Review & Giveaway: Eucalan Wrapture

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I tend to be somewhat brand-loyal in my purchases (you might have picked that up from my yarn stashing habits). If I liked something that I first tried, I’ll often stick with it and not bother trying similar products by another company unless not totally satisfied… something of an ‘if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it’ mentality, I guess. However, this can be limiting and prevent me from discovering new things that I might like even more than the first one I tried – enter Eucalan no-rinse wool wash.

IMG_6222I have used another wool wash for a few years now and thought it worked well enough, but it always left my hands extremely dry. My skin is very sensitive to soaps and I usually need to moisturize immediately after washing my hands because I hate that dried-out soapy feeling. This gets annoying when handwashing my woolens because my hands are in contact with the soap multiple times throughout the process — soaking, squeezing, laying out to dry. I’m really, really glad I tried Eucalan because my hands didn’t get that dried-out feeling at any point, which I suspect is due to the lanolin content (a great moisturizer and fiber conditioner – you all know how I feel about lanolin!).

IMG_6220I tested my bottle of Eucalan Wrapture by using it to finish my recent skeins of BFL handspun yarn. You only need to use 1 tsp of wool wash for every gallon of water and you can do your washing by hand or in top-loading and front-loading machines. Since this was a small bowl I used just a tiny bit. Each 3.3 oz bottle should last for at least 20 washes. The Wrapture scent is made with jasmine essential oils and has a lovely, lightl floral fragrance. I’m not usually the biggest fan of florals and I’m sensitive to strong or cloying smells so I appreciated how light and fresh this scent was. They make 4 other scents, too: Eucalyptus, Grapefruit, Lavender, and Unscented. Each contains essential oils which have a variety of benefits, including antiseptic properties and repelling moths and fleas. I let my skeins soak for about 20 minutes, then just squeezed out the water, rolled them in a towel, and hung them up to dry.

IMG_6227I ended up with 550 yards of 2-ply, sportweight BFL that are fluffy, bouncy, and lightly-jasmine scented. I’m in love! In addition to the scent and the lanolin content, I like that Eucalan is so eco-friendly. It contains a grand total of 8 ingredients (compared to a competitor’s 13) and is non-toxic, biodegradable, dye-free, PH neutral, phosphate-free, and packaged in recyclable materials made entirely in Canada.

And now for the giveaway!

In short: I really liked Eucalan and will switch to it for its more natural, eco-friendly, and non-drying properties. If you would like a chance to try Eucalan yourself, leave a comment below telling me which scent you might like and why. A winner will be chosen from the comments on Friday, April 11th and Stitchcraft Marketing will hook up up with your prize. We are only able to ship to a winner in the US or Canada for this giveaway. If you share or re-share this post through any social media outlet (facebook, twitter, a link on your own blog, etc.) let me know in the comment, it will earn you 2 additional entries!

(Note: I was provided with this product for review, all opinions and statements are honest and my own.)

50 thoughts on “Review & Giveaway: Eucalan Wrapture”

  4. I love the lavender scent! Is Wrapture a new name or is it a slightly different product than “regular” Eucalan? I haven’t used Wrapture specifically and would love to give it a spin 🙂 Jasmine might be nice to try, it’s a beautiful scent and one of my favorite flowers.

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  9. I was stubborn about wool washes, but at some point Euclan was recommended to me. I’m a huge fan! So much so that I just buy the larger bottles now. I have lavender, my Mum uses the scentless. She likes it so much that she’s gifted it to friends.

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  10. As intrigued as I am by the thought of Grapefruit smelling wool (because in what region do sheep and grapefruit naturally coexist?), I’d probably like the lavender. When it comes to clothing and other washables, I generally like my scents to be subtle. (And I’m happy to see that I’m not the only comment-er who hasn’t tried a wool wash yet!)

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  24. I’ve been using Unscented Soak for most of my pre-blocking, but I’ve been really interested in trying Eucualan. I had read about the lanolin adding an extra protective component to the fibers of the wool, but now I hear it actually makes the project softer? Oooooo, count me in for a chance!

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  27. I’ve never used Eucualan before and I’d love to try the grapefruit scent. Thank you very much. I’m sharing on Facebook and twitter 🙂

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  32. I have never tried a wash yet, I have dyed 3 skeins of yarn and spun 1 I have only used Dawn dish soap on them, I would be happy to get any bottle, scented or unscented 🙂 I also am sharing this on my FB and twitter accounts

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  33. I got a sample with some fiber, and I find that I just love it! It’s the lavender scent, which is lovely. I hope to find some when I go to the sheep and wool festival next month.

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  36. I’m a big fan of Eucalan and I would love to try the new Wrapture fragrance! I am pretty fragrance-sensitive too so it would be nice to try before buying. I also posted about your giveaway in a Rav group I frequent.

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  38. I love Eucalan. I’ve always used the eucalyptus, but just busted oped a sample of lavender recently and it was SO nice!! So I would love more of that!!

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  42. I would love the Wrapture/Jasmine scent! I like that scent because I tried a sample single use packet of it and my blocked item still smells amazing weeks later! I also like the Wrapture scent because I met Kristen Omdahl in person at Vogue Knitting Live in New York and she is the one who worked with Eucalan to come up with that fragrance. 🙂

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