People nuke these with perfume, vinegar baths, or dryer heat and then wonder why the wool puckers or the stink mutates. Baking soda smeared straight on wool is gritty and leaves residue. Long sun baths fade and can dry out fibers. Steaming too close will spit water and leave rings on the shell. Ozone gizmos can yellow synthetics in linings.
Fastest low-risk: hang it in open air shade, turn it inside-out, and get airflow on it. Light mist a 50/50 vodka-water mix on the lining only, not the wool, and don't soak. Let it flash off 30–60 minutes, then a quick, distant steam pass if needed, 12 inches away, keep it moving. If a ghost of odor remains, park it overnight near an activated charcoal bag, not touching.
