How to care for your ioMerino

ioMerino may be naturally stick-resistant, but you’re still going to want to wash it every now and then, so here are a few tips on how best to keep it in tip-top condition.

Washing and Drying

• Wash similar colours together
• Wash products with prints inside out
• Zip up any zippers
• Use warm or cool machine wash only – do not hot wash.
• Machine delicate to normal wash 
• Use regular washing powder or liquid detergent  (Avoid products that contain optical brighteners, enzymes, bleach, stain removers etc because these can be a bit harsh on the merino and even cause small holes.)  
• Do not bleach
• ioMerino is the most comfortable Merino on earth, so you don’t need to use fabric softener
• Do not iron prints or labels
• Line dry your ioMerino in the shade
• Cool to warm steam iron inside out to re-shape, or use a specific wool setting.

For best results, hand wash your ioMerino Beanies. Do not hot machine wash. 

Storage

• Make sure your garments are clean before storing.
• Store garments in a dry place, sealed tub or plastic bag.
• Garments should be folded rather than hung and kept out of the sun.

Pilling 

Pilling is a natural process that can occur when shorter fibres come to the surface of the fabric. To help avoid pilling, wash your new garment within three wears, turn garment inside when washing, avoid abrasive surfaces and rubbing and use a more gentle wash cycle. 

What not to do

We’ve all heard about how amazing Merino is and in particular ioMerino, (let’s be honest, we tell you that all the time!), but want the inside scoop on what you should absolutely not do with your Merino? We reveal the top 7 things you should avoid at all costs. Find out here.

More Questions? 

If we haven’t answered your question in this section or you’d just like to speak to a real-life person, feel free to get in contact with us here. 

Keep up to date on how to care for your merino and what other adventurers do to keep their Merino fresh on our blog, here.