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Wardrobe Scents100% Natural Australian Eco-Botanical Insect Pest Deterrent

🍃OUR SACHET's: HOW to USE

1. Made for use in indoor dry storage areas. 
 
2. Leave our label attached
 
3.  Record the date of purchase and your quarterly "gentle reactivation squeeze" on the back of the label. A gentle squeeze  will refresh each sachet's aromatic activity

4. Hang or place sachets on internal shelves and drawers. Place in coat pockets, indoor storage box. The sachet's tag has been cleverly designed to easily hook over a coathanger.

5. Multi-year shelf-life in indoor dry storage areas.

6. No need for added air fresheners. Our aromatic sachets naturally refresh indoor areas and cars too. 

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🍃BENEFITS

Our effective evidence-based, IPM (Integrated Pest Management), indoor moth deterrent sachets:
Naturally helping public and private collecting agencies
Reducing unnecessary landfills
Reducing the use of toxic chemicals  (napthalene, parabens and plastics) around Australia.

USED BY:
Archival Survival, Wangaratta, VIC
Australian Air Force History & Heritage Branch
Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering, NSW
Australian Defence Dept Archives
Association of Eastern Historical Societies, Victoria
Cavalier Menswear, Camberwell, VIC
Flagstaff Village Museum, Warrnambool, VIC
HMAS Albatross, Royal Australian Navy, Nowra, NSW
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
Victorian Historical Societies, VIC

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

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OUR ETHOS RESONATES with ECO-FRIENDLY CONSUMERS 

WE DON'T USE:

MOTHBALLS:
 the active ingredients, naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene are toxic and banned in many countries

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

AUSTRALIA IS ONE of the WORST OFFENDERS WHEN IT COMES to USING HARMFUL PESTICIDES: 
 As of 2022, there were 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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REDUCING CARBON MILES 
We've transitioned to support Australia’s net-zero economy
Our drought-tolerant pollinator-friendly Australian-grown botanicals are locally grown, mainly within within a 5 km radius of our team members' homes.  All growth and production is 100% solar-powered.  . https://futuremadeinaustralia.gov.au/

REUSING 100% WASHED COTTON FABRIC:
To help reduce textile landfills we have partnered with
 Style Collab Pre-loved 
https://stylecolabpreloved.com.au
The Creative Community Space Resource Recovery Centre https://creativecommunityspace.com.au/resource-recovery-centre/?srsltid=AfmBOooWIi_crASja4PFmPS375coehxx4wc8g6ifcgNqeCGuKCOF38zp

"Like the seasons, colours and patterns will reflect
the availability of 100% de-stash cotton"

BLENDING 100% AUSTRALIAN-GROWN BOTANICALS:
 We've done our research and know the botanicals in our eco-moth blend can help deter indoor moths from entering clean storage areas.
Dr Ted Edwards (AM), CSIRO Australian National Insect Collection advises:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-17/how-to-deal-with-clothes-and-pantry-moths-in-your-home/9425618
https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/06/11/3522400.htm

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🍃STOCKISTS

A + Neighbourhood Mart
666 Bourke Road
CAMBERWELL, VIC

A Fitting Connection
225 Lower Heidelberg Road,
IVANHOE EAST, VIC 
https://afittingconnection.com.au/

Allidocious
100 Maling Rd
CANTERBURY, VIC
https://malingroad.com.au/traders/allidocious/

Archival Survival
National archival materials distributer to Australian Museums, Galleries, Libraries and Archives
https://www.archivalsurvival.com.au
 
Boccaccio Supa IGA 
1030-1050 Burke Rd,
BALWYN, VIC
 https://www.boccaccio.com.au/

Callipso One
1/1818 Glenferrie Road,
Hawthorn 3122
https://callipso-one.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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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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🍃MORE ABOUT IPM (Integrated Pest Management)

​​​​IPM a sustainable approach to managing pests combines biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way that minimises economic, health and environmental risks.

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

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 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]

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

 The best defence against pest insects is to ensure your collections are annually checked for pests.
https://www.csiro.au/en/news/all/articles/2023/may/pests-insect-collection  [Sited 9 May 2025]

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