Alternate to Sno-seal

[blue111moon]

I heat the sole alone with a hairdryer (gently), not concentrating on 1 spot but moving the hairdryer around the sole. I use a clean cloth to apply a layer of sno-seal and play the hairdryer over the sole until all the sno-seal has melted and is absorbed by the leather sole. I repeat this until nothing more is absorbed. My boots themselves don't get more than around body temp warm but I do have to watch out for the hot blades!

That's what I've always done.  I don't think there's much difference to having silicone or not with the beeswax.  It's just an additional sealent.  One of my past coaches used softened candle wax on her skates and it worked just as well as Sno-seal (and was much cheaper).  I use Butcher's Wax and notice no difference at all.  It's the wax itself that's important and that it soaks into the leather.  Everything else is just the manufacturere's marketing.