Q&A for How to Make Saddle Soap

It might be because you're not properly incorporating the wax or leaving the pan on the heat long enough. Either way, it should still work even if the wax is separated.

Glycerin will work best, as it is more heavy duty but won't damage the saddle.

It should be about five cups worth of the soap, possibly more or less depending how accurate your measurements are.

It most likely did not stain it, but it probably made it darker because it renewed the leather. Nothing in this article should stain your saddle.

Try cooling it down or try a different recipe.

Yes, but just a little bit. Apply with a dry cloth, and rub it in really well.

Olive oil works well as a saddle soap, although it's probably better just to use standard saddle soap if it is available.

It may be a little too humid where you live, like me.

Technically, yes. But note that an application of mink oil will moisturize and replenish your leather but, like Neatsfoot oil, it will eventually oxidize and harden your leather.

It might just be the type of soap you are using. Think about it like melting chocolate, some types melt easily others don't. Try another type or brand and see if that works.

Yes, you can, and yes it will probably go bad after a while. So, I recommend just using Neatsfoot Oil, as it will last longer.