I intend to use this for cloth diapers. What's the most successful way? Soak, wash, then rewash them with Charlie's soap or wash and use extra rinse only?
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I don't use a special diaper detergent on our cloth diapers, but regular Seventh Generation detergent. So, I washed the diapers in detergent and the pack in the same load. I did not soak. It seemed to work well.
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I highly recommend going to http://www.fluffloveuniversity.com/ to get detailed instructions on how to best use this product
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I use them for cloth diapers as well, I wash rinse then re wash with rockin green or Charlie's soap, works great!
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I used this for cloth diapers as well. I added it to my prewash cycle (with detergent) then did a regular wash with detergent then an extra rinse.
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The best is to: 1) Do a cold rinse2) Soak in RLR in hot water for a few hours or overnight3) Wash as normal4) Extra rinseAlso, doing a full wash cycle without any RLR or detergent does do a strip as well. Sometimes I do a full wash cycle without RLR or detergents after I'm done stripping and washing. This does the extra rinse and removes and residual junk from the water. Hope this helps! RLR is some pretty awesome stuff! Using Afresh once a month to clean the washing machine helps pretty darn well with buildup.
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RLR is great for stripping diapers but you don't need to use it regularly. I use Classic Rock on a regular basis.... Every 2 months After doing my initial regular rinse and wash I toss the RLR in.... and then you run it... and run it again until the water rinses clear. This could be 4-6 cycles.
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I have always just washed them the same as I wash my cloth diapers and then hang them to dry on a drying rack. They dry very quickly and I've had no issues. Mine are about a year old and aside from some pilling, they're still going strong!
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It really depends on the detergent or shampoo you wish to use. I use Meg's Gold Class straight no dilution on the C setting for a pre rinse wash, then rinse off the excess dirt with a pressure washer(or strong hose nozzle) if I'm doing a correction. If it is just a maintenance wash, then pre rinse wash on C, then hose off, then foam on E, them mit while foaming and two bucketing, then sheet with no nozzle on the hose. Hope this helped you!
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Yes - it's very low sudsing and works great in my front loader. For normal washes, I use one half scoop (the scoop is in the box) or a smidge more if the clothes are very dirty. For cloth diapers, I had an elaborate routine, you will have to play around with it and see what works for you. I did: "short wash" with 1/4 scoop of country save (to rinse out the pee/poop). Then heavy wash on hot, extra rinse with a full 1/2 scoop. Then I did an extra "short wash" with no detergent to be sure all the detergent was rinsed out. If you have a fancy model HE washer, especially one that you can force to use a little more water, you might not need to extra wash/rinse - lots of people get away with adding an extra rinse only, or possibly just two extra rinses. I just can't force my machine to do anything other than its very basic preset wash functions.
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Just wash and dry like anything. We wash in hot or warm with our cloth diapers and dry also with the cloth diapers on hot in the dryer. So, yeah, don't bother to treat them special. These things have been SUCH a lifesaver to prevent leaking. We've had them more than 2 years and they are good as when we first bought them. First used them with Bum Genius and now with FuzziBunz which we prefer (got both handed down which may be why we had leak problems in the first place). We place them on top of the stuffed diaper, not in the pocket, as they help with absorption.
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I've never used this on anything but normal clothing, but if you do use this for diapers, i would still do the customary second disinfecting wash in hot water and bleach just to be safe.
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I've used another brand of soap nuts with my cloth diapers, and had better success with them than any other detergent I've tried! Rinse cycle, hot wash, extra rinse, and done! If I feel like it, I try to dig the bag of soap nuts out before the last rinse cycle just to extend the life of the nuts, but they've made it all the way through the dryer a few times and the diapers come out fine.
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Charlie's Soap still cleans. The cleaner will be also cleaning your washing machine of all the enzymes and such. I used Charlie's Soap without the additive for several months with no issues. I use the additive for my stepsons football clothes and my husbands work clothes. It just helps pull thoses major stains and stinks out. You really shouldn't have a problem. Good luck!
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This is totally up to you. I use cloth, but they must be washed with a rinse, then a wash, then a rinse cycle and I usually do a load every 2nd day. Then I try to spend every 4th day doing a few loads of other laundry before the diapers. Are there enough machines that you won't be stuck without a washer when you need to do laundry?
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Absolutely, been using with cloth diapers, and all my other laundry, for 15 months now. I wash thed iapers with hot water, and a little sack of soap nuts. Perfectly clean.
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Separate from regular wash - avoid fabric softener, etc... [I do wash with microfiber towels.]
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Same way as clothes that get poop on them? Toss them or I would try to get as much off as possible, then hand wash in the tub (then sanitize the tub... Yuck!), then washing machine. I would always double up with a disposable and this when my boys didn't have a BM before we went to the pool for that reason. Just in case.
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I know this sounds weird, but it works! Put all your diapers in the washer and do one rinse cycle. After it's done add 2 tbsp of the blue dawn dish soap and do a hot or warm wash cycle. Then rinse them 3-5 times after that. Your diapers probably just need stripped =)
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I just put them in the washing machine using hot water with regular laundry soap and then dry them on the normal setting. Sometimes I use a soak setting beforehand.
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These are very easy to care for. I cloth diaper, so I just put these in the diaper load and wash. My wash consists of warm rinse, hot wash with oxy clean & Purex (No fabric softeners or bleach), cold rinse, extra rinse on hot. I have put these in the wash with a regular load of clothes, as well. (Cold wash with Tide/fabric softener, no extra rinse) and they have come out fine, with no repelling issues. Hope this helps!!
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It's a different brand but it's recommended for cloth diapers. I wash my BG with it.
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I've used Allen's Detergent & Charlie's Soap, but I think any biodegradable soap would do. The phosphates in other soaps leave residue preventing the diaper's absorbancy, and ultimately irritating baby's skin. You also need to use a stripping detergent like Sensi-Clean or Sports-Wash every two months to keep them from build up and bad smells.