My Wool Carpet Smells Like Sheep
It s pure wool and it stinks to high heaven like a farm.
My wool carpet smells like sheep. Is it the fire retardant. I have recently had a new wool carpet fitted on my stairs within the last few months. And the army jeep had a gas leak. It actually smells like it was sitting in the back seat of some old army jeep for the last 75 years.
What is this stuff anyway. Morning ladies this sounds a bit random but had new living room carpet fitted yesterday. When a wool rug gets wet it can smell like a wet animal. Wool rugs are made from animal fibers which means that if the rug gets wet it may smell like a sheep in the rain.
My carpet constantly smells of sheep surprise surprise i find it very embarrassing as my guests often say they can smell ammonia i think this is the case too. But not to worry. The longer the moisture lingers the more likely it is to develop into mildew causing the foul odor. And the gas was leaking on the blanket.
Wool smells like sheep are you worried that your new wool bedding will come with it s own odor. I remember playing with my plastic horses on those rugs oh boy that was a long time ago one of the pitfalls of wool rugs they can sometimes have a strong offensive smell. If you re trying to get the musty smell out of a wool oriental rug there are a few tactics you can try. For our last installment of our wool myths series we will address another common misconception about wool the misconception that wool smells like sheep.
Even a brand new woolen rug can be unrolled laid down and the odor will knock your socks off. Wool comes from sheep. Removing and preventing that smell requires drying the rug well. Are there any solutions for me as i have an open plan house and the smell spreads.
Like that manure sheep smell. The odor is reminiscent of wet dog or barnyard animals and when you ve invested a bit of money into your wool rug a smell like that can be alarming. Since wool comes from sheep fibers sometimes wool rugs can take on an unpleasant smell when exposed to water or moisture. When i was growing up my parents had a couple of large wool area rugs.
I ve seen the mess wool makes of a washing. And the jeep was upside down.