How do I remove smears of lanolin from a used Fuzbaby cover I just bought?
I don’t understand why people like gooey lanolin on their covers, since it impedes the natural absorbency of wool. We experimented ourselves to see if it made a difference to smear it down the center, but it just sends the moisture out through the rest of the cover. To break down the fats in the lanolin, you just need a lot of gentle, soapy rinsing. Vinegar won’t break it down, so you don’t need to bother with that. This just creates a situation like that with raw wool or raw cotton where you need to flush the original oils to make the fiber absorbent. Hotter water works faster, but you don’t want to use hot water with the wool. So, more water (with soap) does the trick.
