And I repeat YMMV.   

Use what ever you want.

I however would not place any petroleum/silicone products on leather. 

Quote from: swampduc on March 05, 2009, 06:39:43 AM
How can you tell?

The manufacturer would have to specify.

I don't think you can tell by eye.

As Ducpainter pointed out, it depends entirely on how the leather is tanned.  For example, our D-Skin leather, which is considered to be the best on the market, is actually saturated with special wax and silicone, not only making it supple to the touch, but also giving it exceptionally higher abrasion resistance than standard leather.

Quote from: Dainesedan on February 27, 2009, 12:05:07 PM
Just hit it with some Dainese or Luxul conditioner.  It will bring the shine out, but the first picture is kind of misleading.  You are never going to get that leather to look like vinyl or patent leather.  Your jacket does look quite dry, though.  It has probably been sitting in a box or on someone's rack for some time.  It will shine up and look darker if you condition it.

I bought a newsan jacket form your store; leather is glossy, soft, and beautiful. Delta pants from a different store; leather is a lighter black, not as soft or shiny.  Both are new but I thought the difference was because differant leather type?

I have the same 80s leather (men's size also) and just luxol'ed it for the first time. It was already good looking, but now it's so nice lookin' that I want to be that guy and wear it when not riding. I'll fight the urge, but that's some good leather cleaner/conditioner.

I also pulled the corbin seat off the bike and brought it in for a good cleaning. It went from dark gray to deep black (and that's after I washed the bike already).

I've had very good luck with Lexol leather spray on conditioner.

It is sort of tan Milky like and makes the leather smooth and restores glossiness to dirty and to dry leather . I use it after every ride on all my leather items.

I just spray it on a sponge , wipe it on the leather so that the leather gets wet , and then wipe off excess and buff with a soft cloth when dry.   

I have found it at Motorcycle shops but recently I have been getting it at Auto parts stores.     Dolph     

amazon carries it in several sizes and various kits.