Lanolin is the unsung hero of our gloves. The cheddar to our patty melt. The vapor barrier to our dream home. The oil change to our #adventure van.
Seriously though, the lanolin’s the natural oil in goat leather that keeps it supple, and no matter how you use your gloves, it will eventually begin to leave your leather.
That’s why you’ll want to condition your gloves every now and then. We use Fiebing’s Neatsfoot Oil, a 100% natural oil that is the best in the biz.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Apply oil to gloves or mittens (we just wear ours and pour it on)
2. Rub thoroughly until it's saturated the surface and seams.
3. Repeat any time the leather feels dry.
4. Conditioning the gloves will make the leather darker in color.
Despite being as rugged as your grandma, and protective as your grandma’s pit bull, in wet environments your goat leather gloves will eventually saturate with water.
If you’re a big skier or work underwater, you’ll want to add a waterproofing agent to your gloves, to keep as much water out as possible.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Condition your gloves first, if you want to do both
2. Warm your gloves in a 200º oven for 1 minute
3. Rub beeswax waterproofer all over warm gloves
4. Put gloves back in oven for 1 minute
5. Repeat the wax/oven cycle at least 3 times.
6. Tear it up (metaphorically)
That video above is comprehensive. Here's the Cliffs Notes version.
Using our Glove Soap, you can get Cinderella ready for the ball in just a few minutes. Using a brush or cloth (like the ones included in our Glove Care Bundle), you'll want to clean your gloves before conditioning them for the maximum effect:
1. First you're gonna wanna knock off the burdock and cowpies from your gloves.
2. With a damp brush or cloth, rub the surface of the glove soap to work up a lather.
3. Apply said lather to the glove in a circular motion, working in small sections at a time.
4. Don't be afraid to get in there. Elbow grease is your friend. We'd sell the stuff if it wasn't outlawed in the new AI bill.
5. You're done once they're so shiny you need sunglasses.
6. Wipe off excess and get back to work or get to conditioning.
