Did my dishwasher strip work? & ecoballs

mummygiraffe · Feb 18th, 2011, 02:42 AM

I wash cloth as normal,then dishwasher tab then another long wash-nosign of bubes by then, but nappy inserts now feel a bit stiff-what did i do wrong?

Also because of ezcema i just purchased ecoballs-will i still need to strip once I start using these.

Also I heard about baking soda oncea week-does this work,and is this just baking powder or bicarbonate of soda, because i can only find these two and don't want to use the wrong one.

I'm a bit of a novice with this whole thing!

Rachel_C · Feb 18th, 2011, 03:00 AM

I've never heard of inserts going stiff after a strip like that. Did you do an extra rinse or two just in case it was that?

I think baking soda and bicarbonate of soda are the same, but baking POWDER is different - it's bicarb with some other ingredients for the baking process. Just use bicarb/baking soda if you want to try it, although I never have.

jenstar · Feb 18th, 2011, 13:38 PM

You could use soda crystals instead of the dishwasher tablet. This is the same stuff as bicarb but it is cheaper because it doesn't have to pass food safety tests etc as it is not a foodstuff. I use 4 x formula scoops to strip about 15 nappies.

My nappies or inserts are not hard when they come out of the machine after this, so dunno what's up there.

Feb 18th, 2011, 02:42 AM	#1
mummygiraffe Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 750	Did my dishwasher strip work? & ecoballs I wash cloth as normal,then dishwasher tab then another long wash-nosign of bubes by then, but nappy inserts now feel a bit stiff-what did i do wrong? Also because of ezcema i just purchased ecoballs-will i still need to strip once I start using these. Also I heard about baking soda oncea week-does this work,and is this just baking powder or bicarbonate of soda, because i can only find these two and don't want to use the wrong one. I'm a bit of a novice with this whole thing!

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Feb 18th, 2011, 03:00 AM	#2
Rachel_C Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 11,652	I've never heard of inserts going stiff after a strip like that. Did you do an extra rinse or two just in case it was that? I think baking soda and bicarbonate of soda are the same, but baking POWDER is different - it's bicarb with some other ingredients for the baking process. Just use bicarb/baking soda if you want to try it, although I never have.

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jenstar Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: N. Ireland Posts: 1,303	You could use soda crystals instead of the dishwasher tablet. This is the same stuff as bicarb but it is cheaper because it doesn't have to pass food safety tests etc as it is not a foodstuff. I use 4 x formula scoops to strip about 15 nappies. My nappies or inserts are not hard when they come out of the machine after this, so dunno what's up there.

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