sunning out stains

nodito

Maybe it's 'cause I grew up in the cold northeast, but I just don't understand sunning.  Does it really get out stains?  How?  Wouldn't heat from the sun actually set the stain? I'm confused...

Pamela05

Works beautifully.  Down here I don't even need strong sun or for the item to be wet.  The UV from the sun does the work.

Erin RN

Its worked great on all diapers except the GroVia inserts for us. I'm not sure why.

luvbeingmom

Erin RN:

Its worked great on all diapers except the GroVia inserts for us. I'm not sure why.

hmm... wonder why... worked fine on my grovia's... i just sunned them yesterday...

but i'm also in az... the sun might be a little more harsh out here, less clouds, etc...

luvbeingmom

ah... well that explains it... the uv index is higher down where i'm at...

https://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvicitymap.html

loopylis

You don't need a sunny day to "sun"'your diapers! UV exposure is the key ingredient. See thus blog post: https://www.iloveclothdiapers.com/2010/11/sunning-your-diapers-in-rain.html(sorry it's not clicky. On my iPhone)

jenny1980

Yeah, I can "sun" them in winter in seattle. As long as it's not raining, the UV rays do the trick!

bananacupcake

Yup, I "sun" our diapers indoors nearby a window even during overcast days and we aren't exactly a sunny state.

I heard GroVia tend to hold stains more because their cotton is organic & untreated, I noticed that our GroVia do pick up stains easier than other brands, but so far had no problem sunning them out.  

Quizzle

Yup. We have a ton of sun, but I used to sun mine indoors on the windowsill and it worked like a charm.

Now I sun them on the weekend, since we have a clothesline. 

 

I have one stain on one of my BG that isn't sunning out... I may need to treat it with lemon juice.

Dr.Loretta

Yes it really gets out stains, even in the cold northeast. I sun indoors, and it still works.

There's heat, and then there's sun. Sun has a bleaching action that works great for CDs.