Aio White
Posted on Friday, July 9th, 2010 at 4:52 am
Cloth diaper users: how do I get the poop smell out of my diapers?
I have two FuzziBunz AIO that seem to smell like poop still.
Right now the way I was my diapers is I dump any loose feces in the toilet, keep my diapers in a dry bucket and I do laundry every night or every other night at the longest. I keep baking powder in my bucket. I do a cold rinse then a hot wash where I add 1/2 cup baking soda then another cold rinse where I add 1/3 cup white vinegar then a final cold rinse. I then dry them on high heat for 60-90 minutes.
What should I being doing differently? I don’t seem to have the same problem with my pre-folds or my bum genius diapers. Thanks!
I forgot to mention that along with the baking soda I also put in detergent in the hot wash cycle
Diaper stink is caused by one of three things:
Diapers that are still dirty.
Diapers that have bacteria growing in them.
Detergent residue.
My 1-2-3 approach:
1. Keep it simple. Diapers that are still dirty need to be washed again.
2. If washing again doesn’t help the stink, check for detergent residue next.
To do this, wash the diapers without soap. Do you see suds? If so, keep rinsing until the suds are gone. Liquid Dawn in the first wash cycle can help speed this process along.
3. If the diapers STILL stink, you may be dealing with a bacteria issue.
There are two ways to try solving this issue. The first is the sun. This works because the UV rays from the sun actually causes the bacteria causing the stink to die. By drying your diapers on the line, you get the stain removal benefit and a stink-killer too.
The second option is to use a laundry additive. OxyClean would be my first recommendation. My second (and the last resort) is 1/4 cup of bleach in a large washload. To prevent bacteria buildup in the diapers going forward, wash every other time with OxyClean and line dry in the sun as frequently as you can.
*An added note…. Hard water reduces the effectiveness of your detergent and makes it harder to get clothes really clean (and harder to get detergent out of your clothes). Look into getting a water softener if you know you have hard water issues.
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