How to clean leather shoes with common household items?

If you’ve a soft body brush (like or when your shower) or something like that, brush up the shoes and seams, remove the laces if there are any, unbuckle any hardware. With a rag, clean the soles with soap and water and damp wipe the rest of the surface. The olive oil might permanently deepen the color of the leather, I’d hold off on that. In the past, I’ve used mild body lotion for a quick rub down and buff out in place of balm or wax.

I think you could use olive oil with the white vinegar. But don’t leave it overnight. After you brush off the surface dirt as hungryhungry advises, wipe on a little of that mix and then buff it right off again. You won’t get a wax finish, but if you put some elbow grease into it, it’ll freshen up, and the leather will be conditioned.

If you have a bit of vaseline (petroleum jelly- I think if you are from USA) Rub a bit of that on and then polish it off it works a treat on paten/shiny shoes and leather!

i use olive oil also. works great for me.

I used to use plain lard or shortening to shine my shoes in an emergency. Not too much mind you.