If your diaper cover gets any mess on it,
first rinse solids off the cover with cold water then drop in the diaper pail until wash day.
Make the dressing
by first rinsing the minced shallots under running water to remove the oniony bite.
Salons catering to head lice
victims first rinse the hair to remove eggs, and then get to work nitting the hair one strand at the time.
First rinse the peas with warm water, letting them defrost for a minute.
First rinse, drain, and peel the chickpeas.
To prepare asparagus,
first rinse them well under water.
To toast quinoa,
first rinse the grain under running cold water.
To cook the quinoa,
first rinse 1 cup of quinoa under cold water to remove the saponin, which can taste bitter.
The first rinse will ensure that your detergent is going to really be able to do it's job getting your diapers clean.
* Add baking soda to
the first rinse help fight stains and odors.
The extra rinse will help to remove any detergent that
the first rinse cycle leaves behind.
This can eliminate
the first rinsing run on wash day.
You also might add a half cup of vinegar to
the first rinse to eliminate alkaline irritants.
This method fell out of favor with the advent of fully automatic washing machines, but if you need to hand wash your diapers it's actually a very useful way to get the «
first rinse» started, since the urine doesn't get a chance to turn into ammonia to such a degree when they're dunked in a soak bucket.
The poop will come out in
the first rinse cycle.
All I use is the Eco Sprout in
the first rinse cycle and in the regular wash!
First RINSE your wool cover with warm water.
I added this packet to my toploader after
the first rinse of my diaper washing routine with the amount of detergent I usually use.
Vinegar can be added to
the first rinse to help get the detergent rinse out easier.
Run a second wash using 1/2 cup baking soda and 1/2 cup vinegar in the wash — and 1/2 cup vinegar again in
the first rinse cycle.
Usually with the marketed diaper soaps I have to do more rinses and add soap to
the first rinse to have diapers that smell decent but with the homemade, no soap in the rinse, no extra final rinses and not even a hint of stink!
To cook the rice,
first rinse and then combine the cup of rice with two cups of water and 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and bring to a boil.
We use vinegar in
the first rinse cycle.
I used bleach in the wash and then rinsed twice, adding 1/2 cup of vinegar in
the first rinse.
After
the first rinse, give them an additional final soak in plain warm water for ten minutes before drying.