Wool Wash

feministmama · 07-13-2007, 10:53 PM

So waht's a good wash that leaves yer wool smelling mmmmmmgood? Whenever I wash my wool it ususally smells like a smelly old sheep. I want to start wahsing my wool in something that will make me say mmmmm. Is there a good one for putting in the wwashing machine for felting too?

07-14-2007, 03:56 AM

Dr. Bronner's!

rebecca · 07-14-2007, 04:24 AM

Great topic, Femi! I've been wondering the same thing!
I've never heard of Dr. Bronner's, it looks very interesting! I need to settle on an all around gentle washable, too, so I'm very interested to see the consensus!

brendajos · 07-14-2007, 04:35 AM

It is really weird how much I LOVE the smell of the wet wool isn't it? lol I get a little giddy about the fact that it smells like work has been accomplished in my house.

i am liking the look of those soaps for other things around the house though. Zip have you used any of them? Like does the baby stuff smell like yummy baby soaps?

07-14-2007, 05:31 AM

The only one I haven't tried is the baby soap. Must remedy that. I am lucky enough to have access to a case or two at Christmas. It's for real.

The labels are legend! DILUTE! DILUTE! OK!

I know what you mean, brendajos, about the smell of work. That's how I feel about using Murphy Oil Soap. It makes opening the pantry a pleasure.

Phaedra · 07-14-2007, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by rebecca

Great topic, Femi! I've been wondering the same thing!
I've never heard of Dr. Bronner's, it looks very interesting! I need to settle on an all around gentle washable, too, so I'm very interested to see the consensus!

I never thought to use Dr. Bronner's; I really like it as bath/bubble soap!
Almond and Lavender are wonderful and the Peppermint is really a "clean" scent - not sugary - does that make sense?

XbelovedXoneX · 07-14-2007, 03:11 PM

I haven't used Dr. Bronner's in years! I never thought to use it for wool wash also. I really need to pick up more. The peppermint is such a good wake-me-up body wash. The bottle is also good reading in the shower! haha

lauraknits · 07-14-2007, 04:41 PM

I've used Soak, and it smells quite nice...

07-14-2007, 05:06 PM

I've never used Dr. Bronner's as a body wash, but if y'all can do it, I can do it.

I washed some wool that I was Kool-Aid dyeing in the eucalyptus hemp soap, and it still smelled wonderfully clean weeks later after I'd handled it during knitting - it never picked up the Kool-Aid fruity scent as I expected that it would. The lavender soap smells really nice for laundry as well.

losnana · 07-14-2007, 06:09 PM

I've never heard of Dr. Bronner before. Am I correct that any of his liquid soaps will do for washing wool and that the difference is just in the scent?