Caring for your
new shawl, ruana or poncho is easy. Store it folded as you would
for a nice sweater, rather than hanging it on a hanger. You may
want to air it out occasionally and the easiest way to do that
is to hang it on a hanger outside in the sunshine. Hanging it
outside will decrease the number of times it will need to be
washed.
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You may have your new shawl dry cleaned if necessary
although the more gentle approach to cleaning it is hand washing.
To hand wash, fill the sink with warm water and add a small amount
of gentle soap to the water. Soap flakes, a gentle shampoo or Eucalin
Wool Wash are all options and work well. We do not recommend Woolite
because it has been re-formulated for lingerie and is fairly harsh
on wool. Let the shawl soak for 15 to 20 minutes then gently squeeze
out as much water as you can. Remove the shawl from the sink and
refill it with warm water. Let the shawl soak in the rinse water
for another 15-20 minutes. Squeeze out as much water as you can,
then wrap the shawl in a towel and squeeze tightly to remove more
water. Lay flat to dry.
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Please do not agitate your shawl in the washing process,
just swish it gently in the water both to wash and rinse. Agitation
in warm water may felt and shrink the wool.
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Ruana - two triangles woven together half way
across the long dimension to produce a square with a long slit.
Poncho - two triangles woven together at the ends of the long
dimension with a slit left in the middle. The slit can be worn
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About Lanolin |
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No product has been returned to Ascal Laboratories NZ
Ltd. in our 22 year history by any customer saying that they
are allergic to Lanolin.
Lanolin is a by product of the wool industry
Wool is carefully shorn (cut using electric clippers) from
the live sheep by sheepshearers. Sheepshearers are specialized
farm workers who learn this skill over many years of shearing
practice. They shear (cut) the wool off the sheep; then the
wool is washed before the wool oil (lanolin) is extracted (scoured)
from the wool. The wool is harvested from sheep just like milk
is harvested from cows, and honey is harvested from bees. Therefore
there is NO animal cruelty associated with shearing the sheep.
There are extensive records of safe use of lanolin in skincare
applications. Lanolin is an excelled emollient - it helps soften
and soothe skin.
No allergy
Professor A. M. Kligman, world famous American Dermatologist
has clinical studies proving that 99% of dermatitis patients
were not allergic to lanolin.
Professor Kligman wrote -In a healthy population encountering
lanolin in the normal way, the incidence of lanolin allergy
is vanishingly small.
St. Johns Institute of Dermatology, London reviewed 24,930
patients for fifteen (15) years (1982-1996), who has Eczema
and there was no reaction to lanolin products.
There are ignorant marketers, who try to discredit lanolin
to help sell their own types of products.
Remember the quote from Professor Kligman:
-Lanolin is a marvelous material. We should begin to emphasize
the benefits; not the risks. The risks are miniscule-.
Reference
ORR, S. R. Dr, Lanolin Demythologized, Personal Care, January 2001. |
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