Question from Gigi
Debra,
I am in need of furniture polish in order to polish geniune wood paneling, book shelves and wooden beams throughout my family room. I have MCS so I refuse to use Pledge, etc.
I read the section in your book regarding homemade furniture polish. There, you recommend mineral oil or an olive oil recipe. However after reading through these blogs I came across a posting where you stopped using a product due to the fact that it was 20% mineral oil. I also saw the posting against olive and vegetable oils as they become rancid. I read that walnut oil is good, however, it is a “drying oil” that does not soak into the wood.
Can you clarify what your recommendations are?
Debra’s Answer
Readers, what do you use? I actually don’t use furniture polish at all, though I have a lot of wood furniture. They all have a water-based finish on them that doesn’t require polishing and protects the wood.
