Danny, thanks for posting that.
I had a look at thier website and the product to which you refer.
INOX contains no silicon, acid, kerosene or dieselene.
INOX will not harm metal points or surfaces, plastics, paints, enamels, fibreglass, formica or neoprene seals.
INOX doesn't dry out, gum up, become gooey or sticky or wash off with water !
INOX is non- conductive, non-static, non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-staining.
Sounds impressive, and there is more:
FOOD GRADE Approvals:
AUSTRALIA: Instrument of Approval is freely available on request.
NEW ZEALAND: NZFSA Approved C 12 (All animal product except dairy)
which means (I think) that it is safe to use on machinery or equipment used for food preparation.
Wow!
I had a look at the msds which says that it is composed of primarily "ingredients determined not to be hazardous".
Very interesting indeed!
The impression, I got perhaps incorrectly so, is that the Inox products are or are probably lanolin based.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanolin
Wikipedia entry for Lanolin
and some details of lanolin
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/l1268.htm
Flash point: 238C (460F)
Autoignition temperature: 445C (833F)
fine and dandy but that is a pretty high autoignition temperature - perhaps Inox is not lanolin based or has something else in it ?
Interestingly, I would never have considered lanolin as a base for a lubricant. Here in North America you will primarily see lanolin used in the context of a hand cream or lotion or something to put on dry, chapped, cracking skin.
A quick search found a number of similar lanolin based products for example:
http://www.conbear.com/Lanotec%20lanolin_products.htm
And, also interesting is that all or most of these other lanolin based lubricants are available from or originate in Australia, New Zealand and in general that part of the world.
Actually the web site is quite an interesting read and has me at the point that I would like to get a hold of some of this stuff and give a try. I see from the Inox web site that they list a handful of US sources.
Indeed, interesting and another road to follow in this twisty turning tail of our search for a "Substitute for Ether" which turned into something about lubricants which eventually turns into ... anybodies guess is as good as mine!
cheers, Graham in Embrun near Ottawa Canada