Keris Oil

[A. G. Maisey]

I've been asked many times what the ingredients are of the keris oil I use.

I've always told people that it is about 50% liquid parafin, 45% sandalwood oil, and 5% kenanga oil.

Sandalwood oil is easy to get anywhere, kenanga oil can be difficult, but its not absolutely necessary and it is available on the essential oils market.

But many people have told me they cannot find liquid parafin anywhere. This has mystified me, because in Australia, this is a supermarket line. You can buy it virtually anywhere.

I have recently been advised that in the USA liquid parafin is known as "mineral oil".

After receiving this advice I did what I should have done a long time ago, and threw liquid parafin into google. Seems like oils ain't oils. Liquid parafin has many names. Have a look at this if you need to know what to call the stuff:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil