Water softeners do not change the pH level of water.
Not exact matches
Wisk is my favorite, but I've also used Gain (didn't like the smell), Arm and Hammer with Oxi, and Tide (nice because I don't have to add a
water softener).
After months and months of using it, stripping my diapers, adding
water softener, extra rinses and everything I could think of, my daughter still kept getting rashes (we have very hard
water and lots of hemp diapers and I read that Charlie's Soap doesn't always
do well in hard
water).
If you usually use a
water softener additive, continue to
do what you normally
do.
If you have hard
water you can add Calgon (a
water softener), or borax which will catch the hard
water minerals and rinse them clean so they
do not build up on the diapers.
If the diapers
did begin to smell, I washed them without detergent, in very hot
water, with a half cup of white vinegar (placed in the fabric
softener dispenser).
Wash the stained items again in the hottest
water suitable for the fabric but
do not add any detergent or fabric
softener.
Did you know it has
water softener in its formula?
Commercial fabric
softeners don't soften
water.
I use Tide Original HE Powder in my moderately hard
water (100 ppm) and I don't need to add an additional
water softener.
BUT, you
do have to wash on hot, you
do need a good rinse cycle (we recommend a warm rinse cycle over a cold one for this product), your diapers need to be washed frequently (meaning daily or every other day), and if you have hard
water or well
water you may need a
water softener to aid in your washing.
*** I have moderately hard
water, I
do not add a
water softener, I just use a tiny bit more detergent, 1 - 2 extra lines, 7 years never a problem with build up in my diapers ****
If you normally use a
water softener additive,
do continue to
do what you normally
do.
It's not the most natural option, and you have to be sure you don't accidentally buy the Tide with Downy, since the fabric
softener will leave a chemical coating on all your diapers and render them
water resistant.
We live in Florida — where we live has incredibly HARD
water and we
do NOT have a
water softener installed yet.
Plants and grass actually
do better when fed rainwater instead of tap
water, which is usually treated with
softeners that actually inhibit plant growth.
If you can smell chlorine (bleach), sulfur, detergents, mold, mildew, funk, or anything else you don't want to drink (including
water softeners), DON» T USE IT!
Lowe's videos cover topics such as how to fix
water stains on wood using mayo or how to remove wallpaper using hot
water and fabric
softener — and they
do it all in six seconds.
«You can tell a difference on ones that have
water softeners and ones that don't have
water softeners,» Whelpley says.