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• fryrat member

  August 2013

  Any time you suspect buildup on your laundry, even on bath towels, wash like you normally would, then wash in just vinegar, then just baking soda. Yes, 3 washes, so you want to make sure you don't waste water here, adjust load size accordingly.
  
  Your regular soap will get out the stuff it normally does, allowing the other stuff to not have to work as hard. The vinegar will break up any deposits, scum, etc. and open the fibers. The baking soda will get into the fibers and get out the "funk" that is deep down in there. Especially good for towels that have a mildew smell that won't go away.
  

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• APrice member

  August 2013

  If you have a regular top loader, which detergent do you use? We don't have a top loader but we use Charlie's Soap and haven't had an issue. 
  How much? It requires 1 tablespoon (it comes with a scoop) per load.
  How many diapers are you washing and how often? We wash anywhere between 14-18 diapers per load.
  Hard or soft water? We have soft water
  What's your wash routine? We wash every 2 days usually, 3 is too long. We wash using a short cold cycle with 1 TBS of Charlie's and one hot wash with an extra rinse and 1 TBS of Charlie's along with a pinch of bleach. 

  
  

  We haven't had a stink issue yet but I've heard of other people trying a few things. One of them being washing in vinegar for a load and then rinsing until you don't see any more suds at all. This can take a few rinses so be patient. You can also try to use a disinfectant in you first cycle and then rinse a few extra times. Sometimes you can have a stink issue because diapers aren't getting clean enough and adding something to disinfect can help. I occasionally use TTO or GFSO in the cold cycle and then use a few extra rinses to be sure it is all gone. Good luck!

  

  
  

  
  

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• christina_williams member

  August 2013

  We have a regular top loader and we use Tide powder with good results.

  We wash every 2nd or 3rd day, and fill the scoop to the first or second line, depending on how many diapers are in the load.

  We use Bumgenius 4.0s for day care, but try to stuff with hemp or cotton instead of micro fiber, as MF has been known to retain stink.

  If I feel like my diapers still smell a little funky after the wash cycle, then I do another wash cycle with 1/4 cup of bleach.  I don't actually measure, but I think it's probably less than that.

  Bleach always works, hands down, and has never appeared to hurt/fade my diapers at all.  I do an extra rinse afterwards.

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• DiveFrog member

  August 2013

  What type of cloth diaper material are you using?

  Honestly, we have never once had an issue with our diapers smelling but we only use cotton (no hemp, or microfiber).  We also don't use/have any AIO's. So all diaper material is separate from covers when washed.

  We wash every 2-3 days, I use All Free and Clear. I do a cold cycle with extra rinse, then a sanitize/hot cycle.

  Also, I know people will simply collect diapers in a wet bag between washes. But I generally hand rinse diapers in our utility sink from each day that evening. So, in reality dirty diapers don't go untouched for longer than say 12hrs-24hrs.

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• jenb_99 member

  August 2013

  fryrat said:

  Any time you suspect buildup on your laundry, even on bath towels, wash like you normally would, then wash in just vinegar, then just baking soda.
  
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  Actually the order of steps 2 and 3 should be reversed. Baking soda is great for freshening, but you don't want your clean laundry to have a high pH. It can burn skin. You want the vinegar to be the last step. Ideally, laundry should be very, very slightly acidic, to preserve the skin's pH (called the acid mantle).
  
  [Many hospitals and nursing homes use a "sour" rinse at the end of their wash cycle because it helps prevent rashes and bed sores.]
  

  
   
  

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• mommasqueak member

  August 2013

  we have a front loader, i believe we have hard water, and we use soap i made personally.
  
  https://ecocrazymom.com/cloth-diaper-safe-homemade-laundry-detergent-30-for-a-1-year-supply/
  
  i had noticed that the minky inserts for our pocket OS diapers would STINK to high heaven after our daughter would wet herself. i switched all the inserts over to hemp/cotton blend from G diapers. and even tho it helped, it still stank. what i started doing was rinsing out all her diapers inserts and wet shells in the bathroom sink, and ringing them out real good. and our wet diaper bag doesn't smell at all anymore. and use the normal cycle i always used for washing.
  
  i know a pre soak in vinegar can help with the ammonia, since it is a base, and ammonia is an acid.
  
  we normally dry outside on a clothing line, and i know the sun can help too. but the biggest help for us was the rinsing of the freshly used diapers. i know it can be gross, but it helps the smell greatly.
  

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