Woolite?

Re: Woolite?

• GladToBeMrs.SRS member

  May 2009

  You can, but it'll strip out all the lanolin. 
  

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• AnnaBananaBelle

  May 2009

  GladToBeMrs.SRS:

  You can, but it'll strip out all the lanolin. 
  

  Is that bad?  I'm new to this wool thing.  What wool wash would you rec? 
  

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• oigoigal

  May 2009

  You don't need a specific wool wash.  Baby wash and lnasinoh will work just fine.  Here is a blog post that I wrote that explains how I wash/lanolize all of my wool.  And, just for fun, you may want to read this one as well. 

   

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• GladToBeMrs.SRS member

  May 2009

  The easiest I've used, by far, is Northern Essence liquid wool wash from moderndiapers.com.  I also like spray lanolin from here. 

  You want to retain as much lanolin as possible.  Lanolin is a fat, which reacts chemically with the basic properties of urine to create soap.  Thus, the wool "self-washes."  It's freaking awesome.   

   

  
  

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• kmgourley

  May 2009

  Woolite is pretty harsh for wool, actually, despite the name.  I usually use maybe a tiny, tiny bit of Dr. Bronner's... but really, I don't wash my wool (unless there's poop on it).  I just re-lanolize.  I've never had a problem.

  You can use baby shampoo but that can be harsh, too, due to the tear-free aspect of it (you wouldn't think... but it has to do with the pH).  You can use olive oil soap or other gentle soap.  Or a bit of blue Dawn.  If you really want to buy wool-specific soap, though, you can... Eucalan and Soak are pretty popular for knitters (and bonus-- they're usually formulated so you don't have to rinse out the soap!).

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• oigoigal

  May 2009

  kmgourley:

  You can use baby shampoo but that can be harsh, too, due to the tear-free aspect of it (you wouldn't think... but it has to do with the pH). 

   

  I guess that never occurred to me because I don't use a tear-free baby wash.  I use CA Baby with no issues.  I'd assume that most baby washes used by the mama's on this board would be just fine.  Really, I only use one or two drops of baby wash to emulsify the lanolin.
  

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• kmgourley

  May 2009

  oigoigal:

  kmgourley:

  You can use baby shampoo but that can be harsh, too, due to the tear-free aspect of it (you wouldn't think... but it has to do with the pH). 

   

  I guess that never occurred to me because I don't use a tear-free baby wash.  I use CA Baby with no issues.  I'd assume that most baby washes used by the mama's on this board would be just fine.  Really, I only use one or two drops of baby wash to emulsify the lanolin.
  

  This is true!  Most of us probably don't use Johnson & Johnson which is, like, the tear-free baby shampoo mecca.

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