On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Margaret Geiss-Mooney
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> Good afternoon, MuseumLers - According to the MSDS for Woolite - Complete™, the following is in Woolite – Complete™:
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> All sorts of stuff you don’t want left behind on any fibre/fabric you want to have around for many generations. Plus note the “proprietary” ingredients – meaning you have no idea what it actually is. These formulations are changed without any notice as well.

I've been told that one of those ingredients is "bleach", something
you definitely don't want on your fabrics. I also think that US
Woolite is different from UK Woolite, which supposedly isn't as bad.
For all my fine wool washables, I use Dawn dishsoap. I figure if it
works on oil-soaked penguins, it will work on my stuff just fine. Or
I'll use my own hair shampoo. After all, wool is essentially sheep
hair. Works great! I have some Soak and Eucelan but for the same
price, I can get a lot of Dawn.

Please note, this is for my own personal items, not for conservation purposes.

Deb Fuller

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