It's warming up outside and it is feeling like it's time to store away those heavy winter clothes and blankets. Before you seal your wool items away in a plastic space bag or container, you should read this. Wool, alpaca, mohair, and angora are verily animal hair. This is why they are so susceptible to becoming the feeding grounds for insect larvae. Properly preparation and storing these items will save you money, time, discontentment and can even help you to avoid condition problems.
Storing wool and other clothing in plastic doesn't allow them to breathe properly. If there is any moisture or humidity at all then the clothes will grow mold and mildew that can be risky to your health. This is why clothes that are sealed up smell musty when you take them out of storage. Storing clothing in breathable cotton or paper will allow air to circulate nearby them. Storing wool items in pillow cases or paper bags will also originate a fence that bugs and insects will not penetrate.
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Insects are attracted to wool and other animal hair clothing. They lay their eggs there and then the larvae hatch and eat away at the fabric, ruining your wardrobe and blankets. Population used to use moth balls to repel insects while their clothing was in storage, but we now know of the terrible side effects that moth ball vapors can have on human beings and pets. Using natural deterrents is far safer and just as effective.
One way to keep pests from being attracted to your clothing is to have it cleaned before you store it. Wool items should be dry cleaned to take off any body oils that may have come in perceive with them. Human body oils are irresistible to moths and other insects. Wearing your suits or sweaters and then storing them will only attract more pests to your closet or storage areas.
Cedar is the simplest, safest way to repel unwanted pests away from your clothing. Using cedar clothes hangers for suits, coats and even blankets is adequate to confuse and deter them. Cedar also absorbs moisture from the air, turning your closets into ideal places for storage. The fresh scent has been loved for hundreds of years and cedar verily deodorizes the area where it is kept. Using cedar products in your drawers and storage containers is an uncostly way to keep everything safe.
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