Eucalan Delicate Wash...a Whole New Spin on Laundry!

Goodbye Sweaters, Hello Summer!

Is it FINALLY time to put away those winter woolens? Make sure you watch our latest YouTube Laundry Lesson before you store those sweaters for next year!

All garments will eventually develop pills due to friction from wear and laundering. You can use a sweater shaver or pumice stone to quickly and easily remove pills before washing your sweaters (and other winter woolens) and packing them away for the season. We recommend using our Lavender or Eucalyptus scented wash to take advantage of the moth-inhibiting properties - you'll be so happy you did so when sweater weather returns in the fall!

You need not pack away your Eucalan for the season, too - your favourite scent is great for keeping workout wear and swim suits looking like new! Click here for simple instructions on our site or watch our quick Laundry Lesson below! 

We've Got Derby Fever!

We're very excited to be gifting to the VIPs at this year's 138th Kentucky Derby on May 4, 2013! Also known as the Run for the Roses, this beloved event is exciting to watch, even if you can't make it to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. 

Derby parties are fun events to throw for your friends and family while watching the two most exciting minutes in sports! There are plenty of great party ideas on Pinterest to make entertaining a breeze - click here to see what we've been pinning as we count down to Derby Day! 

Fun Fact: Eucalan is a great choice for caring for your equestrian tack! Click here to find out more! 

 

More News-Worthy Items from Eucalan

Our friends at Mountain Meadow Wool are celebrating Earth Month by giving away skeins of their sustainable yarn and one of our Getaway Gang Travel Sets on Facebook! To enter, click here; be sure to like the Eucalan fan page, too! 

Eucalan was recently featured in a brand-new magazine called Creations Lingerie! Click here to read a digital copy; be sure to be on the lookout for our Wrapture ad, as well as mentions about us on pages 50, 112 and 115! 

Celebrate Earth Month with Eucalan

At Eucalan, we believe that every day is earth day - that's why we've created our family of products to be as gentle on the environment as they are on your clothes.

Our website has plenty of eco-friendly laundry tips that will help you reduce energy costs and conserve water; you can also view our laundry lessons on YouTube for simple ways to save time, money and the environment with Eucalan delicate wash!

This month, we are proud to sponsor Sweet Bottoms Baby Boutique and the Real Diaper Circle in The Great Cloth Diaper Change on Saturday, April 20th. This unique event is being held around the globe to promote awareness of cloth diapers; so far, 15 countries and 225 locations have registered. Each event will take place at 11 AM local time, so the changing of the diapers will literally roll across the world! 

Eucalan is an excellent way to care for wool diaper covers along with many other baby items. We've even created a pinterest board dedicated to baby care with Eucalan! 

For our fans who knit and crochet, we've teamed up with the folks at Green Mountain Spinnery to bring you an anything-goes craft-a-long. During the months of April and May, simply cast on for any knit or crochet baby project using the eco-friendly yarns from the Spinnery. Projects that are completed before May 31st will be entered into our prize drawing for Green Mountain Spinnery yarn and Eucalan wool wash!  

To be eligible for prizes, you'll need to follow the instructions located here on Ravelry; if you would like to participate using other yarn options, feel free to share your progress photos here in the Eucalan Ravelry group. 

 

Wrapture Winners!

Spring is just around the corner (we hope!), and our newest jasmine scent Wrapture is a great way to give it a warm welcome, don't you think? Three of our readers will get to test out our theory: Jessica A., Sharon P. and Jeane C. have all won 100mL bottles of Wrapture in this month's Pin & Win contest! We will contact each winner to arrange delivery of their prize.

We're always interested to hear how our fans are using Eucalan. Judging from our pool of contest entries, the top 5 Eucalan uses among our blog readers are: 

Click on each image above to view tutorials!

The five laundry lessons below also receive honourable mention; a few savvy readers pinned these tutorials, all of which are great ways to save money by washing dry clean only and other special-care items with Eucalan. Click on the images below to find out more! 

Happy Spring!

Pin & Win with Eucalan!

There are plenty of ways to use Eucalan's no-rinse formula to wash just about everything you can think of, such as lingerie, winter woolens, baby items, and more! If you have a laundry conundrum, we have several quick and easy tutorials on our website to make laundry day a breeze - click here to view them all! 

Now for the best part: we'll be randomly selecting 3 lucky people to win a 100mL bottle of our new jasmine scent, Wrapture! To be eligible, follow these two simple steps: 

1. Pin your favourite tutorial from this page onto any of your own Pinterest boards. 

2. Leave a comment on this blog post sharing a link to your pin and an email address or Ravelry ID so that we can contact you if you win. 

That's all you have to do! We'll randomly pick our winners on Friday, March 29th from the comments on this post using a Random Number Generator. Good luck! 

CurveNV & CurveNY: A Busy Month for Eucalan!

Earlier this week, Jennifer Edgar (managing director of Eucalan) and Kristin Omdahl (the knit and crochet designer behind our new jasmine scent WRAPTURE) headed to Las Vegas for the CurveNV lingerie expo! 

Next, Jennifer and Kristin will be heading to New York City for the CurveNY lingerie expo February 24-26! Be sure to stop by the booth (#B10) to experience WRAPTURE and inquire about our show specials.

While you're in the New York area, check out Patricia Fieldwalker's 2013 collections at the Kimberly Hotel, too! 

Jasmine: The Perfume of Love

Our new jasmine scent, Wrapture by Kristin Omdahl, will make your Valentine's Day extra-special this year. Tuck a bottle in with a special gift from your favourite lingerie shop; the romantic scent of night blooming jasmine will set the perfect mood! 

Jasmine has a long history in the world of perfumery; is a well-known aphrodisiac and often referred to as "the perfume of love." Its uplifting fragrance relieves stress and anxiety and is also said to help with one's memory, while its naturally antiseptic benefits make it an ideal choice for a variety of uses, from skin care to washing garments that will be worn close to the skin. 

Here are some more interesting facts about Jasmine:

• The optimal time to pick Jasmine flowers is, of course, at night when they bloom; it takes approximately 1,000 pounds of flowers to produce one pound of Jasmine oil. 
• Jasmine is a member of the olive family.
• The word 'jasmine' is derived from the arabic yasmin and is translated as "Gift from God." 
• Jasmine orginates in China and Northern India; it was brought to Spain by the Moors. Today, France, Italy, Morocco, Egypt, China, Japan and Turkey are the leading producers of Jasmine oil.
• University researchers in Japan found that diffusing certain aromas in an office envrionment dramatically improved mental acuity and concentration. The aroma of jasmine resulted in 33% fewer errors being made, as compared to Lavender, which resulted in 20% fewer errors. 

 

Laundry Lessons: Lint Removal and Leather Care

How are everyone's New Year's Resolutions coming along? If you've resolved to be clean and green in 2013, here are two new Laundry Lessons to help you reach your goal!  

First, Jennifer demonstrates how to keep your leather jackets, shoes and handbags looking like new with the help of a stain-treating towelette from the Eucalan On-The-Go Care family of products:

Our second Laundry Lesson to share with you this month will keep you looking your best, no matter where life takes you. Whisk away stray hairs, pet fur, lint and dirt quickly and easily using Eucalan's peel and pat lint remover sheets. These great little sheets are ideal to keep in your purse, desk drawer or car so that you always look neat and professional!

We also have some exciting news - Eucalan is now on Pinterest! Click on the button below to view and follow our boards. Happy pinning!

Excellent Eucalyptus!

When most people think of Eucalyptus, they conjure up the image of a koala bear enjoying its favourite snack, or perhaps recall the soothing vapours which ease sinus congestion.

Eucalyptus has an interesting history that begins in its native home, Australia, where it was used by the Aborigines to treat coughs and colds. Eucalyptus plants have been introduced to other parts of the world with warm climates such as Brazil, the Mediterranean, and parts of the United States. Because of their fast growth, Eucalyptus plants have been used to effectively control soil erosion. This plant aslo has a number of uses in many industries, making it a valuable cash crop for poorer countries. Our crafty fans will be interested to learn that eucalyptus is also used to make dyes for wool and silk! 

We chose Eucalyptus essential oil for our origial scent because it is naturally antiseptic and antibacterial, making it wonderful for washing anything you'll be wearing close to your skin. Inhaling the stimulating scent of this essential oil not only gives your spirits a lift, but is helpful for those with respiratory issues as noted above.

The natural moth and flea inhibiting properties of Eucalyptus mean that there are many practical uses in addition to caring for woolen items: for example, many of our fans use this scent to wash their pets, and it is also great for washing toys, blankets and beds for your furry friends. It's also an ideal choice to use on equestrian tack! 

The unisex scent of Eucalyptus is an excellent choice for the whole family that's ideal for use on both natural and synthetic fibres. When spring cleaning rolls around, don't forget to wash garments, coats and comforters in Eucalyptus Eucalan before storing them away! 

Laundry Resolutions for 2013

The new year is almost here, and with it, the promise of a fresh start! This year, resolve to have clean clothes and a cleaner planet by incorporating a multi-tasking product into your regular Laundry routine - Eucalan! Here are a few resolutions to try out for 2013:

Resolution #1: Skip the Dry Cleaner

Dry cleaning involves a lot of chemicals that are bad for the environment, but items that are labeled "dry clean only" can be laundered quite easily & safely at home for a fraction of the cost. The Eucalan YouTube channel has plenty of easy tutorials to get you started, or you can use our quick tips here on the Eucalan website! 

Resolution #2: Get a jump on Spring Cleaning

Rugs, carpets, and upholstery can be spot-cleaned easily using just a little bit of Eucalan diluted in some water (try mixing it in a spray bottle for easy application). Looking to do a deep clean with a carpet cleaning machine? You can use Eucalan instead of a traditional carpet cleaner!

Eucalan's no-rinse formula also comes in handy when it's time to freshen up curtains and drapes, as demonstrated in this video tutorial. 

When springtime rolls around, you'll be happy you got an early start at the beginning of the year!

Resolution #3: Conserve Water & Energy

Eucalan's no-rinse formula means that you won't have to use a lot of water when hand-washing your delicate items and woolens. However, there are lots of other ways to save water in the laundry room:

• Spot cleaning items that are otherwise clean, rather than tossing them in the washing machine.
• Treating stains ASAP, allowing them to sit for ten minutes prior to washing. 
• Running your washer and dryer at night, preferably with back-to-back loads to take advantage of an already-hot dryer.

Resolution #4: Skip the Fabric Softener

Adding a few drops of Eucalan instead of a conditioner/softener to the rinse water will avoid the build-up that occurs with other fabric softeners. This build-up is also damaging to fibres, so switching to Eucalan will help your clothes last longer! As an added bonus, the lanolin in Eucalan will also help prevent static cling.  

With a multi-tasker like Eucalan in the Laundry room, you'll save time and money, all while being eco-friendly. From all of us at Eucalan, have a happy and healthy 2013!