Care

Wool does not need frequent washing. Thanks to its antibacterial properties, wool is naturally odor-resistant. Often, it doesn’t need to go straight into the laundry after a single wear. Simply airing it out is enough.

This way, you help protect the environment, reduce your workload, and extend your garment's life.

Proper storage.

Our thinnest wool T-shirts can be worn year-round. Even breathable wool eventually gets too warm for even our thickest sweaters. To enjoy your super-warm yak or camel sweater again next winter, follow a few tips:

How to store camel and yak wool properly

1. It’s best to store your wool clothing in a cool, dark place. A dark closet is ideal. Make sure the wool has enough space so that air can circulate. Wool doesn’t like being cramped. A spacious compartment in a dark closet is ideal.
2. Don’t seal the wool in plastic boxes. Air can’t circulate, and trapped moisture can damage the wool. Instead, you can use a cotton or linen bag. As long as your closet closes securely, it’s often not even necessary to wrap the wool in anything extra.
3. Like all types of wool, yak and camel wool are made of keratin. This material makes the fibers strong and durable. However, it’s also a favorite food source for moths. To avoid holes in your favorite shirt the next time you wear it, we recommend storing the wool with essential oils. Swiss stone pine and cedar wood chips or small pillows filled with lavender seeds are ideal. This protects your functional clothing from moth damage and gives it a pleasantly fresh scent.

How to properly air out your garment

1. Turn your favorite yak and camel wool garment inside out and hang it on a hanger or on the clothesline overnight after each wear so it can air out. Ideally, you’ll have a balcony, a patio, or a covered patio—airing out works best in the fresh air. Be sure to avoid hanging the wool in direct sunlight!
2. The yak and camel wool absorbs moisture from the air overnight. As soon as it warms up again during the day, it releases the moisture back into the air. As the moisture evaporates, the wool also releases unpleasant odor molecules, so your garment smells pleasantly fresh again.
3. In particularly exposed areas, such as under the arms, we recommend moistening the wool before airing it out—feel free to use a spray bottle and apply the water directly to the areas that smell unpleasant. This enhances the wool’s self-cleaning effect.
4. Feel free to use a household spray bottle, such as an empty perfume bottle. Be sure, however, to clean the bottle thoroughly so that any residual ingredients do not damage the delicate wool fibers. Spray bottles that have held cleaning products are therefore unsuitable—if in doubt, it’s better to buy a new spray bottle, which is often available at drugstores for little money.
5. To enhance the effect, feel free to add a little essential oil to the water, such as Swiss stone pine, cedar, or lavender. These not only provide a pleasant scent but also have antibacterial effects that kill sweat-causing bacteria. Use the essential oil sparingly, however, as too much oil will clog the fine pores of the wool. We recommend 1–2 drops per 100 ml. Under no circumstances should pure essential oil come into contact with the wool! To ensure the water and essential oil mix, you’ll also need to add a little alcohol.

With these tips, our yak and camel wool undershirts can often be worn for an entire week. Our sweaters and cardigans often go a whole year without needing to be washed.

This extends the lifespan of your favorite pieces and, as a bonus, helps protect the environment.