Quote Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT
I am trying to go really old-school with my shaving. Some people recommended using olive oil to condition the strop. However, I HATE olives. Since I want to use something that was available like a century ago, I was thinking of using either lard or petroleum jelly. What do you guys think about those two?

P.S. I even have some home-made, unscented lard soap lol.
Lard is made from animal fat, I believe ..... I'm not to keen on vegetable shortening either for all the added stuff in it. There are OTHER sorts of oils. Walnut oil, sesame oil, or how about "Bag Balm"? Bag Balm is a lanolin rich cream dairy farmers used to apply to chapped teats on a cow's udder. It makes great hand cream too. Strop conditioners like Fromm also have lanolin in them.