Product Care And Cleaning Sheepskin Rugs and Sheepskin Bed Covers. With the proper care, a sheepskin rug or bed cover can last a lifetime. Never subject sheepskin to direct sunlight. Never place sheepskin near a direct flame or intense haet. Sheepskin has a natural ability to resist mildew and ground in dirt. However, there will come a time that it needs to be cleaned. Never machine wash or machine dry a sheepskin. First either shake out or vacuum your rug. Do not use a vacuum with a beater brush. The high pile will get tangled in the brush and rip out. Always use an attachment. All sheepskin products can be dry cleaned by an expert who specializes in leather or sheepskin. If you want to clean it yourself, a sheepskin cleaner or mild detergent can be used. Do not soak your rug. Use a damp sponge. Hang to dry away from direct sunlight. Then use a metal brush, (a dog brush is fine), to raise the pile. Faux Fur Dry Clean Only! Never machine wash or machine dry faux fur. You may have seen other faux fur products that state that they are machine washable. These are made with inferior materials. Flokati Rugs For best results, follow the instructions for sheepskin. Synthetic Rugs Most of the other rugs on our website are made from synthetic materials such as olefin or polypropylene. These are all short nap rugs that can be vacuumed with a beater brush. They can be machined washed and hanged to dry. A mild detergent or rug cleaner and a sponge or brush can also be used. Rugs that are listed as "wool' should be dry cleaned. Cow Hides Cowhides should never be washed or dry cleaned. Cleaning should be done with a vacuum cleaner and if a stain needs to be removed, then a mild detergent like Woolite should be used. Wool Mattress Pads Snug Fleece Original: Dry Clean Only. Vacumming recommended Snug Fleece 2: Dry Clean Only. Vacumming recommended Snug Soft Elite: Machine wash and dry Snug Spft Imperial: Machine wash and dry Snug Soft Deluxe: Machine wash and dry. Sheepskin Footwear For best results use a suede cleaner found in most shoe stores. Sheepskin Horse Tack Because our horse tack products do not have a leather backing, they are machine washable in cold water and hang to dry. Sheepskin Baby Rugs and Medical Bed Pads Do not machine wash or dry. For best results follow instructions for sheepskin rugs.
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