This product brought old leather back to life! This old leather bag was much the worse for wear, but after a thick coat of mink oil, it is supple, shiny, soft, moisturized and the color is richer and deeper - so beautiful! This product also helped hydrate and waterproof my Born boots and Hobo purse. The boots are supposed to be black, but had turned grey-ish and looked dried out. The mink oil gave them a subtle sheen and deepened the color back to a rich black. Also took out some visible scratches. I would caution to be conservative with how much mink oil you apply as it can feel sticky or gummy the next day, but after an additional day, the product soaked in. I brushed it into the shoes with a horsehair brush, but did not need to do this with the old bag because the leather was so thirsty that it drank up the mink oil quickly, even after I had applied a thick coat! This is a great product.