AzRednek Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Got me a new holster off of Ebay. I'm looking for suggestions on the best leather dressing that wont irritate bare skin. I dressed another several years ago with Neatsfoot Oil. It irritated bare skin causing a constant itch. I scratched the area nearly raw in my sleep, quit using it and had to keep Calamine lotion on my skin a couple days. Has anybody dressed leather with hand lotion?? Were the results good, bad indifferent?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Try some Lexsol. What are you trying to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Try some Lexsol. What are you trying to do? Thx Doc, I've heard of Lexsol but have never used it. I really liked the 1950's lanolin based US mil-surp stuff I used to buy back in the 70's. Worked well on GI slings but the mutton tallow type odor would be offensive. I rubbed mineral and mink on opposite sides my stomach below my belt line and so far no irritation. I'm just trying to soften it up. Being new leather it is extremely stiff. Took quite a bit of elbow grease to seat the pistol but after leaving the pistol in it for apx 48 hours. It slides in and out much easier. Possibly like western boots it might soften up with use without any dressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemson Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I have been using the same horsehide pocket holster for 20 years. I have never applied any dressing, and it works just as it should. Clemson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Thx Clemson. Use seems to have softened it up considerably. I'm speculating that maybe the dye or some other chemicals in the leather may be the cause of irritation against bare skin. Over the past weekend, wearing a sleeveless undershirt underneath my t-shirt, avoiding direct contact with skin seems to have fixed the irritation problem. I noticed a touch of brown probably leather dye seems to have bled into the undershirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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