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03-02-2008, 07:00 AM
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Lanolin for wool
I see heaps of lanolin online for soaking woolies in to waterproof them but I can't seem to find them in normal shops! I'm just lazy to have to pay for postage, tried a couple of chemists and they just give me weird looks and point me towards lanolin hand creams!!
Where can I get some lanolin? Eep can't believe baby is going to be here next week and I haven't done my woolies!  talk about lazy
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03-02-2008, 07:56 AM
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Re: Lanolin for wool
Lansinol (can't spell it) you can use for lanolising woolies. You will find it in chemists. Its typically used as nipple cream. You dissolve a pea size into 1/2 cup of boiling water and then add it to a bucket of tepid water and then add your woolies inside out.
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03-02-2008, 08:27 AM
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Re: Lanolin for wool
yes lasinoh from the chemist it isnt cheap though. i have just bought some liquid lanolin from Monster Knits onozebaby. i am yet to try it but I hear lots of good things about it.
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03-02-2008, 10:29 AM
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Re: Lanolin for wool
The online lanolin spray is so much easier to use believe me & all the different smelly ones you can get are great.
I much prefer the spray to making up the lanisoh (or however you spell it) mix - you just wash your wollies, spray them & then hang them on the airer to dry. 
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03-02-2008, 10:36 AM
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Re: Lanolin for wool
Bec i do find the sprays good but i also find it necessary to fully lanolise with a soak when i have washed my woolies. i use the sprays as an inbetween wash freshen up as they are not cheap and you do have to use a fair bit when you spray
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03-02-2008, 10:46 AM
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Re: Lanolin for wool
I find if I use lanolin soap to wash the woollies, they then just need a good spray of lanolin when dry.
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03-02-2008, 10:48 AM
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Re: Lanolin for wool
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11-02-2008, 06:04 PM
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Re: Lanolin for wool
Ok i think i need to make tepid more tepid and less cool!
Soaked my BBH wool and my stacinators and the bottom one got a bit of a lanolin patch on it (I think). LOL well practice makes perfect! I'll just have to put this one on heaps and wash it after a week And I put a pea sized dollop for 3 covers, that's ok isnt' it?
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