Wool Care

A wool soaker is a wonderful and natural choice as a diaper cover. I am really not sure why we ever got away from them. I suppose it does take a little more care than other diaper covers, but it really is not difficult and the benefits of using wool are worth the little extra bit of maintainence.

Wool covers really need washing only once every week or two. It can be hand washed in baby shampoo or wool wash such as Eucalan (this has some lanolin added in). Initially and after many uses and washes, your soaker should to be treated with lanolin to keep it waterproof.

To lanolize your cover use a bottle with a top (an old water bottle works great), fill it with hot water about half full and add about an inch of lanolin from the tube (about 1 tsp) to the hot water in the bottle (I use the lanolin they sell as breastfeeding nipple protection) as well as a drop of baby shampoo. Put the top on and shake it up until most or all of the lanolin has melted. Add this to your sink filled with warm water. Move the water around and add the soaker. Massage the water into your soaker and then let it soak 15 minutes or so, making sure the water stays warm. When finished gently squeeze out the excess water without wringing. Lay it flat on a towel and roll it up. I then like to put it on the floor and stand on it to "dry" it in the towel. Then you can hang it or lay it flat to dry out of direct sunlight.

Easy!