Washing tips

WOOL IS SELF-CLEANING

The ability of wool fibres to absorb and neutralise bad odours is far superior to other textile materials. Wool is easy to take care of, self-cleaning and doesn’t smell bad. The keratin in wool actually breaks down the bad smelling bacteria from your skin naturally.

The core of wool’s fibre is composed of two types of cells that absorb different amounts of moisture. One type swells more than the other causing a constant motion friction between the two. This characteristic creates a mechanical, self-cleaning effect.

Moisture on the surface of a textile promotes bacteria growth, but the outside of the wool fibre stays relatively dry. The surface of the fibre in wool is water repellent, which prevents bacteria growth and its resulting bad smell.

WOOLPOWER CAN BE WASHED AT 60 °C

Sometimes though you just have to wash your Woolpower garment. Our Ullfrotté Original and Woolpower LITE undergarments can be machine washed at 60 °C and tumble-dried at a medium heat. The surface of wool’s fibres is covered with small scales, which means that woollen clothes can become bobbled when washed. But Woolpower’s clothes are treated so the wool is machine washable.

WoolcareNär du tvättar kläder av ull kan du använda vårt egna ulltvättmedel Woolcare. Det är ett skonsamt tvättmedel som innehåller det naturliga ullfettet lanolin, vilket hjälper till att vårda ullens fina egenskaper. Men det går också bra att tvätta med ett helt vanligt tvättmedel, eller helt enkelt låta bli att använda tvättmedel. Vanligt vatten fungerar bra som det är. Mjukmedel bör inte användas eftersom Woolpower-plagg är mjuka och sköna av sig själva. Plaggen kan även torktumlas men materialet bör inte bli alltför torrt. Då kan fibrerna skadas.

KEEP COLOURS SEPARATE

Wash all clothes with similar colours. They might shed a bit in the first few washes, but their colours won’t run.

WON’T SHRINK

The clothes won’t shrink to any great extent, but they may contract a little. But since they stretch anyway, they will shape comfortably to your body when you put them on.

TURN THEM INSIDE OUT

An extra tip – wash the clothes inside out to extend their lifespan.