How to Make Shoe Polish

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Set up a double boiler.. Add the olive oil and white beeswax into the bowl.. Stir the olive oil into the beeswax as it melts.

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1

Set up a double boiler.

Step 1

Set up a double boiler.

2

Add the olive oil and white beeswax into the bowl.

Step 2

Add the olive oil and white beeswax into the bowl.

3

Stir the olive oil into the beeswax as it melts.

Step 3

Stir the olive oil into the beeswax as it melts.

4

Consider adding some black or brown oxide for color.

Step 4

Consider adding some black or brown oxide for color.

5

Pour the mixture into a small container.

Step 5

Pour the mixture into a small container.

6

Let the mixture harden.

Step 6

Let the mixture harden.

7

Use the shoe polish.

Step 7

Use the shoe polish.

8

Find natural polishes around your home.

Step 8

Find natural polishes around your home.

9

Rub on some natural oil.

Step 9

Rub on some natural oil.

10

Try a mixture of olive oil and lemon juice for extra shine.

Step 10

Try a mixture of olive oil and lemon juice for extra shine.

11

Buff with petroleum jelly.

Step 11

Buff with petroleum jelly.

12

Use a banana peel.

Step 12

Use a banana peel.

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