I have legit health issues with CA (basically like anaphylactic shock), so I generally avoid it unless its the sole solution.
I use Pens Plus by Doctor's Woodshop. It is walnut oil, shellac, DNA and microcrystalline wax (cosmolloid 80H). It is not your normal friction polish, thanks to the wax, which gives the finish an amazing glass-like shine. It is fast to apply, needs a few hours to dry well. It is not a build up finish...you really need one good thick coat that you polish into the blank, and when every part of the blank is shiny you are done. After drying, you may need to give it a "nearly-dry" touchup application to polish out any spots on the blank that dull out, then you should be done done.
I usually wet-sand with Doctors Woodshop pure walnut oil with the last few grits of sandpaper, then apply pens plus.
I've written a bunch of posts on these forums about how I apply. I would do a search for those. Find my most recent posts for the most effective advice, but I have a few older posts that cover the application process in a lot of detail (mostly, these days, I just don't try to "build up" the finish, and only use a 2-3 "coats" (more like applications, all of them blend together, and the goal is just to get a crystal clear, shiny finish in the end.)