Condition and Dye Your Own Hemp Rope

Step 8 Oil the rope

Pour a couple globs of mineral oil onto a clean cloth. Let it soak in a bit. You want enough oil to rub off onto the rope but not enough that the rag is dripping. Pull the rope through the cloth just like you did in the previous step. You don't want to saturate the rope, you just want a light coating.

Comments

[hansherauf]

Some instructions claims that it has to be animal oil, others recommend using Vax. Do not use vegetable oils as they go rancid quite easily

[holsen]

Jojoba oil is commonly considered one of the best choices.
This doesn't contradict the previous comment since chemically it's a wax rather than an oil.