Dry horns and ivory - how to treat these?

[Acopperdawg]

Jumping into this because I am also curious what your experiences have been. Do you find that if you use an oil based product the horns stay permanently dark or do they slowly fade back to a more original color as they begin to dry out over time again? How are you guys applying the beeswax type products? The once that I have seen are a harder solid wax at room temperature. My concern would be ensuring a uniform application unless it was somehow liquified. You guys certainly seem to have resolved this issue if you are still using the product. What's your technique or secret?

 

[rookhawk]

Specific to Hippo Tusks, I don't know the answer. I've never seen a ten year old set that wasn't split. I'm angrily looking at a set as we speak. I'm told that mineral oil can be put on them to reduce likelihood of splitting.

On anything else, I've not yet had any problems but the proposed remedies (adding moisture or waxing to retain moisture all seem like reasonable steps from other members)

 

[Phil Giordano]

To me, a good beeswax warks great for horns and ivory. You can't go wrong with natural stuff.