Product disappears easily into the leather
Did several applications
Nice finish

Rehabbing good leather bags is a hobby. I look for easy to use highy quality products. This milk is absolutely fantastic. Not toxic and pleasant scent. This is not a product meant to waterproof anything. It is merely for conditioning purposes. Nothing better. NOTE: this product is meant for darker bags, belts and wallets such as black, browns, green, etc.... If used on much lighter color bags, it may darken the leather. There are other products meant for shoes and other leather products. I am a loyal buyer of this product.

There isn't more that can be said about this product that other reviewers haven't already said... except that this stuff is MAGIC. Scratches on my leather disappear after application. Even my favorite scratches. Yes, I have favorites. And I'm sure for those of you who love leather, you do too. You know the ones I'm talking about? The ones that you keep inspecting after you get them? Yeah, those. You probably don't call them "favorites," but why then, do you keep checking up on them as if they were a 'favorite' sick friend?

When I first started using it, I was somewhat doubtful. I have some very light colored leather products, and I was somewhat anxious about them getting stained a darker shade. Nevertheless, I took a chance, and put copious amounts of this magic liquid all over my light colored leathers (Tobacco Brown from Saddleback if anyone's curious). I figured that if I could get an even coating all around, I'd be 'ok' with it being a little darker. maybe.

EDIT: Please do note that your lighter colored leathers may still darken regardless as they age, either from frequency of use (and the oils in your skin), or just being brought out in the sun! This patina is normally sought after!

Obviously while wet, the leather did look darker, and makes it a little easier to spot the places that you haven't applied the liniment to. Use the darkness. Let it be your guide. If you are like me, you want to get the stuff into those little folds too. You might spend a little time caressing the bag, smelling this lovely liniment as its being applied to the bag. Sometimes, you might even... place a light kiss or two on the bag. maybe.

Anyway, no worries if you get the stuff on your lips, this potion is ALL NATURAL. Drink it mixed in with your whiskey, I did. maybe. By the way, the darkened parts of the leather returned to their original coloring within an hour or so (I sneakily compared it to some spots that I missed... or did I miss them? Is 'sneakily' even a word?). Give it a bit of time to get adjusted. The bag is all confused as to whats going on, the liniment is all like, 'Where am I?" be patient with them. Let them work their magic on each other at their own pace.

I also used this on other branded products. One example: My wife loves "Hermes" leather goods. Yeah. One bag is like 800 of my Saddleback bags, and she tells me that I have too many bags. Go figure. Anyway, one day I was messing around with her stuff... maybe. And... oops! Something 'may' have scratched it. I mean, I 'found' a scratch on it. Slightly desperate, I grabbed my Chamberlain's and dabbed it on. 20 minutes later, no marks. Couldn't even find the original scratch (and I tried - there was just too much riding on the line!)! When it dried, it was completely smooth. No splotches, no marks. I didn't even apply a smooth and even layer all around (I was not sure what would happen to the leather, and wanted to 'mitigate damages' as it is sometimes called). Saved my @$$ is what it did. Now, I couldn't say that it would 'heal' deep scratches. But for those minor everyday scratches, you might be surprised! Chamberlain's Leather Milk Liniment No. 1 is basically my 'go to' conditioner whenever I have a leather question. And it tastes great with whiskey! maybe.

For those of you who hate it, I'm sorry for you. I hope you can find something you love. I love this liniment merely for the above sited example, and I plan on staying with Chamberlain's Leather Milk for my leather care until my kids inherit my stuff. Then, I'm going to tell them to go with it as well. Yeah, from beyond the grave. My kids are going to go to some fortune telling oracle or something, ask if there is any bit of wisdom that 'dad' wants to tell them, and the oracle is going to say, "He says to use Chamberlain's Leather Milk Liniments on his leather." It will be that creepy.

Finally, I trust it. No maybe's about it.

For those of you who think I might be affiliated with this company in some way, would I really mention the brand of bags that my wife prefers if I were? Probably not. And I'm pretty sure that Leather Milk representatives would not tell you to drink the stuff either (with your whiskey - though they might tell you to do it with your morning coffee...) maybe.

So, thanks for reading my review. Hope it was helpful. Hope that if you ever come across a situation like mine, you'll know where to look!

EDIT: By the way, there are great videos on the internet on how to apply the stuff, and what it will look like after. Just search the product name, and I'm sure you'll be able to find your way around! Good luck!

This is a leather conditioner for dry leather. It is easy to apply. It is like a white cream and it comes with a pad to apply it. It is very easy to apply. It would be hard to over condition your leather with this if you were waiting for it to dry completely between applications.
I used it on a vegetable tanned goat leather briefcase that had already been darkened to the right color. It conditioned the really dry leather very well and did not seem to darken it further. I am waiting a day or two between applications while I have stuffed the briefcase to reshape it. It was packaged and shipped flat and needs to be stuffed to look how its supposed to for a time before use. After a time the stuffing will be removed and it will not revert to flattened. Its very important not to over condition the briefcase and make it limp or floppy. Now I like my purses limp and floppy and very dark so I use a different product on that. But this is the only conditioner I'd want to use on this briefcase.
With other conditioners I find I use more product to get similar results to Leather Milk #1. I have used less product for each application and may have left over product. I would end up using probably twice as much Leather Honey to do a project. (The Leather Honey seems to darken the leather more.) So the value per dollar is closer between brands than I expected. A little goes a long way with Chamberlain's products. I do trust this product. It is easy to use and get good results from even if you have never conditioned leather before. I intend to always have this on hand.

i got this equipale (pigskin) furniture about 20 years ago..previously, it had been on a neighbors patio, for who knows how many years. the leather had discoloration marks from spills and rain, and I always wanted to restore the leather, but was afraid to make a mistake. recently i pulled a cushion back, only to discover that the leather has so completely dried out, its cracking on one piece...so it was now or never. wow! it has restored the original color!! the dark is where i did one application...the leather is drinking it up, i will probably need another bottle...but totally worth it!!