One may think that wool is hard to care for or that it is high maintenance but the opposite is actually true. Wool is low maintenance and super easy to care for. Not only that, it is super durable. Wool has antibacterial and self-cleaning power. Who doesn’t love that?! Wool can absorb 30% of its own weight before ever feeling wet. When you wash and then lanolize your wool the chemical structure of lanolin and the chemical structure of urine together then neutralizes ammonia and turns urine into water and salt. Yep, you read that right! Wool also naturally repels dirt and despite its reputation wool is very breathable. It keeps cool in the summer months and warmer in the winter months.
To care for your wool you simply let it dry between changes (if it even got wet) and then use with your next diaper change.
Washing:
Interlock wool – you can wash interlock wool in your machine (yes, in your machine!) and they do make wool washes but I myself us Tide original which is perfectly safe for the wool. However do NOT dry it in the dryer. You will want to hang dry it. Usually after a washing you will want to lanolize, though you don’t have to every time. How will you know when to wash? Great question. As a rule of thumb I wash 1x a month, unless the wool smells like urine after it is dry (or gets pooped on) then I will wash sooner.
Knit wool - DO NOT MACHINE WASH. You would just add wool wash or baby soap to your lanolizing routine (which is the same as below). Drying process is the same also.
Lanolize:
I put solid lanolin in the bottom of my sink and run scalding hot water until it is melted, then I put in enough water to make the sink bath, room temperature. Then you turn your wool inside out, push it down under, give it a few squishes to get the lanolin especially in the wet zone, and then let it soak! Let it soak for at least 15 minutes but I let it soak as long as overnight. When it's done soaking drain the sink, squish out the water, DO NOT WRING, DO NOT RINSE OFF. Lie the wool flat on a towel and roll it up in the towel to get out access water, and then lay flat to dry. It will take about 2 days to get totally dry.
Denyelle
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To care for your wool you simply let it dry between changes (if it even got wet) and then use with your next diaper change.
Washing:
Interlock wool – you can wash interlock wool in your machine (yes, in your machine!) and they do make wool washes but I myself us Tide original which is perfectly safe for the wool. However do NOT dry it in the dryer. You will want to hang dry it. Usually after a washing you will want to lanolize, though you don’t have to every time. How will you know when to wash? Great question. As a rule of thumb I wash 1x a month, unless the wool smells like urine after it is dry (or gets pooped on) then I will wash sooner.
Knit wool - DO NOT MACHINE WASH. You would just add wool wash or baby soap to your lanolizing routine (which is the same as below). Drying process is the same also.
Lanolize:
I put solid lanolin in the bottom of my sink and run scalding hot water until it is melted, then I put in enough water to make the sink bath, room temperature. Then you turn your wool inside out, push it down under, give it a few squishes to get the lanolin especially in the wet zone, and then let it soak! Let it soak for at least 15 minutes but I let it soak as long as overnight. When it's done soaking drain the sink, squish out the water, DO NOT WRING, DO NOT RINSE OFF. Lie the wool flat on a towel and roll it up in the towel to get out access water, and then lay flat to dry. It will take about 2 days to get totally dry.
Denyelle
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