And indeed you need to select a good
Diaper detergent which is having a pleasant fragrance and also is a good disinfectant.
Not exact matches
On wash day, you simply wash them in your machine (alone, with other clothes, or with cloth
diapers) with a
detergent that is free from fragrances and fabric softeners (
which may make them less absorbent or cause them to leak).
A Free and Clear
detergent is a good choice for
diapers, since these have no scents or fabric softeners,
which are undesirable for Baby's skin and for your
diapers absorbency.
Some laundromats don't permit washing
diapers, and washing them by hand takes time, hot water, space for drying — and
detergent,
which can't be bought using WIC or food stamps.
Motherease prefers the Kind Laundry
detergent, and while they offer a lifetime warranty on their
diapers, using
detergents which are not approved voids the warranty so be cauteous!
(Source: Bummis Blog) Many eco-friendly and «cloth
diaper detergents» do not contain (or contain less of) these important ingredients,
which can result in problems in getting your cloth
diapers clean.
Main thing is to use a cloth
diaper friendly
detergent and avoid using barrier creams (
which could cause repelling / smelling issues).
In my time spent educating myself on cloth
diapering, and all the washing
which that entails, I've learned so much about laundry
detergent, water hardness, washing machine settings... The list is endless.
I should amend that — I still use ALL Free & Clear on the cloth
diapers — no perfumes or dyes there — and use the homemade
detergent on our clothes because it has borax in it
which would be too harsh for the diaperes.
Mainstream
detergents are highly effective at removing soil,
which is something of utmost importance when cleaning cloth
diapers.
Follow your rinse cycle with the washing instructions according to
which ever cloth
diaper safe
detergent you choose.
Wash underwear and cloth
diapers separately in hot water (150 degrees) and use
detergent with bleach on your whites,
which will kill 99.9 percent of germs.
This causes the
detergents / soaps used to be ineffective
which require extra
detergent for clothes / cloth
diapers as well as soap for other applications.
Whether you prefer a special cloth
diaper detergent or something from the chain store, let potential buyers know
which type you used.
If you want a handy chart of
which detergents have worked well for other parents, I like the one at
Diaper Jungle.
The more minerals in your water, the harder your water and hard water makes some laundry
detergent less effective,
which means you will have a hard time getting your cloth
diapers cleaned.
and although I do not carry all of these
detergents I encourage you to compare your choices to determine
which product is best for you and your baby's cloth
diapers.
I do carry some of my favorite brands listed below (Laundry Care) and although I do not carry all of these
detergents I encourage you to compare your choices to determine
which product is best for you and your baby's cloth
diapers.
Before you even begin cloth
diapering, I bet you have spent countless hours browsing online about
which diapers are the best,
which detergents are the best, what accessories you will need, and just what do you do with a dirty cloth
diaper anyway?
This month there are 2 sample size pouches of Rockin» Green Soap laundry
detergent (sweet)
which is perfect for any stinky laundry; including cloth
diapers!
Check out the
Diaper Jungle website to see
which detergents contain these additives.
Every manufacturer has different washing directions and warranties for their
diapers, including
which detergents are allowed and recommended so always consult that information first.
«Free and Clear»
detergents contain waxy products,
which may build up on your
diapers, hindering their absorbancy, and also lack the ability to really get
diapers clean.
Obviously, that means you're going to be using Charlie's for everything,
which further means you're going to go through more of it than you would a specific cloth
diaper detergent.
For some reason, the CD community has everyone convinced it's better to use barely enough
detergent (or a very weak one) to clean a pair of socks, let alone a whole load of
diapers with urine and feces in them, than to encounter the «
detergent build up» boogeyman,
which is physically impossible unless you have a huge imbalance of
detergent - water ratio.
Soap (
which had been used on
diapers prior) did not work well with cold or ocean water, hence the need for
detergent.
Which part of the
detergent is supposed to cause trouble in
diapers if it is not rinsed?
The green manufacturing process makes the laundry
detergent easy on baby's skin,
which is one of the biggest reasons Rockin Green tops the charts for cloth
diaper washing.
Maybe if we buy the fancy
diapering options (in non organic cotton)
which require a whole new set every couple of months, if we wash on the hottest cycle possible (with an extra rinse), use chemical laden
detergents and chlorine bleach and tumble dry for an excessive length of time.
Another
detergent cloth
diapering people like is Bi-O-Kleen,
which I've never used.
How well different
detergents will work for you will depend on many factors, one of
which is likely familiar to any cloth
diaper vets: water hardness.
Which was so awesome to be able to check out the
detergent company I use for our munchkins
diapers.
We already know that there are so many variables that impact
which detergent will be kindest to your cloth
diaper laundry.
I started my cloth
diaper journey with another brand of
detergent,
which didn't work out well for us.
On wash day, you simply wash them in your machine (alone, with other clothes, or with cloth
diapers) with a
detergent that is free from fragrances and fabric softeners (
which may make them less absorbent or cause them to leak).
However, I keep thinking about the alternate and would like your thoughts on the disadvantage of using cloth
diapers: extra water usage;
detergent (
which has chemicals);
detergent bottles plastic built; electricity of running the washer, as well as drier.