[EvanS]

Dub - I use Briar Wipe after every bowl as well, a quick spurt on the towel every other use. Damn near keeps the briar AND the stem in showroom condition. But it is NOT a cleaner and not a wax, more like a conditioner. So if your pipes are already spiff, regular use will very much help keep them that way.

Used the Bee sweetener once and did not care for the taste it left. Not bad, I just didn't want it. I use bourbon on one end of a pipe cleaner after each bowl and never noticed a taste. Truth is using an alcohol soaked pipe cleaner after each bowl pretty much makes it so that the stem never gets sour anyway.

Arango Pipe Spray is serious stuff and I think only for deep cleaning. The inside of gunked up bits, stems and bowls get almost instantly blown out by a spray or two of that stuff. Also works great to get tar and staining off of the rim using a spritz on a towel. Take care though as it can also take a nice finish off of your briar if not careful. I have a can that is almost 2 years old and mostly full...a little dab will do ya.

In short - of those listed the Arango products are the only ones I use and I'll never be without them.