Help! Washing Lemieux sheepskin half pad

[sidesaddlegirl]

Can't find the washing instructions it came with and can't find instructions on the Lemieux website, can anyone help please?

 

[Redders]

Washed mine in machine on wollen setting, let it air dry and brushed the wool with a fine toothed dog grooming comb- turned out fine!

 

[joolie]

I put mine on a wool or 30 wash. Also smear hair conditioner over the wool side before I pop it in? Not sure where I got that from, must have read somewhere!

 

[Fazzie]

I used the special wool washing powder and chose hand wash on my washing machine then let it dry natural & then used a soft brush

 

[Kallibear]

Sensitive or wool wash, dry naturally then, once dry, spray a little diluted hair conditioner onto it and brush well with a fine tooth dog comb or similar.

If it's wool bit not sheepskin then you can dry on a radiator or similar. It's only if it's real skeepskin (i.e leather) that you need to dry carefully.

 

[sidesaddlegirl]

Thanks guys, it's the sheepskin one (the pro sorb model). Can I use normal hair shampoo on it or does it have to be a wool detergent?

 

[Kallibear]

Thanks guys, it's the sheepskin one (the pro sorb model). Can I use normal hair shampoo on it or does it have to be a wool detergent?

Normal shampoo won't do the pad any harm BUT it'll make your washing machine explode with bubbles if you use too much!! If you do use shampoo then dampen the pad in the bath/sink, brush shampoo through it, lightly rinse off then wash without detergent.

 

[EquiEquestrian556]

I hand wash mine in tepid water, with organic conditioner (mare is allergic to ones containing chemicals), and then hang outside to dry.

 

[Spoiled cob]

Rub in lots of hair conditioner into the wool before you wash. I buy the massive sainsburys own for this reason. Then I leave to dry and brush over with a Velcro cleaner brush when nearly dry and again when completely dry. Haven't needed to do my half pad yet but do this with my Le Mieux girth covers and they come up like new, much better than wool wash ever was.

 

[Tess Love]

http://uk.video.search.yahoo.com/vi...mieux+washing&fr=ipad&ei=UTF-8&sigb=12cl2ghk7

If this link works Robert Lemieux explains how to care for your half pad.

 

[orangegrace]

Hi ! Sorry for resurrecting an old thread! Just wondered if you apply conditioner to half pad and wash on a wool wash do you still then need to add detergent ? Will normal detergent be okay ? X

 

[Tobiano]

Blimey I just stick mine in with Ariel on a general wash with other numnahs. It has been fine!

 

[McFluff]

I use wool wash on the wool cycle, then double rinse. Comes out like new.