Homemade Leather Conditioner
3 simple ingredients & 10 minutes to make, it’s so easy, it’s natural, and it truly works!
Our leather couch needed a LOT of help! We have 3 dogs and had moved twice and I had just let it go… this poor couch needed some love!
How To Make It
Ingredients:
.8 oz Beeswax
1.2 oz Shea Butter
2 Tbsp Sweet Almond Oil
Directions:
- You’ll need a double boiler (I don’t have one so I just used a medium sized glass bowl and my small saucepan because the bowl sat on the pot well enough to work perfect for what I needed). On your scale place the bowl you’re going to melt your ingredients in, then zero it out (the scale should read 0.0 when your empty bowl is sitting on it).
- Measure out your beeswax and then add your shea butter (so together in the bowl they should equal 2.0 oz).
- Fill the bottom part of your double boiler (in this case my small pot) about halfway with water and turn the stove on medium/high heat. Place your bowl on top and let it start to melt.
- Once it starts to melt, stir it until the mixture is completely dissolved.
- Once it’s dissolved, turn off the heat and add in your almond oil.
- Stir this really well and the pour it into a ball jar. This batch makes a tiny ball jar full, so if you want more, just double or triple the recipe!
- It will take a while to set up because it needs to cool down and then harden. I made this the night before and used it the nest day but you could definitely make it in the morning and use it in the evening.
- Don’t forget to label your jar!
Once it’s set up store it in a cool dry place! I just store mine with the rest of my cleaning supplies.
Putting It To Use
I needed to refinish a leather couch for this specific project but I use this on our cowboy boots and my husbands work boots also!
Clean your surface!
I vacuumed & then used my thieves spray cleaner and wiped down the entire couch.
Let it dry completely before using the conditioner!
I just use a dry washcloth and grab a good amount of conditioner and then make circular motions on the couch.
On some parts I went back and did a 2nd & 3rd coat because it was so dry!
Before (top) & after (bottom)!
It took me about a hour to do all of the seat cushions & armrests but it was so worth it! The couch is SO MUCH BETTER and soft now!
I just store this in the cabinet with my cleaning supplies, so it’s ready for next time! (and I won’t wait as long to condition my poor couch again!)
