I wasted half a bottle of this and I don't want that to happen to you!! Here's the end goal: clean fur, soft feel, relaxed skin correct? You can see in my pics that what this does. Pics are of a rug that's been on the floor as a dog mat, cat lounge, and on our couch now after washing. To do that here's what you need to do. For years I've used a different product and washed over 20 skins/times, large, small, rugs, throws, dog rugs, pieces, etc. but it's expensive and I thought I'd give a local brand a try; I'm from Idaho not Australia after all ;) Fill your washer with lukewarm water. Then put your sheepskin/s in. I put one rug, two singles, whatever, don't overstuff. Agitate the wash for a minute then just let it rest a few, repeat. What you are doing here is a PRE-rinse. Why the instructions NOWHERE say this is is important, I don't know. But if you want it clean you have got to do this step. I forgot, used the required soap, the skins were disgusting and I had to start over. Basically all that lanolin just locks in the dirt. So agitate, rest, agitate, rest, spin out all that disgusting water. Then I take the much cleaner sheepskins out, and refill the wash again with tepid water (you don't want to shock them with hot or cold because that causes all kinds of problems like fur loss shrinkage etc; if your washer is newer maybe you can set the temp better than my old one and may not have to remove them. Once the washer is full, NOW add your "soap", mix it in with your hand, then add your wet skins back in. agitate, rest, agitate for 30 seconds or so, rest, etc a couple times. Let that skin soak an hour or so. 15 min as the bottle states isn't enough! After it's soaked and rested in that yummy lanolin for an hour or two, give it another short agitation no more than a minute or so, then spin it out DO NOT RINSE. You did that in the pre-rinse remember? Hang those skins out to dry on a rack or layed fur down on towels shaking occasionally. I've not used a brush for years, and they come out fine. But using one before you wash and after they are dry gives your skins a nice fluffy look. Good luck. This product doesn't smell after they are dry and does a decent job cleaning.
