I was always told to never use
bleach on my cloth diapers that have PUL (the waterproofing laminate on the inside of pocket dipes such as Bumgenius).
However, when required, you can use
bleach on cloth diapers.
Not exact matches
* While chlorine
bleach is great for killing germs, you won't want to use it
on your
cloth diapers.
There are people who will
bleach soak their
cloth diapers on a monthly basis and «never have an issue.»
We used
bleach in the beginning of
cloth diapering just because we didn't know any better and found that it was really hard
on the
diapers.
Through the work of volunteers, BIC collects donations of new, used and in - need - of repair
cloth diapers and
cloth diapering accessories, that are then mended, when necessary, and
bleach sanitized to package up in bundles of twenty to twenty - four
cloth diapers (depending
on availability and baby's age) for families that apply.
On Environment Canada's website, they claim that «effluents from the disposable
diaper manufacturing process (plastic, pulp, and
bleached paper) are more damaging than the cotton and hemp growing and manufacturing process used for
cloth diapers.»
A friend who does
cloth diapers highly recommends drying them
on the line in the sun whenever possible, because it
bleaches out stains and kills germs.
Please follow the
cloth diaper manufacturer washing instruction, not all brands of
diapers can be washed
on hot or with the use of any
bleach.
Used
cloth diapers are unlikely to be covered by any manufacturers warranty, and so that little note
on the tag which reads «do not
bleach» can be dismissed.
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.
100 % cotton, birds eye weave, unbleached, tan or ivory colored,
bleached white version also available, flat
diapers are the most cost effective
cloth diapering alternative, washing and folding instructions in English and Spanish are included in each package, fast drying
on your
cloths line or in your dryer, an environmentally responsible choice, also great as dish towels, burp
cloths and as cleaning and polishing rags
If switching to disposables, do a
bleach soak
on diapers and switch back to
cloth 10 - 14 days after rash is gone...
I've used
bleach on an as - needed basis (when my
cloth safe detergent wasn't getting them clean and I wanted to kill bacteria and when I have bought used
diapers) and I haven't had my
diapers, PUL or inserts ruined in the slightest.
There are people who will
bleach soak their
cloth diapers on a monthly basis and «never -LSB-...]
Based
on the advice of my pediatrician, before we started using
cloth diapers again, I washed my clean
diapers in a normal wash cycle and added 1/4 cup of
bleach; making sure to rinse well.
We started making some of our own cleaners, avoided using
bleach, and we always use natural remedies first before resorting to pharmaceuticals thanks to the way
cloth diapers started changing the way we think about common household products and their effects
on our bodies.
I see the «
bleach soak» recommended over and over again
on cloth diaper chat pages.
A note about second hand
cloth diapers, always give them a simple
bleach soak to clean them before using them
on your kid.