wool-fat

Greasy fleece extract

Wool-fat is the greasy substance secreted by sheep's skin and deposited on their wool fibers.

When refined, it becomes lanolin, used in cosmetics, ointments, and leather treatments.

The term appears mainly in technical and commercial contexts: wool-fat content affects fleece quality.

skincare

moisturizer

Hydrating skin cream

lotion · balm · ointment · salve · nourishing · soothing · softening · conditioning · barrier cream · nipple cream

lanolin

lanolin

Waxy fleece extract

cholesterol · sterols · triglycerides · squalene · hydrophobic · lipophilic · emulsifier · biodegradable · sebum · secretion

sheep

fleece

Wool still on sheep

ewe · ram · lamb · sebaceous · glands · scouring · washing · byproduct · pastoral · flock

textile

spinning

Revolving around an axis

  • cardingPreparing fibers for spinning
  • yarnTwisted strand for crafts
  • weavingInterlacing strands into fabric

knitting · fiber · processing · scouring · cleaning · mill · manufacture

Opposites
source origin

wool-fatvegetable oil

Plant-derived culinary lipid

mineral oil · petroleum jelly · petrolatum · silicone oil · synthetic oil

Family

wool, fat, wools, woolen, woolly, woolens, wooly, fats, fatty

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G