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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 290222, member: 5833&quot;]I&#039;m not worried about any of my pieces needing scientific testing, but NY dust is black, oily &amp; gets in everywhere.&nbsp; For me &amp; mine, I see oiling as not only unnecessary, something that could lead to greater need for washing.&nbsp; I agree with you, if you&#039;re going to&nbsp;&nbsp; /;&#039;P)&nbsp; (the emo Gilligan invented: &#039;the cat just jumped in my lap so I&#039;m typing with one hand because I need the other one to hang on to the keyboard&#039;) oil, simple mineral oil is best&nbsp;&nbsp; Had this same exchange with a cameo-collecting friend in England who&#039;s an oiler.&nbsp; She likes baby oil <i>because</i> of the scent.&nbsp; The shell dealer&#039;s method combines hydration with a way to then distribute the oil into all the nooks and crannies.&nbsp; I mostly advise people that it&#039;s OK to wash with soap &amp; water as long as nothing that might be corrosive is used, not to store cameos in a way that might lead to Byne&#039;s disease, not to let the cat swat an unattended one off the desk.&nbsp; Oiling is more of a cosmetic treatment I leave to individual judgment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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