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When it comes to Cowboy Boots, they don't just come in regular old leather anymore. Now, you can buy a variety of styles and skins depending on where you live and what style you are going for. These boots, they they will last for a long time, can sometimes get expensive, so its important that you take care of them - something you may not be used to with regular shoes. I'm a Converse girl and I never maintain my shoes. I see no need to. But for authentic and luxury materials like leather, you are definitely going to need and want to take care and maintain the material so that it lasts a long time and so that they keep fitting the way you like them to. When leather gets wet it tends to either get really soggy or it gets really tight. So, make sure you follow along with the tips below to get the best worth and value from your Cowboy Boots. - Ostrich Skin: While these are not incredibly popular, they are available in certain Cowboy Boots stores. The first thing you need to consider doing is to remove any dust or dirt from the shoe. You can do this by buying yourself a boot brush to swipe away the debris carefully. Before you even wear the shoe, you might also want to consider spraying on a leather conditioner or in this case a reptile boot conditioner. It says its for reptile skin, but frankly you can use it on ostrich skin as well. To really keep the boots in good condition make sure that you apply thin coats of the conditioner to the boots on a regular basis. Maybe browse Cowboy Boots for smart specifics. - Snake Skin: These are a little more popular than Ostrich (think Crocodile Dundee!). First, like with the Ostrich boots, you should consider removing debris from the shoe before you actually do anything to it. No sense in conditioning Cowboy Boots that are dirty because essentially all you are doing is locking in the dirt. Kind of defeats the purpose folks! For real snake skin boots, you can also wipe with the grain using a damp cloth. After you remove the dirt and debris, you can then apply a thin coat of reptile conditioner to the boots using a clean soft cloth making sure that it applied in the direction the scales lay. Cowhide and Buffalo Skin: These, in my opinion, are two of the most commonly used skins. They aren't really luxurious per se, but they are strong as could be, they look and feel good on the boot, and they are more affordable than something like snake, crocodile or gator skin cowboy boots. Generally, the same cleaning methods go for the skins above, but you are going to specifically use a leather conditioner, not a snake conditioner or anything like that. Remove excess dirt and dust with a brush or rag, clean with the leather conditioner, apply some natural shoe cream, then continue to brush the cowboy boots until a luster is obtained.
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