snipped-for-privacy@nospam.gmail.com spun a FINE 'yarn':
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>> >>> " snipped-for-privacy@nospam.gmail.com" wrote
>>> innews: snipped-for-privacy@h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com: >>>
>>>> Noreen, I'm 100% sure I'm allergic, it comes up on a patch
>>>> test. I will tell you that MOST medical professionals must
>>>> believe the same thing you do because they always ask me
>>>> about allergies and i always tell them wool and they don't
>>>> write it down, but rather look at me as though i didn't
>>>> understand the question--- which leads to nurses in
>>>> maternity wards trying to insist i treat my breasts with
>>>> LANOLIN..... ugh! Thank God i knew better than to put THAT
>>>> .. THERE! And fyi, many people who have sensitivities to
>>>> soap are actually reacting to lanolin (wool oil) in the
>>>> product.
>>> ok. you're allergic to lanolin, not wool. that makes more
>>> sense. however, most people who claim to be allergic to wool
>>> are really allergic to the chemicals used in processing or
>>> dyes, not wool itsself.
>> i'm allergic to wool and by extension lanolin.
>>
>>> and, fyi, most soaps don't contain lanolin. too expensive.
>> most hand creams do, many hair conditioners & other products
>>
>>> most "soaps" on the market nowadays are detergents. what i
>>> react to in soap/detergent is artificial dyes & scents.
>> i have some issues with some dyes and scents also.. but not the
>> instant itchy sneezy dry ickiness i get from wool.
>>>> I'm not sure about the other wools like alpaca and
>>>> Cashmere, i'm afraid of wool so i just stay away. alpaca
>>>> is from goats, yes?
>>> no. alpaca is from alpacas, which are related to llamas,
>>> guanaco & camels. no lanolin. they don't actually produce
>>> wool. they produce hair.
>>>
>>>> goats and sheep are both in one class
>>>> of animal (sub-class of ruminant quad.. can't remember atm)
>>> yeah, but goats don't produce lanolin either. just because
>>> they are ruminants doesn't mean anything as far as hair.
>> well, like i said, i'm allergic to lanolin because i'm allergic to
>> wool. i'm not sure that it's the only element of the wool that
>> irritates, because lanolin produces a rash whereas wool creates an
>> itchy sneezy; although with the wool, as a fiber is pricking and
>> touching my skin and i'm inhaling it whereas with lanolin, it gets
>> rubbed into the skin and has a chance to produce a rash because i
>> can't run away from it.
>>
>>
>> i don't know why people are giving me such a "lesson" about being
>> allergic to wool. I have had patch tests and it comes up every
>> time. as do others like dust (mites) and red/yellow dyes number
>> somethingandother and nylon and .. well anyway there's a list. the
>> wool allergy is the only one that relates to my knitting behaviour. >>
>>> ruminant is simply the digestive process they use.
>> yes, they both belong to a sub class thereof. that i still can't be
>> bothered to look up, but thanks for your insight. :)
>>
>>>> so i'm not sure if i can touch that.. and what's cashmere
>>>> from? is angora from bunnies? I'm not allergic to bunnies!
>>>> :D (there's an angora sheep for angora, though, isn't
>>>> there?)
>>> cashmere is from cashmere goats. mohair is from Angora goats.
>> mohair from angora goats, angora from angora rabbits, got it.
>> thanks, wasn't intuitively clear.
>>
>>> neither cashmere or mohair contains lanolin. there's no such
>>> thing as an angora sheep. angora rabbits produce angora fiber.
>> yes yes, angora goat, not sheep. got it from above, they're both
>> yummy, i get them confused, sorry.
>>
>>> other non-lanolin containing natural fibers would include
>>> musk ox quivet & yak, camel, llama, even dog.
>> yes, and where is the shop where i can find these?
>>
>>> however, there are a whole slew of new plant based knitting
>>> fibers hitting the market now. you might want to also look at
>>> bamboo, corn, soy, etc. fiber. soy has to be better for
>>> knitting than eating (in that it couldn't possibly be
>>> worse...)
>> heh, yes. haven't found any places to buy these though, suggestions? >> >>> lee
>> probably, but i haven't seen a milkweed field since 1979.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lynda
>>
>
> We were just 'all' being helpful ;)
> As for nice acrylics, the only one I like is Simply soft by Caron, the
> rest are too scratchy for my taste,
> again, jm2c,
> :D
Have you felt Bernat Satin or Softee Chunky? Or RH's new Soft? They're pretty comparable to SS.
sue