Chemical burn?

LovinLife33

Hi all,

 I was wondering if any of you can help...  I have been CD my 2 year old since about 6 weeks old.  Have had minor issues with stink and leaking, but recently (last few months) he has been getting what I've found out to be chemical burns.  I have only used Rockin' Green, and when this has happened, I assumed it was because I was trying to wash too many diapers together or not enough detergent (I had been approximating).  To 'strip' I would soak for an hour or two in hot water with 3 Tbsp (measured) of Rockin green, with 7-8 full cycles of hot/cold with no detergent.  Seemed like it worked!  But then has been happening more.  Lately we have been so busy on the weekends and traveling that we have only been CDing during the week, and I can't figure out what we are doing wrong.  I've never had this issue in the past 2 years.  Do you think it is just ammonia/detergent/hardwater that is reoccurring?  I've read a few posts about doing a bleach strip or using RLR.  How often would you recommend this?  Also, could it be that now that he is older his urine has more ammonia and that is a part of it?  I wash typically twice a week now with about 12-15 diapers per load.  I always use the largest water setting.  Not sure if you need any other information.  Please let me know your suggestions, or ideas!  Thanks! 

sarenu1

Wash more often. 3 days is the longest I'd go.

12 to 15 diapers shouldn't be too many, unless you have a small washer. Also, I'm not sure if you have an HE or old top loader. Watch your water levels, if you have a top loader and you're using the max setting, you may not be getting enough agitation to get them clean.

Aurora_Borealis

I would strip with RLR one time and then change detergents (I recommend Tide powder).

You kind of have a perfect storm going for build-up right now: concentrated toddler pee, only washing 2x per week, hard water (?), and using Rockin' Green which isn't that strong of a detergent.

Good luck!

Also, I post this link a lot, but this has been a very helpful article to troubleshoot diaper laundry issues:

https://thecloththatcounts.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/the-ultimate-cloth-diaper-care-resource-page/

LovinLife33

Thanks!  I guess I just got lazy since we didn't have a lot for a full load every 2-3 days.