My diapers have started to smell almost like grass, and no matter what I do I can't get the smell out. Any suggestions?
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Find the group Fluff love and CD science on FB. I had the same issues and with there help it was the way I was washing my diapers.
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If you use blue dawn soap in your wash machine and it has a warranty your warranty will be voided. If it doesn't have a warranty then dawn away. IT does work but we just had a cloth diapering seminar and that was one of the things they were stressing in the laundry section. My partner makes our laundry soap and often adds vinegar to the loads to help.
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Sun them! Sounds weird but it worked when my inserts smelled gross. Lay them in the sun for a few hours. Takes ANY smell away!
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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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That's odd! I routinely wash mine in the washing machine with hot water and a gentle detergent and haven't yet encountered that problem. You could try a hot wash with a mix of 1/3 bleach and 2/3 water or try a but if vinegar in the wash. Those might help with smell, just make sure to do an extra rinse cycle with both. Also try line drying in sun??
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I use a small panty-liner pad in it. You may as well. I have only occasionally had an odor. When I do, I use white vinegar on it to kill any residual orders. Hope this helps in some way.....
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I have that problem too. It is the filter. Once you change the filter the smell goes away. However, it seems like I always have to change the filter!
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I use strong little home depot clips to clip the "grass " up on a fence outside. power hose it down on both sides, let it drip for a few min, spray bleach on both sides, let it set in and drip out for 15 min, power hose the bleach out, let it drip out for 15 min, spray with good smelling cleaner and let it dry on there (same with the plastic tray it sits in ) let dry, bring it in. I do this once every 1-2 weeks and it doesn't smell in the house. when they poop you just pick up with TP and toss in the toilet.
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Sorry to hear that, ours did not have a smell since we received it...not sure what to advise you to do
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It's probably the filter. You might need to buy a new one. I know they say it will last a lifetime but after you wash them if they don't dry fast enough they smell horrible. This happened to me recently. It was really humid and the filter didnt dry very well.... I was desperate and put it back in the vacuum to use it. Bad mistake. Every time I turned on the vacuum it made the whole house stink!
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I keep an old fashion sugar dispenser (Glass with a metal lid. The kind that shakes out sugar) filled with baking soda by the diaper pail. I sprinkle that in between dirty diapers and it really cuts down on the odor.
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That might because it is made of plastic. I bought it one month before my baby's birth, opened the backage and let the pad stay in the air for one month. Then all the smell went away. You could also try to put the pad in the air for few days.
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I did not have an odor problem with mine, maybe there is something wrong with yours? I am thinking you are talking about something like that new shower curtain smell; I wash those or spread them on the back porch a couple of days to get rid of that....
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I wash mine everyday (2 kiddos in diapers) before that it was every other day. I personal don't go past every other day because I don't want my diapers to get the stinkys.
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Sorry, don't know about diapers - that was a long time ago - but what I put in for a load full - I upend the box and go around the load twice - seems to work. I use powder because it is not perfumed and liquid is.
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I don't know if I ever knew that, when my son is done we just rinsed them with cold water and let them air dry. They've never smelled. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Good luck.
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Very bad smell actually: Probably paint's or MDF's. It will eventually go away unfortunately after the kidz have inhaled it for a while.
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Ours do smell a bit of gasoline too, but I think a soak in warm soapy water should fix them.
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I love them! I have flip diapers also, and I love that I can throw away most I the poop, and toss the diaper cover and pad directly into the laundry! I'm not afraid of poop either haha but it gets everywhere and it can be a real pain to clean! My suggestion would be to try a box, see if you find it's worth it! Good luck!
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Ours didn't have that odor to it at all. But I would try some kinda heavy detergent. Hope this helps
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Retained odor is only if the diaper is not adequately washed of all ammonia. And rashes from microfiber only occur if the material is directly touching the baby's sensitive skin because of it's over-drying tendency. This is not a problem with these diapers, because there is an added layer of microfleece on top of each absorbent flap to protect baby's skin.