago (how long has it been?).

It is as supple now as the day I received it, and I haven't done a damn thing but mistreat it...
roll it up for days, use, roll up again. (aka use it like a travel strop.)


So far so good!


Once again, thanks for the awesome strop setup Francisco!!! YEAH!

Originally Posted by joke1176

I have a travel strop that fpessanha made for me several months ago (how long has it been?).

It is as supple now as the day I received it, and I haven't done a damn thing but mistreat it...
roll it up for days, use, roll up again. (aka use it like a travel strop.)


So far so good!


Once again, thanks for the awesome strop setup Francisco!!! YEAH!

So glad you like it and use it, Joe!
By the way... your addres is still the same, right?

I just rub the strop with my hands every once in a while, I think I read a post where Tony recommended this as a way to maintain a strop (one that had already been conditioned)

Thank you for sharing using Nivea for strop dressing. I used Nivea when I first started straight razor shaving. It worked on my then nicked-up face. It also kept my hands from chapping. My 827 Illinois will get some through the back side but not on the stropping surface. Only if and when needed will it get the treatment. So far the 827 is a top strop!