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    Default Homemade Razor Protection.

    My go to is Mineral Oil however it is a bit light and not great for my purposes in the workshop and long term it evaporates.

    At the other end of the spectrum is Renaissance Wax but i consider it only for long term storage.

    Recently i made my own formula of Beeswax & Olive Oil.
    One part Beeswax to eight parts Olive Oil with a minute in the microwave. It sets hard but soft to the touch.
    I'm really impressed so far..
    Give it a try if you like

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    That’s funny because that is pretty close to my homemade pomade.
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    I have 18 lbs of beeswax within 1 foot of me at the moment.

    I think I might have enough to give this a try.

    Similar works well also for seasoning cast iron pans.
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    Lip Balm also. Rust free razors, soft lips & slick hair .

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    Your eggs won't stick in your pan!

    As an aside I raise bees so I am a little biased with anything that uses bees wax.
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    There's a much softer version of the Renaissance wax that is used for polishing smoking pipes called Halcyon wax that I've found very good.
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    If you use neetsfoot oil instead of olive it make a good leather dressing too! (I wouldn't eat it though).
    On second thought, I've heard of people using olive oil on leather so I guess that would be another use.
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    I’ve actually switched to grape seed oil because it lasts much longer at room temperature. I did have a very old jar of pomade start to smell a little off. I also often add essential oils as it is cooling, but completely redundant for razor protection, and likely leather dressing as well.
    :-)
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    I hear some muzzle loader shooters use those two ingredients to lube their patches but use a different ratio.........
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    Quote Originally Posted by tintin View Post
    If you use neetsfoot oil instead of olive it make a good leather dressing too! (I wouldn't eat it though).
    On second thought, I've heard of people using olive oil on leather so I guess that would be another use.
    I would have thought that olive oil on leather would be a bad idea as olive oil will oxidize or go rancid.
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