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The weird things about Proofide is that the cans seem to have contained a number of different products, resp. formulations, over the years. I not only have used Proofide with a number of different colours and textures but also smells. I think I currently have 2 variants in use: one red coloured and waxy and other a bit more creamy and tan. The current version sold in the shops, I think, is a bit more tallowish. Its basically a wax and lanolin treatment so there are clearly other alternatives. Saddle soap and beeswax are probably good alternatives. As wax, alongside high quality clear shoewax, one could make an optimized homemade mixture of bees and carnauba as a top-treatment. What is good for fine equestrian saddles--- some costing upwards of 5000 Quid--- is surely fine for bicycle saddles.
Price? One does not need terribly much. Apply from the bottom of the saddle when new and afterwards ONLY when really really needed and at most a very very thin swash on the top. The wee can should last for many years!