Wool and Diaper Care.

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Merino Jersey and Merino-Tencel-Jersey

Washing Interlock Wool And How To Lanolize

Hand washing:

• Fill your washbasin with tepid water between 86 and 95F (35C). For very dirty wool choose a warmer temperature in this range. If you do not have access to a thermometer use a temperature that feels like warm bath water.

• Add Wool Wash while filling the basin. We recommend Unicorn Beyond Clean (unscented version) or Unicorn Power Scour (scented) or Unicorn Fibre Wash for cleaning when the woolies are not that dirty and do not need a deep clean or lano-removal. Whatever products you choose, follow the manufacturer’s instructions. When using Unicorn add about ½ teaspoon to your water basin and mix. This amount may vary according to your specific situation. Less is more -- Unicorn is VERY concentrated. Start with less and adjust as needed (more facts about washing wool below). Per Unicorn’s recommendation, soak for up to 15 minutes. Periodically while soaking, gently squeeze the item while submerged in the water to make sure water solution has penetrated throughout all the fibers.

• Rinse your wool until the water is clear. Either rinse under the faucet with similar temperature water as what you soaked in, or empty your bath water, refill with clean water that is a similar temperature and let your wool soak again. Remember to gently squeeze your wool again while rinsing to ensure the fibers are being rinsed out. In making sure that the wool is as clean as possible, you will also want to be sure that the wool wash is completely rinsed before lanolizing. Rinse until the water is clear.

*If stained, heavily soiled, or if your wash water is very dirty, repeat the above steps.

Lanolizing:

• Make lano milk. Take a cup of very hot water, add lanolin (Rule of thumb
  is one teaspoon per baby wool item. Please adjust according to size.
  For example, adult leggings need at least a tablespoon) and your
  emulsifying agent (e-cube, dish soap, baby soap), let dissolve and stir.
  The resulting mixture will look nice and milky. If your mixture forms a
  top layer that looks oily, you may need to add more emulsifier.

• Slowly stir in your lano milk to a warm bath of clean water. Your lano
  milk should be about the same temperature as your bath water. You can
  add a few ice cubes to your lano to gently cool it down prior to mixing
  with your bath water.

Troubleshooting:

• If the lano mixture is not creating a beautiful white milk then you may need to add additional emulsifier.
• If you step away from the lano milk and it cools too much and separates adding hot water will melt it all back together.
• If the temperature of your lano milk and bath water are too different that may “shock” the mixture and solidify some of the lanolin on the surface of the water. Adding very hot water and/or soap MAY fix this situation.

• Turn your damp wool inside out and add it to the lano bath.

• Soak for 20 -30 minutes. Take out the wool and gently squish out the water (never wring out wool!). You can then give them a quick spin in your washing machine (on wool cycle or gentle cycle only) to remove excess water and hang or lay flat to dry. Another method is laying your wool on a towel and rolling it up while pressing it as you go to press out the water, then laying flat to dry. You may speed up the drying process by placing a box fan near the wool. It is not recommended to lay your wool out in direct sunlight.