Thread: Neatsfoot oil ... Where does it come from?

Hi,

I heard the oil recommend here and there but did not know what it was or where it is derived from. So I the checked the great Wiki:

Neatsfoot oil is a yellow oil rendered and purified from the shin bones and feet (but not the hooves) of cattle. "Neat" in the oil's name comes from an old name for cattle. Today, many[who?] consider the best quality neatsfoot oil to be that which comes from the legs of calves, with no other oils added. Neatsfoot oil is used as a conditioning, softening and preservative agent for leather. In the 18th century, it was also used medicinally as a topical application for dry scaly skin conditions.

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Just in case others are wondering what it is.

- Mike