Blog — how to lanolize

Our wool diaper covers are not pre-lanolized. When you first receive your wool cover(s) you will want to lanolize them to make them waterproof.  It sometimes takes TWO lanolizings to get wool interlock to absorb its full compliment of lanolin.  After the initial lanolizing(s) you will want to re-lanolize about once a month.  This is a similar and also easy process!  Here’s what you do:   1. Microwave a cup of water with a small amount of lanolin (about 1 tsp. for every 3 covers) and a squirt (liquid)/sliver (solid) of wool wash for 1 minute.  You can also boil...