Conditioning Sporran Fur/Hair

[Tartan Hiker]

When preparing mammal study skins its common to use cornmeal or borax powder. I've always preferred borax as it seems to clean better and shake out easier.

[sydnie7]

When preparing mammal study skins its common to use cornmeal or borax powder. I've always preferred borax as it seems to clean better and shake out easier.

Just read up on the safe handling of borax before you go shaking it around yourself, please.

[Lallans]

When preparing mammal study skins its common to use cornmeal or borax powder. I've always preferred borax as it seems to clean better and shake out easier.

Is this borax as in 20 Mule Team laundry borax, highly alkaline cleaning product, or as in boric acid powder USP that you buy as an old tyme remedy at the pharmacy? I'm been using the drug store stuff myself....

[Tartan Hiker]

Yeah...20 mule team powder.

And quite right, you don't want to inhale it. I always take skins outside and shake them downwind. Secure storage if children are in the house, just like most cleaning agents.