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Wardrobe Scents100% Natural Australian Eco-Botanical Insect Pest Deterrent

Stockists

Allidocious,100 Maling Rd
CANTERBURY, VIC

Archival Survival: providers of  preservation and provision of archival materials to Museums, Galleries, Libraries and Archives across Australia
https://www.archivalsurvival.com.au/
 
Boccaccio Supa IGA 
1030-1050 Burke Rd,
BALWYN, VIC
 https://www.boccaccio.com.au/

Gentle Threads
66b Mountjoy Parade, 
LORNE, VIC
gentlethreads.net.au/

Grosvenor Dry Cleaner
128 Cotham Road, 
KEW, VIC
grosvenordrycleaners.com.au/

Poloman Specialty Mens Wear
 715 Glenferrie Rd, 
HAWTHORN, VIC 
poloman.com.au/

StyleColab Preloved
768-770 Glenferrie Road
HAWTHORN, VIC 
stylecolabpreloved.com.au/

Tarndie Polwarth Wool 
5459 Princes Hwy.
Warncoort VIC 3243
wool@tarndie.com


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How to use

Use in indoor dry storage areas.

1. Hang or place a sachet on each shelf or drawer, coat pocket or indoor storage box.
2. Leave the sachets' paper label attached.
3. It may be convenient to use the attached string to hang the sachet from a coathanger or hook
4. Gently squeeze each sachet, every month or so, to refresh the natural aromatic and pest deterrent scent.
5. Multi-year shelf-life in indoor dry storage areas.

Handy Tip: Help prevent clothes and carpet moth infestations by keeping indoor storage areas free of excess hair, dust and pet dander.

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Benefits

Our effective evidence-based, sustainable IPM (Integrated Pest Management) sachets are naturally helping reduce unnecessary landfills and the use of toxic chemicals.

Used by;
Air Force History & Heritage Branch
Association of Eastern Historical Societies, Victoria
Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering, NSW
Defence Dept Archives
Flagstaff Village Museum, Warrnambool, VIC
Jeparit & District Historical Society, VIC
Law Society of Western Australia, WA
Loreto College
Museum of Nursing History, Brisbane, QLD
Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga, NSW
National War Memorial, ACT
National Wool Museum, Geelong, VIC
St Patricks College, Ballarat, VIC
Tarndie Wool Shop,  Warncoort, VIC.
Trinity Grammar, NSW

Discover more:  https://www.museumnext.com/article/10-ways-museums-can-be-more-sustainable/ [Sited 15 Feb 2025]

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Contributing to a healthier future

OUR ETHOS RESONATES with ECO-FRIENDLY CONSUMERS 

WHY WE DON'T USE:

MOTHBALLS: the toxic active ingredients, naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene:

PLASTIC: the direct and Indirect environmental effects of plastic waste:


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REDUCING CARBON MILES "Our garden to you":  
Our drought-tolerant pollinator-friendly Australian-grown botanicals are locally grown. Many within a 5 km radius of our team members' homes. Our plants rely on the sun. All production is 100% solar-powered.  We've transitioned to support Australia’s net-zero economy. https://futuremadeinaustralia.gov.au/

REUSING 100% COTTON FABRIC:: to further help reduce textile landfills in 2024 we partnered with Style Collab Pre-loved https://stylecolabpreloved.com.au/and  https://stylecolabpreloved.com.au/
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The Creative Community Space in 2025 https://creativecommunityspace.com.au/resource-recovery-centre/?srsltid=AfmBOooWIi_crASja4PFmPS375coehxx4wc8g6ifcgNqeCGuKCOF38zp

100% BLENDING 100% AUSTRALIAN-GROWN BOTANICALS: we've done our research and know each botanical in our eco-moth blend is backed by science and can help deter indoor moths from entering clean storage areas.
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/policy/risk-analysis/group-pest-risk-analyses/scales


 AUSTRALIA IS ONE of the WORST OFFENDERS WHEN IT COMES to USING HARMFUL PESTICIDES:  As of 2022, there are over 8000 pesticides on the Australian market, divided between commercial farming use (75%) and domestic or urban use (25%) Australia is heavily invested in pesticides, continuing to use several pesticides that are banned elsewhere

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/27/australian-food-is-grown-with-dangerous-chemicals-banned-in-other-countries


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IPM (Integrated Pest Management)


Significantly reduces the need to use chemicals while providing the same, if not better, level of protection for collections.

A sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way that minimises economic, health and environmental risks.


DISCOVER MORE:
 National Archives of Australia
 https://www.naa.gov.au/information-management/storing-and-preserving-information/preserving-information/integrated-pest-management [Sited 15 Feb 2025]

Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material https://aiccm.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Heritage-Collections-Council-Guidelines-for-Australian-Museums.pdf.  [Sited 15 Feb 2025]

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Supporting a greener future

Wardrobe Scents' use:
PLASTIC-FREE PACKAGING
NAPTHALENE FREE INGREDIENTS
DROUGHT-TOLERANT BOTANICALS
POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY BOTANICALS
ETHICALLY SOURCED AUSTRALIAN BOTANICALS
BACKED BY SCIENCE

Wardrobe Scents' support:
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
REUSE and REDUCE LANDFILL
SOLAR POWER  
GREENER STORAGE
GREENER MUSEUMS

Wardrobe Scents' is:
AUSTRALIAN MADE
MADE IN MELBOURNE
CIRCULAR-ECONOMY

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