If you find that you are
getting detergent build up, you may need to add a second rinse cycle to your regular wash routine even if you don't have a high - efficiency washer.
Not exact matches
Without the proper care, your cloth diapers can
get major
detergent build up, causing odor, ammonia stink, chemical burns, rashes and blistering, repelling and leaking.
Also can
get stinky since it's susceptible to
detergent and urine
build -
ups over time.
If you are using too little
detergent to release this soil, you will then
get a microscopic
build up of oils on the surface of the fabric eventually causing it to repel or stink.
Best to avoid oily
build up by using enough
detergent to release oils from synthetics and enough rinsing / water to
get rid of all
detergent / soils left behind in the wash cycle.
Cloth Diapers typically
get dingy and gray because of
detergent residue, dirt, and water mineral deposits that
build -
up on the diaper fabric.
This is in an effort to prevent
detergent build -
up but you have to look at it this way — if you use less
detergent, your diapers are not going to
get sufficiently cleaned.
I tried the retailers ways and my diapers reeked and I tried the cloth store I visited out of towns advice and
got soap
build up because they told me to use actual soaps (charlies) and not
detergent.
«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.
How are we ever going to help moms
get their diapers clean and bacteria free and in good shape, when
detergent «
build up» is so feared that we're going so far as to * not use enough * (or none at all!)
When we
got our water softener, we dealt with regular
build -
up for the first time since eliminating our home - made
detergent.
(If deemed necessary, you can also add a couple of drops of Dawn dish
detergent to help
get rid of oily
build -
ups or you can also add a 1/2 cup of baking soda to help neutralize and eliminate any odors).