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Tell me your laundry routine please...and detergent.
First off, I am not sure what detegent to buy. Is there one that works for all types of CDs?
Seems like every site has a different recommendation on how much detergent/water to use and what cycles to use. I am overwhelmed.
I need to get all my prefolds prepped and other dipes washed before baby comes!
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Re: Tell me your laundry routine please...and detergent.
I love Crunchy Clean cloth diaper detergent- it's made by a nestie and a lot of ladies on this board use it.
I'm still tweaking my routine, but I've been doing a cold rinse first with a little CC sprinkled in, then a hot wash with 1 TBS CC and a small squirt of Dawn, then a cold rinse with a splash of vinegar.
ETA: This is what I do with heavily soiled loads. There are times I skip the Dawn and the extra rinse cycle at the end.
Most girls on here use Cruncy Clean for their detergent. I haven't used it myself but I've heard great reviews.
And wash routine is cold rinse/hot wash/cold rinse (only sometimes)
I usually hang dry, but sometimes, if I'm in a hurry or it's nasty outside I will use the dryer.
I use a homemade detergent. I make my own. To buy, I recommend Crunchy Clean.
As for wash. I do a cold wash/rinse cycle with about 1/2-3/4 tbs detergent. Then follow with a hot wash/cold rinse (mine doesn't have hot rinse) and a full tablespoon of detergent.
As for drying. If it's sunny, I line dry. If not, dry on med. heat. I use a lot of AIOs, so I remove all of my covers and pockets and run another dry cycle. I use an automatic dry cycle so that it doesn't run too much. It 'knows' when it's dry as opposed to a timed dry.
My machines are not HE btw. I wish they were, but that's an expense that will come another day
Hope this helps, even a little
I have an old-school washing machine.
I do a cold rinse with 1 tbsp of Crunchy Clean diaper detergent, then a hot/cold run with another tbsp. I sometimes add a tiny squirt of Dawn or a scoop of oxi-cleaner stuff if things are stinky, sat for a while in the pail, whatever.
I try to air dry, but when I don't I put them in the dryer with wool dryer balls.
Before I started with this routine, I washed a couple loads of towels and tees and such with Crunchy Clean and no fabric softener to sort of clean out my machines of all the softeners and additives and such.