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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 9613941, member: 5833&quot;]I don&#039;t know how it got to be recommended cameo care, but I wondered whether collectors of seashells oiled their specimens, so contacted a woman from whom I had bought a number of shells &amp; asked.&nbsp; She was enthusiastic about it, although described a technique different from putting oil on a cloth &amp; wiping it on.</p><p><br /></p><p>She also believed in hydrating shells.&nbsp; What she told me didn&#039;t quite make sense, that she added oil to water in which the shell was soaking, since the oil would float on top, not mix in.&nbsp; But I can imagine the oil leaving a thin layer as the shell was pulled out of the water, so maybe this is a more efficient way to distribute it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Guess the bottom line is that it doesn&#039;t harm them (not recommended for anything other than shell), can improve appearance, creates its own issues.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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