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earlyspring1
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Please critique my wash routine
earlyspring1
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So my twin girls are just fitting into the newborn sized cloth diapers I bought. I did my first load and now they don't smell very fresh. Not like ammonia, just...stinky. I washed my kawaii pure and naturals, bumgenius AIO newborns, and swaddlebees simplex all together, and did a cold rinse followed by a hot wash, with two tablespoons of rockin green. What am I doing wrong?
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Re: Please critique my wash routine
They should smell like nothing. Otherwise they are not clean.
Are you doing a pre-wash/rinse without detergent? You may need to increase your detergent a little. Also, I think some people have had issues with Rock'n Green with certain water types.
a typical wash routine would be
warm pre-rinse no detergent
hot wash w/ detergent
extra cold rinse
Do you have a top loader or a HE front loader? Front loaders sometimes need extra water added to them so that they can get the diapers clean.
I've had to do this since changing machines.
Also, how many diapers are you putting in a load? around 15-20 seems to be optimal.
Cold rinse.
Hot wash with detergent.
Cold rinse.
Haven't had issues yet. Maybe more detergent?
I totally had a stink issue with Rockin Green. Switched to Country Save and have not had any further problems. I adjusted my wash routine based on some suggestions I received here to the following (I have a HE FL):
Quickwash: Cold/Cold
Normal Wash: Hot/Cold
Quickwash: Warm/Warm
I use about half of the recommended amount of detergent and put in no more than 15 diapers per wash cycle. I also add a soaking wet towel to the Normal Wash cycle to ensure that enough water gets in there to rinse out the soap.