{"id":60719,"date":"2025-10-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/?p=60719"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:00:31","slug":"wool-overpants-lanolise-its-easier-than-it-sounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/en\/wollen-overbroekjes-lanoliseren-het-is-makkelijker-dan-het-klinkt\/","title":{"rendered":"Wool overpants lanolising: it's easier than it sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you use washable nappies for your baby, you can opt for wool overpants. Earlier, we wrote extensively about woollen overpants.<\/a> Wool bibs are made of a natural material, regulate temperature and do not need to be washed as often as polyester bibs. What they do need is a lanolin bath. Lanolin is a natural fat from sheep's wool that makes wool water-repellent. Don't let that difficult term put you off, because with our step-by-step plan, lanolising is a breeze.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What is lanolin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may have heard of lanolin. This is because it is not only used to lanolise wool pants, but is also a common ingredient in personal care products. Lanolin is produced by sheep's sebaceous glands and is thus naturally found in sheep's wool. This oily goodness makes wool water- and dirt-repellent and conditions the skin, so that is why it is also often used in cosmetics. Lanolin is extracted from sheep's wool by washing and filtering it out. What remains is a viscous, oily substance that melts when it gets hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Solid lanolin melts in hot water. If you add an emulsifier (such as baby shampoo), the lanolin mixes with the water and looks like milk<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do you need to lanolise wool pants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now you may be thinking: if lanolin is naturally present in wool, why do woolen overshirts need an occasional lanolin bath? Well, during production and when washing wool (with detergent), the lanolin disappears from the wool. As the purpose of a pant is to be water-repellent, we need to replenish the lanolin in the wool. This can be done by soaking the trousers in a lanolin bath. You do this once or twice for a new pair of pants and then every two to six weeks or so, depending on how often you use and wash the wool pants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pour the emulsion into the bowl and put in the overpants. You can put a plate on top so that the overpants stay well submerged.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Roadmap: wool pants lanolising<\/h2>\n
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You need to lanolise a wool overpants about every two to six weeks to keep the wool water-repellent. This sounds complicated, but is actually quite easy. All you need to do is make a bath with lanolin and soak the pants in it. We explain to you step by step how it works.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Total Time<\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Keyword: <\/span>washable nappies, lanolising, wool, wool pants<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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