Years of dry indoor air, sunlight, cleaning, and everyday use pull the natural oils out of wood fibers. The finish goes flat. Color fades. The grain disappears.
Furniture polish doesn't fix that. It coats the surface with silicone and reflects light for a few hours. When it dries, the wood looks exactly the same.
This salve works differently. The hemp oil actually penetrates into the fibers and restores color and depth from inside the wood itself.
That's why the transformation looks like refinishing, not polishing.