cloth diapers and homemade laundry soap

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  sabrina69barnes member

  February 2011

  I make my own laundry detergent with fels-naptha and ivory soap, borax, and baking soda. I've been CDing since September and the only time I've ever had to strip my diapers is when I've used regular diaper rash cream. I'm not sure if it makes a difference but I use prefolds.

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  istalkgeeks member

  February 2011

  sabrina69barnes:

  I make my own laundry detergent with fels-naptha and ivory soap, borax, and baking soda. I've been CDing since September and the only time I've ever had to strip my diapers is when I've used regular diaper rash cream. I'm not sure if it makes a difference but I use prefolds.

  This is not CD safe. The soaps will leave a residue. Prefolds definitely can take more abuse than synthetics (AIO, pockets, etc). Borax and washing soda is just fine though.

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  Poonico member

  February 2011

  You want a detergent without the soap to use on cloth diapers.

  The recipe I use calls for washing soda, borax and oxiclean.

  You can add soap to this for clothes if you like (though it will clean them well without it too.) 

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  xpedite

  February 2011

  I used the recipe on the eco-friendly family blog. Washing Soda, Borax, and Oxi-clean for CDs. I add fels naptha for our clothes.

  I found out later this recipe does not work well in hard water, and it caused us some stinkies. I still use it for my clothes and it's just fine for that.
  

  
  
  

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