Bac-Out
Stain & Odor Eliminator -
Made by Bi-O-Kleen, Bac-Out is
ideal for cutting odors and for pre-treating stains on your diapers.
Baking
Soda - Baking
soda is a readily available and inexpensive household product. It is
also called Sodium Bicarbonate, or Bicarbonate of Soda. It is a
cheap yet very effective tool in your home for combating odors,
cleaning and sanitizing. There are many reasons to use baking soda
in your home, but the number one reason is because this is a natural
substance that will not harm you, your family or the environment
because is it not a chemical compound that effects nature. Baking
soda is actually a compound that is found through out nature, in the
ocean, in the soil, in our foods, and in our bodies.
Bleach - Bleach is produced by
reacting chlorine into a dilute sodium hydroxide solution. It is
used for whitening paper, soap, straw and cotton, and for
disinfection, water purification and in sanitary cleaners. It is
very harsh and should not be used on cloth diapers.
Calgon
Water Softener - This is found in the
laundry. This is only helpful to those of you with really hard
water. Add a capful of this to the hot part of the wash and it will
help keep your diapers soft and absorbent, and also help prevent
repelling fleece.
Detergent - A water-soluble cleansing
agent, other than soap. All detergents work in basically the same
way. They contain molecules that enable them to be soluble in water
and attract oil and dirt to them. For cloth diapers choose a
detergent without phosphates, fabric softeners, or too strong a
fragrance.
Distilled
White Vinegar -
White Vinegar is great for cleaning, especially laundry. You can
eliminate soap residue by
adding about 1 cup of white vinegar to the washer's final rinse.
Vinegar is so mild that it won't harm fabrics but it is strong
enough to dissolve the alkalis in soaps and detergents. Vinegar is also good for breaking
down uric acid in infants clothing, so adding 1 cup vinegar to the
rinse water will help get your baby clothes smelling fresh again.
Even better...it's cheap!
Dryer
Balls - Dryer Balls are the safe, natural, easy way to soften
fabrics while saving money on fabric softeners, dryer sheets and
energy. Your clothes dry faster too. Dryer Max Dryer Balls can be
used over and over again and they last for years!
Eucalan
Lavendar Wool Wash
- Eucalan, is a safe, gentle cleaner
that contains lanolin and is great for wool! Every time you wash
with it, you will be restoring the wools natural lanolin.
Grapefruit Seed Extract - Grapefruit seed
extract (GSE) is a powerful disinfectant. A few drops add to your
wash will help disinfect your cloth diapers and keep them bacteria
free!
Oxygen
Bleach – Using a hydrogen peroxide process to
whiten and disinfect, oxygen bleach is very effective and works as a
great substitute for chlorine bleach.
Tea Tree
Oil - See our Essential Oils & Cloth Diapers
section for explanations on the benefits of using tea tree oil in
conjunction with cloth diapers.
