Leather care in humid climates?
I started using a straight in December and the rainy months won't be here until June. While it is currently hot and sunny, humidity is constantly high.
After trashing my first leather pad on my paddle strop, I ordered fresh ones from SRD (Premium 1 and Bridle) and I've been using them for about four weeks now. I rub each pad with my palm, and do 20 laps on the Bridle and then 30 on the Premium 1 before each shave.
Last week, I've noticed that my Bridle pad has developed a five or six flaking spots. Each is about the size of pinhead. I thought it might be my technique but the Premium 1 wears no such marks, even if I do more passes on the Premium 1 than the Bridle.
Could this be caused by my climate? Is there anything that I should do to protect the leather? Replacing the pad is cheap enough but I'm worried that if I get a hanging Bridle strop, I may face the same issues.