• Question: the linin in a sheeps wool makes my hands feel soft, why?

    Asked by holderlor to Pete, Rebecca, SallyB, Sally, Sian on 23 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Rebecca Randell

      Rebecca Randell answered on 20 Jun 2010:

      I’m not sure why your hands feel so soft when you feel sheep wool but i know what you mean as i love the feeling of it too

    • Photo: Sian Lawson

      Sian Lawson answered on 20 Jun 2010:

      Lanolin is an oil, it waterproofs the sheep’s wool, and effectively acts as a moisturiser on your hands.

    • Photo: Sally Fenton

      Sally Fenton answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      Sheeps wool is very soft…I am not sure why this is! probably because of the proteins it is made up of and how they are structured and attached to each other. Have you ever stoked a sheep? I went to a a farm the other day and put my hand right into the wool and it went as far up as my wrist! it was really soft!

    • Photo: Peter Styring

      Peter Styring answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      because lanolin is an oil

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