Ok
I have been learning about
Lexol Products...
It looks really straight forward - one cleanser, one conditioner... (and Neatsfoot formula???? - ¿Que?
)
Don't worry bout Neatsfoot formula for bags, but it's great for Winter boots and shoes you wear in the rain ! Lexol can be used on wet leather, too. You don't have to wait for a soaked item to dry out (which could damage it)
Use Neatsfoot to restore very seriously dried old backpacks, etc. It's what I used
on baseball gloves when I was a kid, to 'break in' the new leather. Lexol made them soft and pliable.
So can we work backwards??- of course we will always do a spot test first - but would you use the Lexol on any of the non-metallic 'softer' (Havana capable) HH leather??? (blush, chalk, plum, olive, chocolate, black, ruby, tango, ink, colbalt, currant......)
YES, YES, YES, YES, YES and YES !!!!!
**use the" for light colored leather" formula for chalk and blush**
How do you go about it? Do you condition as soon as you get the purse (as a protectant) - and then clean as per needed? Do you recondition frequently?
A brand new bag shouldn't need conditioning, just a little spray rain and stain protectant, like Wilson's or Kiwi (Meltonian). Certainly you could use the Lexol as a protectant, and if you acquire a pre-loved or older bag that hadn't been used yet, Lexol right away !
Recondition after leather has been exposed to the elements (a lot of sun or rain) or a cleansing (even spot cleaning) There's no one rule because storage and usage varies.
If you live in a dry climate or your house lacks humidity, your bags will need conditioning more frequently. If OTOH, you are tropical, keep your bags as airy and dry as possible and condition rarely.
(I am entering into a new world - I used to wear a purse to death and dispose of it at the end of a season - but my HH babies are not going any where - so now I need to learn how to take care of them!)