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Washing your wool properly and enjoying it for a long time

With this step-by-step guide your wool stays cuddly and soft.

What should I bear in mind before washing?
How do you wash wool correctly?
Which laundry detergent should I use?
What is the best way to dry wool?

The Delicate Detergent Almond gently cares for and cleans wool and silk, whether you do a machine wash or wash them by hand.

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Your wool socks and jumpers should be cuddly and comfortable to wear for as long as possible. If you pay attention to a few things when washing them, then woolen clothes that become felted or stretched, shrink or change colour will be a thing of the past.

What should I bear in mind before washing?

Before you get started, you should check the manufacturer's instructions on the clothes label. The label contains important information about how to care for your woolens, which you should pay attention to. You should also ask yourself whether you really need to wash the garment. If wool is washed too frequently it loses its natural protective layer. Often all you need to do to get rid of unpleasant odours is to air the clothes overnight.

How do you wash wool correctly?

Once you've decided which wool garments need a wash, turn them inside out and separate them into light and dark. Gentle washing is important, whether you wash your woolens in the washing machine or by hand. Gentle means cold rather than hot, at a maximum temperature of 30 °C, ideally using the wool cycle.
Friction and spin-drying should also be as gentle as possible. Only wash a quarter load and spin the woolen garments only briefly at a spin speed of 600 to 800 revolutions per minute. When you wash woolen clothes by hand, move them around gently, because vigorous rubbing or wringing will cause them to become felted more quickly.

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Which laundry detergent should I use?

You need to use a special wool detergent for woolen garments. Because of the enzymes they contain, all-purpose and colour detergents are not suitable for washing wool. You should also avoid using fabric softeners. Use a wool detergent that is gentle on the fibres instead, such as the Delicate Detergent Almond from Frosch, which protects the fibres with almond extracts.

What is the best way to dry wool?

Now that you've successfully washed your garments, make sure you don't make a mistake when drying them. The most important thing is: Wool garments should be dried lying flat so that they don't lose their shape or stretch. To do this, roll the woolen garments individually in a towel and gently squeeze out any excess water. Now place a dry towel on a clothes horse, carefully pull the item into shape and let it dry on the towel. You'll probably want to wear your freshly washed, soft and cuddly woolen garment as soon as possible! But you should give it time and definitely not put them on a radiator or in the sun to dry.