Mix ¼ tsp of lanolin,and a few drops of dish soap with a cup or so of water in a small container.Stir until the lanolin is dissolved.The water will be milky white.
In your sink or a medium size container put a gallon of lukewarm water.(You do not want to use cold or hot water for your wool.) Add the lanolin mixture into the medium container with the water and then add your wool.Gently mix until the wool is saturated and then let it soak for 15-20 minutes.
After your wool is done soaking,gently squeeze to remove most of the water.Roll up in a towel to remove more water and then hang or lay flat to dry!
The lanolin and water measurements are all approximate! It is not something you have to be *exact* with!
We hope you enjoy your wool as much as we enjoy ours!
Showing posts with label Caring for your cloth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caring for your cloth. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Lady liners
Lady liners….
Why cloth for Mamma?
Cloth pads are not only more comfortable they
are also a healthier alternative to disposable
pads.No harmful chemical just soft,natural,
fabric against your skin.Many women are
switching to a more natural choice so why not
try a few to see for yourself!?
DID YOU KNOW?
*Roughly 12 billion sanitary pads are land filled
or incinerated in the US each year.
*Manufactures of pads are not legally required
to list ingredients used in making the products we
wear next to our most vulnerable parts.
*A woman will throw away 10,000 feminine
products in her lifetime.
*Women can spend over $3,000.00 in a lifetime
on disposable feminine products.
*A woman who chooses cloth will spend $2.52 per
month or less on reusable pads.
Our prices…….
Small (6 ½” x 2 ½” ) $3.00
Medium (8 ½” x 3”) $ 3.50
Large (10” x 3” ) $4.00
X-Large (11”x3 ½”) $5.00
*All lady liners have wings that snap.We can
custom make them without wings if requested.
Measurments above are with the liners snapped
and closed.*
**SPECIAL**
Buy any six of the same size and the 6th one is on us!
You pay for only 5…….OR
2 small-2 medium-2 large for $17.00
2 medium-2 large-2 X-large for $22.00
Washing instructions:
Everyone has their own washing style.Some soak,
some DON’T. Either way is fine.When you are
ready to wash,do a cold rinse followed by a hot
wash.A few drops of tea tree oil added in your
soaking/washing water will help to sanitize and
prevent staining.We recommend an extra rinse to
make sure all soap is removed.
***TIP***
If you use cloth for Mamma AND Baby wash
them together and save time,money,water AND
energy! Thank you!
Why cloth for Mamma?
Cloth pads are not only more comfortable they
are also a healthier alternative to disposable
pads.No harmful chemical just soft,natural,
fabric against your skin.Many women are
switching to a more natural choice so why not
try a few to see for yourself!?
DID YOU KNOW?
*Roughly 12 billion sanitary pads are land filled
or incinerated in the US each year.
*Manufactures of pads are not legally required
to list ingredients used in making the products we
wear next to our most vulnerable parts.
*A woman will throw away 10,000 feminine
products in her lifetime.
*Women can spend over $3,000.00 in a lifetime
on disposable feminine products.
*A woman who chooses cloth will spend $2.52 per
month or less on reusable pads.
Our prices…….
Small (6 ½” x 2 ½” ) $3.00
Medium (8 ½” x 3”) $ 3.50
Large (10” x 3” ) $4.00
X-Large (11”x3 ½”) $5.00
*All lady liners have wings that snap.We can
custom make them without wings if requested.
Measurments above are with the liners snapped
and closed.*
**SPECIAL**
Buy any six of the same size and the 6th one is on us!
You pay for only 5…….OR
2 small-2 medium-2 large for $17.00
2 medium-2 large-2 X-large for $22.00
Washing instructions:
Everyone has their own washing style.Some soak,
some DON’T. Either way is fine.When you are
ready to wash,do a cold rinse followed by a hot
wash.A few drops of tea tree oil added in your
soaking/washing water will help to sanitize and
prevent staining.We recommend an extra rinse to
make sure all soap is removed.
***TIP***
If you use cloth for Mamma AND Baby wash
them together and save time,money,water AND
energy! Thank you!
Caring for your cloth......
What we do ......
We use a DRY pail.No soaking….Wet diapers go
straight into the pail.Dirty diapers are shaken or
rinsed into the toilet before going into the pail if
necessary.(Breastmilk bm’s do not need rinsed!)
Washing day….
All diapers into the washer.Prewash with no
soap.(This replaces the soaking step).Next,
wash your diapers WITH soap on HOT and
add an extra rinse.That’s it!We sometimes use
vinegar in the final rinse as a natural fabric softener.
Never use commercial softener on your diapers.It coats
them and reduces their absorbency greatly.A couple
drops of essential oil in your wash smells wonderful!
*COVERS*
Fleece and nylon covers can be washed with your
diapers.They can be dried together also (we do!)
but if dried in the dryer it will shorten the life of your
nylon and the fleece will gather balls of lint off of your
diapers.(doesn’t hurt but it doesn’t *look* as good J )
Wool…
Wool sounds more complicated to care for but
it really is not!(We *love* wool!) Your wool covers
do not need to be washed when wet.Just hang dry
and then reuse. If they get dirty usually you can
just spot clean them with a mild soap and then hang
dry. They will need re-lanolized from time to time.
Put ¼ tsp of lanolin in a cup along with a couple
drops of dish soap and a cup of warm water.Mix until
lanolin dissolves and then pour into a pail and add a
gallon of lukewarm water.Soak your wool for 15 min.
Roll up in a towel to remove water (do not ring) and
then hang dry.Do not dry wool in the dryer!
*TIPS*
~Front loaders are not our choice for washing cloth
diapers however it CAN be done. The problem is that a
load of absorbent diapers absorbs most of the wash
water! Add a few extra gallons of water into your
front loader when washing diapers to solve this problem!
~Line drying will increase the life of your diapers and
covers.The sunshine is wonderful for disinfecting AND
removing stains!
~Occasional bleaching is ok but bleach is hard on
diapers so use it very sparingly if ever.
We are *always* glad to answer any additional
questions you might have! Call anytime….
Enjoy your babies!They grow so fast…….
We use a DRY pail.No soaking….Wet diapers go
straight into the pail.Dirty diapers are shaken or
rinsed into the toilet before going into the pail if
necessary.(Breastmilk bm’s do not need rinsed!)
Washing day….
All diapers into the washer.Prewash with no
soap.(This replaces the soaking step).Next,
wash your diapers WITH soap on HOT and
add an extra rinse.That’s it!We sometimes use
vinegar in the final rinse as a natural fabric softener.
Never use commercial softener on your diapers.It coats
them and reduces their absorbency greatly.A couple
drops of essential oil in your wash smells wonderful!
*COVERS*
Fleece and nylon covers can be washed with your
diapers.They can be dried together also (we do!)
but if dried in the dryer it will shorten the life of your
nylon and the fleece will gather balls of lint off of your
diapers.(doesn’t hurt but it doesn’t *look* as good J )
Wool…
Wool sounds more complicated to care for but
it really is not!(We *love* wool!) Your wool covers
do not need to be washed when wet.Just hang dry
and then reuse. If they get dirty usually you can
just spot clean them with a mild soap and then hang
dry. They will need re-lanolized from time to time.
Put ¼ tsp of lanolin in a cup along with a couple
drops of dish soap and a cup of warm water.Mix until
lanolin dissolves and then pour into a pail and add a
gallon of lukewarm water.Soak your wool for 15 min.
Roll up in a towel to remove water (do not ring) and
then hang dry.Do not dry wool in the dryer!
*TIPS*
~Front loaders are not our choice for washing cloth
diapers however it CAN be done. The problem is that a
load of absorbent diapers absorbs most of the wash
water! Add a few extra gallons of water into your
front loader when washing diapers to solve this problem!
~Line drying will increase the life of your diapers and
covers.The sunshine is wonderful for disinfecting AND
removing stains!
~Occasional bleaching is ok but bleach is hard on
diapers so use it very sparingly if ever.
We are *always* glad to answer any additional
questions you might have! Call anytime….
Enjoy your babies!They grow so fast…….
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