If you reside in hard water areas, a baby cleanser mixed with the bath water is one way to prevent drying of the baby's skin. (checkpregnancy.com)
Additionally, when used in hard water areas, it can react with the minerals in your water and cause your diapers to retain odors and bacteria. (pootersdiapers.com)
It is also a benefit to those in hard water areas as it can eat away at calcium, lime and other alkaline deposits on your cloth diaper fibers. (diaperjunction.com)