AFAIK, the only leather-killing polish made by Kiwi is the Parade Gloss. It has been posted in the fora that Edward Green uses Kiwi in finishing their shoes, which should tell us something. My friend Greg Kramer, who is one of the world's top holstermakers, uses Kiwi neutral in finishing his holsters. I used Kiwi for many years with no ill effects although I mostly use A-E Premium Shoe Polish these days mostly for the exact color match-up with my A-Es. I think any wax shoe polish is harder on shoes than the creams, but an occasional application of a leather conditioner should offset this. The aforementioned A-E polish (the kind that comes in the tube) is a mixture of wax and cream, BTW.

Some men consider Lincoln much superior to Kiwi. I have used Lincoln polish, but I could never discern any appreciable superiority over Kiwi.

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What about using the Meltonian cream?  This seems to be the alternative available at regular shoe shiners, though it tends to change the shoe color more than the wax.

I've also taken to keeping a bottle of leather lotion and a horsehide brush in the desk drawer at the office.  I only need 1/3 the shoeshines I used to get.

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