hi

I'm new to straight shaving (though I have used a shavette)

I just bought my first razor from the classifieds here, which will take a couple of weeks to arrive from the US, and the next thing is to get hold of a strop, while I'm waiting.

i've ordered a boker hanging strop, and it says it comes with strop paste, but I don't know if that's an abrasive paste, or a conditioner for the leather.

hopefully, the packaging will tell me when it arrives, but I wondered more generally, does the leather on a strop need to be conditioned or anything, or can it be used "straight out of the box?"

Any advice welcome

jimmy