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Off to purchase some coconut oil!

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[–] teejay@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Same. This stuff is excellent and I've used it for years on cutting boards and butcher blocks I've made. It's all natural, obviously food safe, super easy to apply with a paper towel or cloth, and the bottle lasts forever.

[–] stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Mineral oil is a petroleum distillate, a byproduct of fossil fuel production. I'm not saying it's necessarily unsafe or unethical to use, but calling it "all natural" is a bit of a reach.

[–] teejay@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I see. Thanks, I didn't realize that.

[–] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

You can (if you like) buy food grade beeswax and use a double boiler to melt the wax and oil together.

For fun more than anything else.