What it’s for
BEST Leather Care is suitable for all your leather products including shoes, saddlery, furniture and automotive.
How to use it
- CLEAN – Use required amount and apply to clean, dry leather in a circular motion. This will help lift deep grime from the leather.
- CONDITION – Continue working product into the leather until desired softness is achieved.
- PROTECT – Buff leather with a dry cloth to activate the beeswax to create a protective seal.
Test on a small hidden patch first.
Questions Asked
- How long does a tin last? A 140g tin lasts anywhere from 6 to 12 months or longer, depending on how much leather you have. A little goes a long way.
- How often? Boots and saddlery in regular use every 6 to 8 weeks, couches and car seats every 3 to 6 months.
- White residue? This is a sign of excess product. Buff it off with a dry cloth or a soft brush around the stitching.
- Tin or Station Special? ‘The Station Special’ is the same formula as our flagship tin, fragrance free. The 1 litre bucket equals 5 tins, made for stations, saddlers and businesses with a lot of leather.
The Story of BEST
Fonz & Nat Corbett · Holbrook NSW
The Saddle
Many years ago before moving to the Southern Riverina, we purchased a brand-new leather saddle, but there was one big problem: With so many products on the shelves, which product should we use?
After countless YouTube tutorials and conflicting advice on forums, a similar pattern started to emerge. Leather care was definitely not simple—and not just for saddlery, but for all leather. Most care products contained harsh chemicals and ingredients never intended to be put on leather.
Having started a new family, we were rightly obsessed with making sure our kids were also safe from these chemicals. We believed that there had to be a one-stop product that didn’t require buying more than one item to clean, condition, and protect. Until this point, there was nothing on the market that ticked all the boxes.
The Recipe
At the time, we were working in the wool industry, and it wasn’t until a brumby runner from the High Country who specialised in whip making laid out a pre-WWI style of recipe that really got our attention. We had to dig deeper. Countless hours of research and development were spent through archives like Trove, seeking to replicate a traditional style of leather care that actually worked within one application.
We source all of our ingredients locally, from in and around the Riverina, supporting small Australian businesses where we can. The tallow is from Shepparton, the beeswax from Albury, and the essential oil is Australian eucalyptus from a NSW supplier.
When we removed the kerosene from the original recipe, we wanted a scent that honoured our Australian heritage, and we couldn’t think of a better fragrance than gum leaves and the Australian bush.
