To Android: Oh, not good! With the natural wool fill that I've been using, I usually start with a clean cart and fresh wool stuffing every morning. But there are times that it sits overnight, and I've used the same cart (with the same stuffing) for 2 days in a row - okay, I've gone 3 days a few times when I was feelin' really lazy - and it's NEVER changed color. It's a personal thing that I like the fresh, clean start every day.
To all: I've kind of fallen down on the job of keeping up with this thread lately. Most of the requests that I've gotten to take me up on the wool nubs sample offer, and almost ALL of the follow-up comments that have come back from people who tried out the wool stuffing have been in the form of private messages. I'm going to compile some of those comments and will post that tomorrow, so everyone can see the feedback (all good, to one extent or another).
Where to buy clean, natural wool: I bought mine from "Holy Lamb Organics Natural Bedding Company". The link is - Organic wool pillow, natural wool pillow, organic orthopedic neck pillow, organic body pillow, woolley down pillow, bopi nursing pillow, children's pillow . Then, look at their "Pillows" section. This company is in the business of selling wool-filled pillows and mattresses and such, and were selling it at the time for $1.00 per ounce, plus the actual shipping charges. It was meant to be sold as an add-on to a pillow sale, for people who wanted to add stuffing for a firmer pillow. Since then, I've been advised by other ECF members that they've added a minimum shipping/handling charge to the price per ounce ... I think it's $4.95 (that post is back a page or two in this thread). That's still a fair price - especially since they still aren't making money on these little sales. You don't need to buy more than a couple of ounces. I bought 8 ounces, and still have enough left for a decent sized travel pillow!
About cleaning the wool before use: It seems very clean to me (and I've posted what they say about their cleaning process), but I have been using a bit of mild soap and rinsing a batch at a time before use. A couple of ladies with experience in spinning/weaving wool have posted about how dusty their clothes are after a day of working with natural wool. Mine doesn't seem dusty, but I thought that it was a good precaution to eliminate some of the lanolin, if nothing else.
Disclaimer: I'm not in the wool business, and don't personally know these people. Natural wool just seems to me (IMHO) like a more sensible thing to vape than polyester, or anything else that turns into a shiny, black rock when you put a match to it ... not to mention the stink. You do whatever seems right for you.
