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Stihl Special Biocleaner or see a friendly car valeter and get some G101 (or buy 5L yourself - diluted it last ages).
What ever you use, wear at least latex gloves or better still chem gloves. They all strip grease and natural oils out of your skin so beware.
Both are good at cleaning exterior of machinery, fullstop.
Be realistic here...... how many people are going to put on latex gloves to apply blade lubricant? Its in a spray bottle so there's no necessity for it even to come near your skin. On this basis, you should put gloves on to refuel machinery :)
Geoff, I suggest you read my post abovefully
The advice to wear gloves relates to using harsh cleaning chemicals, nothing was mentioned about wearing gloves to lubcricate unless you bend over when you do yours ...in the nicest possible way :)
If you're cutting dry/dusty hedges, like elaeagnus, I'd spraying with WD or Telflon very 5-10min or the blades end up warm and binding.
Vinegar
If you want to do that spray some diesel on the blades as that would work but not likely to explode!