When you change your baby's diaper, hang the wool cover to air dry until you next need to use it again (it is best to alternate between covers when using wool). The lanolin in the wool neutralizes the urine, meaning your cover is self-cleaning. You only need to wash your cover if it becomes soiled, stinky or dirty, or when it requires re-lanolising. If your baby is a heavy wetter with very strong urine, you will probably need to lanolise more regularly. We recommend lanolising Baby BeeHinds Wool Covers about once every two weeks, or as needed.

Wool covers require some extra care. In order for your wool cover to perform its best, it needs to be 'lanolised'. Lanolin is the natural oil found in wool that helps to keep sheep dry in the rain. The wool needs to have this lanolin replenished every couple of weeks to maintain its leak proof abilities. The best product to use during this process is 'Lansinoh', which is commonly used to soothe sore nipples when breastfeeding, but works great on wool covers, too! It is the purest form of lanolin available and is completely natural and hypoallergenic.

Lanolising is actually a very easy process!
- Simply fill a bucket or sink with about 1-2 inches of very hot water.
- Add a pea-sized amount of pure lanolin and mix to melt and disperse.
- Once the lanolin is melted and evenly dispersed throughout the hot water, add enough cold water to make it cool then submerge your cover and leave to soak for a couple of hours. It does not matter if it is left longer - some people choose to soak overnight.
- When you are ready to remove the cover, do not rinse it, just squeeze out the excess water by hand. Following this, roll your cover up in a towel to remove as much moisture as possible.
- Hang your cover in the shade to dry.

Baby BeeHinds wool covers are fully machine washable, on the gentle cycle in cold water, inside a laundry or delicates bag. Make sure you attach the Velcro to the washing tabs inside the cover so that it does not catch on other items in the wash or on its own binding. Make sure you only use cold water to wash in (you could wash them in with your clothes). If you prefer, you may choose to wash by hand in cool water using soap flakes or wool wash (ideal). These are nice and gentle on the natural fibers of the wool. Once it is clean, rinse well under cool water, lanolise, and then hang in the shade to dry. Do not soak your wool covers in whitening or soaking solutions.