Oli Natura Care Set No. 1 for Naturally Oiled Furniture

Care Set No. 1 is for timber furniture finished with oil alone, such as teak oil, Danish oil or linseed oil, with no wax in the finish. It pairs Oli Natura Wood Soap for cleaning with Wood Care Oil, which soaks back into dry, worn areas and keeps the open, natural look of an oiled surface. If your furniture is finished in hardwax oil, as most pieces restored in our Torquay studio are, choose Care Set No. 2 instead, which swaps the oil for Wood Care Wax.

Which set

Put a drop of water on a hidden horizontal surface and leave it for two minutes. If it darkens the timber slightly and fades as it dries, the piece is oiled and one of the two sets will suit it. Choose this set when you know the finish is oil alone. Choose Care Set No. 2 for hardwax oil, or if you are not sure, since Wood Care Wax suits both oiled and hardwax oiled timber. If the drop sits as a tight bead and wipes away leaving nothing behind, the piece is almost certainly lacquered and neither set is right for it.

What is in the box

• Oli Natura Wood Soap, 250 ml
• Oli Natura Wood Care Oil, 250 ml
• Polishing pad
• Oil absorbent cloth
• Disposable gloves
• Care guide leaflet

How to use it

1. Add 5 to 10 ml of Wood Soap to 1 litre of lukewarm water. Wipe the surface along the grain with a soft, well wrung cloth and let it dry completely.
2. Put on the gloves and shake the Wood Care Oil well.
3. Work a thin coat of oil into the timber along the grain with the polishing pad, concentrating on dry or worn areas.
4. Wipe away any oil left on the surface with the absorbent cloth, so nothing sits on top of the timber.
5. Leave the piece to dry before using it. The leaflet in the box gives the drying times.

How often

Clean with Wood Soap once a week for a dining table or desk in daily use, and every few weeks for a sideboard or bedside table. Re-oil when a drop of water stops beading on the most used areas and starts to darken the timber.

Safety

Cloths and pads soaked in oil can catch fire on their own as they dry. Rinse them straight after use, lay them flat outdoors to dry fully, or keep them in a sealed container of water before throwing them out.

Why we use Oli Natura

We choose trade quality finishes for our restorations, even when they cost more and take longer to apply, because we work with them every day in the studio and the furniture we restore goes into homes with children and pets. Oli Natura's oils and waxes are VOC free and based on plant oils and waxes such as soy oil and carnauba wax. Oli Natura Hardwax Oil, which most of our restorations are finished in, is also free of aromatics, formaldehyde, cobalt, biocides and preservatives, and once cured it is tested to EN 71-3, the European safety standard for children's toys. Because the finish sits in the grain rather than forming a film on top, a worn or marked area can be repaired on its own, without stripping the whole piece.

Details

VOC free
Contents: 250 ml Wood Soap, 250 ml Wood Care Oil and accessories
Maker: Oli Lacke GmbH, Lichtenau, Germany
Suitable for: oil finished timber furniture, indoors
Not suitable for: lacquered, varnished or painted surfaces
Refills: Oli Natura Wood Soap is also sold on its own in 1 litre bottles

Not sure which set suits your furniture? Message us a photo and we will let you know.

Disclosure: Fox & Wedge is an Oli Natura ambassador. We are not paid by Oli Natura, and we are not paid to endorse its products. We used the range in our studio for many years before the partnership began, and in return for being an ambassador we buy our stock at a discounted trade price.