what do you wash your cloth diapers in?

[pinkpassion]

Help, having issues with stink, no matter how many rinses, what I wash with, wet pail/dry pail, I'm so frustrated....
I have pocket diapers, I use Charlie banana inserts, my water is soft, I've used so many different wash detergents and nothing is working, they all come out stinky still!!!!

 

[sheldonsmommy]

Have you tried any kind of hot soaks? Sometimes it takes a soak to get to any stubborn build up. You could try washing soda, dish soap, peroxide, oxiclean, RLR, bleach... I personally love washing soda and add a little to every wash as I have pretty hard water.

What do they smell like?

 

[lindseymw]

Might be worth doing a strip wash? It could be detergent build up. It's how I knew mine needed a strip wash when they would come out still smelling of wee.

I just did the dishwasher tablet strip wash.

 

[Rachie004]

I use soap nuts with a slash of tea tree oil. I don't have any experience of strip washing but it might be worth considering?

 

[pinkpassion]

Thanks.. I did strip all my diapers, I also switched to tide... gasp I know... but if it keeps my husband and me sane and keeps us using cloth I'll take it. And Yes I always do many soaks hot and cold and it doesn't matter!

 

[misspriss]

I kept having that problem with Charlie Banana, it was bad enough that I quit cloth for a couple months and sold my whole stash, only to go back with cotton flats. I have not had a single problem since.

I got rid of the stink with using dawn, I am not sure I'd recommend it often, but it always came back. I did a cold pre-wash, a warm or hot heavy duty wash with ECOS free and clear (and tried other detergents but it's been over a year so I forget which), and 3+ cold rinses (all my washing machine will do).

 

[minties]

I don't know what charlie banana is or what fabrics they use, but I only use natural fabrics now (cotton bamboo and hemp), always rinse before going in the nappy bucket and have zero smell issues now. I don't need to use much detergent as I am rinsing most of the urine out before they are even washed.

Line drying in the sun is also good. Sophie's nappies smell so fresh and gorgeous I find myself sniffing them when I take them off the line.