Otter Wax, a company based in rainy Portland, Oregon manufactures handmade leather and fabric care products. Their products are entirely made from natural ingredients that are sustainably derived and they don't test on animals.
Popularly known for their staple product the original-formula Otter Wax, used in water proofing products such as canvas, leather and cotton.
The old technique of wax waterproofing has been around for the past century. Otter Wax gives an opportunity to continue this tradition, at the same time also giving clothes a new look. This can be used on almost anything that needs to be waterproofed; jackets, bags, hats, work wear, denim, boots and canvas shoes.
The man behind the Otter Wax, Chris Chase started the company when he wanted to preserve his favorite garments from the rainy climate in his hometown of Oregon. This led to experimenting in his kitchen to running the leather and fabric care product company.
Here's an interview of Chase via getkempt.com:
First things first, how did you get into the business?
It's funny, I had the heavy-duty fabric wax ready for a long time before I even started a company. I had this Filson Tin Cloth raincoat, and I had had it for so long that it lost some of its water repellency. I tried all the waxes on the market, none of them really worked, and what I realized was that every one of them was paraffin-based wax, which is made from petroleum. It was giving this oily texture, and it didn't smell very good, so I went looking for something that was all natural.
I knew sailors in New England had used flaxseed and beeswax to treat their sails, but there wasn't any modern, natural equivalent. I wanted a bar that could go on easy, too. The other ones came in tins and you had to have rags. If I was camping on the mountain, I wanted something I could take out of my pocket and use to reproof the hood if it started leaking. So I went about formulating it in a bar that you could just rub on like deodorant. Eventually I got enough interest that it just made sense to start a company.
Best used on natural fabrics. Can be used on canvas, cotton, and wool and most popularly on denim.
Here are a few examples of its uses from the Otter Wax Youtube channel:
