0 a substance containing a lot of fat that is obtained from wool and used in skin creams to make the skin feel soft
Cross-polarised light microscopy has shown the multilamellar vesicles formed by lanolin are identical to those formed by human stratum corneum lipids.
Hand carders (and small drum carders too, though the directions may not recommend it) can be used to card lanolin rich wool.
Alpaca and llama wool, not having lanolin, are only washed after spinning, before being woven.
Anhydrous lanolin is also used as a lubricant for brass instrument tuning slides.
This means less work for the spinners, as they do not have to wash out the lanolin.
Baby cleaners are a good choice provided that they do not contain "lanolin".
The barrier repair properties of lanolin have been reported to be superior to those produced by both petrolatum and glycerin.
Lanolin is removed by soaking the fleece in very hot water.
