Saddle Soap

Saphir Saddle Soap (Etalon Noir), 100 ml.

Used to clean dirt and old layers of shoe polish. This product contains Glycerine and is ideally used for cleaning rough and oily leather types prior to polishing. Saddle Soap is best applied using the supplied applicator sponge or a polish applicator brush.

Renomat or Saddle soap?
The main difference between these two is that Renomat is great to strip your shoes from old and/or synthetic shoe polish. This cleaner contains just enough solvents to remove shoe polish without affecting the dye in the leather. Renomat is also a great stain remover and can be used on very specific points on the shoes. Saddle soap is a more gentle option compared to the Renomat, and is as the name already reveals a soap so you need to use this product with water. Saddle soap is great for when you want to scrub and wash an entire shoe that collected a lot of dirt.

Does best: Cleaning and removing (old) shoe polish
Also great at: Stain removal
Most used for: Most smooth leather types, shoes
Combine with: Pommadier, Pate de Luxe and Mirror Gloss, Renovateur 

⦿ A traditional saddle soap that cleans and removes shoe polish.
⦿ Saddle soap is a greasy leather soap that prevents the leather from completely drying out during cleaning.
⦿ Cleaning leather with soap and water often evens out the color of the leather more than solvent-based cleaners.
⦿ Saddle soap is ready to use and includes a handy sponge for easy application.

⦿ Although saddle soap is gentler on leather compared to, for example, Saphir Renomat, it is still quite aggressive on leather. Therefore, it's best not to use saddle soap weekly or monthly to clean your shoes.
⦿ Your shoes become wet when washing them with soap and water. Therefore, they need at least 24 hours to dry after cleaning before you can proceed with treatment. Use Saphir Renomat if you are in a hurry.