michael adams wrote:

And what exactly does benign mean ? Nicer advertisements ?

Both Proofide and dubbin are organic grease\wax, the only differnce
being the amount of solvent used in the formulation. One being
harder than the other.

No, more benign means one is harder than the other, which makes it much
less messy in use.

However, a saddle has a rather different job to a boot, and on
boots I use Nikwax.

The only substances which can be applied to leather for waterproofing
purposes are either greases\waxes or synthetics such as silicone or
acrylic co-polymers etc.

And? Nikwax is a wax. And a rather more benign one to apply than
dubbin IME.

Pete.
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