Is Sensitive Laundry Liquid suitable for wool and silk?Updated 8 hours ago
TL;DR: Wool, silk and other untreated protein fibres need a cleaner made for them, so reach for a wool or silk wash on those garments instead. Sensitive Laundry Liquid is built for cotton, polyester, nylon, elastane and blends, which covers most of what goes through a machine.
Is Sensitive Laundry Liquid suitable for wool and silk?
⚠ Wool, silk, cashmere, alpaca, mohair and angora are protein fibres, and protein fibres want a cleaner made for them. Use a wool or silk wash on those garments and follow the garment care label.
✓ What Sensitive Laundry Liquid is built for
Sensitive Laundry Liquid handles the everyday load: cotton, polyester, nylon, elastane, lycra and the blends most clothes are actually made of. Cellulase in the formula works on the tiny loose fibres that build up on cotton wash after wash, which is what helps garments keep their as-new look for longer.
What should I use for wool or silk?
✓ Four things that keep a knit in shape
Pick a wool wash, silk wash or delicate wash. Supermarkets and specialty laundry aisles both stock them. They're formulated for protein fibres, which is the whole point.
Keep the water cool. Hot water shrinks and felts wool, and that isn't reversible. Cool water, every time.
Hand wash if you can. For most wool and silk garments a cool hand wash is the gentlest route. If you'd rather use the machine, run the wool or delicate cycle.
Lay flat to dry. Never tumble dry a protein fibre, and don't hang a wet knit either, because the weight pulls it out of shape.
The garment care label has the final say. Where it differs from any of this, follow the label.
Around 60 washes per box. Built for cotton, synthetics and blends. Sensitive Choice approved, Dermatest tested. Septic compatible when used as directed. Made in Australia.
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Koh Australia