12 oz. Clear Hardwax Mineral Butcher Block Oil Conditioner

Yes, Butcher Block Conditioner helps seal butcher blocks and cutting boards. On new or raw wood surfaces, like cutting boards and butcher blocks, make sure to "season" them first with Cutting Board Oil. To properly "season" new wood surfaces, apply at least 2 coats and let each coat soak in for at least an hour. For surfaces thicker than 1.5-inches apply 3-4 coats. Additional coats help ensure that the oil fully soaks into the wood. After Cutting Board Oil, maintain wood with Howard Butcher Block Conditioner by applying 1 coat and let it stand for at least 20 minutes. For countertops, let the conditioner soak overnight and in the morning, wipe away excess. The conditioner helps protect the wood by keeping the mineral oil in and the moisture out. Butcher blocks can be regularly oiled with Cutting Board Oil or Butcher Block Conditioner to keep them seasoned and ready for use. These products can be used together for best results but can be used alone as well.

Yes, The Food-Grade Mineral oil will give the concrete a "wet" look and the natural waxes help add protection and a satin sheen.

With stain, you want a hard drying finish (like Poly) to fully seal the stain into the wood. Oil and Wax finishes will not fully seal the stain into the wood and the stain may mix with the oil and wax and come to the surface. With hard drying finishes, you would not want to cut on them because the knife marks will be very noticable, plus the stain will not make it food safe. If you want to cut on the wood, then avoid stain and only use a food safe finish, usually Food-Grade mineral oil and natural waxes, like Butcher Block Conditioner.

Yes, a small amount can be used to add more protection to the tung oil finish. If the tung oil finish is new, wait a few days or weeks for it to fully dry before applying a wax finish.

A 12 oz bottle usually covers 100 - 150 sq ft. So it should be enough to do multiple coats on a 6 ft counter top.

Butcher Block Conditioner contains beeswax and carnauba wax to help add protection to the wood. Waxes will repel water and moisture and regular use of the Conditioner helps season and protect the wood by keeping the mineral oil in and the moisture out.

Use Cutting Board Oil and Butcher Block Conditioner whenever the wood looks or feels dry by applying one coat of either product. On new or raw wood surfaces, like cutting boards and butcher blocks, make sure to "season" them first with Cutting Board Oil. To properly "season" new wood surfaces, apply at least 2 coats and let each coat soak in for at least an hour. For surfaces thicker than 1.5-inches apply 3-4 coats. Additional coats help ensure that the oil fully soaks into the wood. After Cutting Board Oil, maintain wood with Howard Butcher Block Conditioner by applying 1 coat and let it stand for at least 20 minutes. For countertops, let the conditioner soak overnight and in the morning, wipe away excess. The conditioner helps protect the wood by keeping the mineral oil in and the moisture out. Butcher blocks can be regularly oiled with Cutting Board Oil or Butcher Block Conditioner to keep them seasoned and ready for use. These products can be used together for best results but can be used alone as well.

We don't recommend using a stain on a butcher block counter top because the stain is most likely not food safe. The stain could seep out of the counter and into your food, causing the food to taste bad and possibly be toxic. Our Cutting Board Oil and Butcher Block Conditioner are better alternatives and are food safe. Counter tops and butcher blocks are better left in their natural color and only maintained with Cutting Board Oil and Butcher Block Conditioner for the life of the wood. Over time, the wood will develop a natural color and “patina” that stain can’t duplicate; just time and conditioner.