Shannon Unka – Nappy Mojo

Home >> Fluff Love Community >> FLCDS Community Outreach >> Shannon Unka – Nappy Mojo       Shannon Unka has been our New Zealand and Australia correspondent for some time. She assisted in creating our “Cloth Down Under” page, here on FLU, and being a strong voice for clean cloth in her part of the world. Down Under is uncharted territory for Fluff Love’s …

Mold and Maggots

Home >> Troubleshooting >> Dealing with Mold, Mildew, and Bugs in Cloth Diapers Moldy diapers There’s nothing worse than going to start a load of laundry and finding black splotches sprouting across your favorite diaper. Mold and mildew like to grow in closed, warm, humid environments, and can show up on diapers that have been sitting damp in the pail …

Cloth Down Under

Home >> Cloth Around the World >> Cloth Down Under By Amy White, Nicki Jones, and Shannon Unka Table of Contents Stripping Sanitising Washing Detergent Water Hardness Rash Creams Stains Traditional Flats Diaper Storage Businesses We Love At Fluff Love we appreciate our international members and look forward to the day when good wash routines are spread across the globe. Australia …

What to Do About Leaking Diapers

Home >> Troubleshooting >> What to Do About Leaking Diapers Having trouble with your cloth diapers leaking? Can’t keep the onesies dry when your little one wears his cloth around? Leaking is one of the most common – and most frustrating – cloth diaper challenges. Just like many parents find that one brand of disposable diapers works better than another, …

Diaper Rashes

Home >> Troubleshooting >> Diaper Rashes in Cloth Diapered Babies Many babies, no matter what type of diaper they wear, will get a mild diaper rash at some point. The warm, wet conditions in a diaper, combined with friction and a high-bacteria environment, make diaper rashes fairly common. Changing your baby frequently — every two hours with wet diapers, or …

Greywater and Septic Systems

Home >> Special Circumstances >> Greywater and Septic Systems Greywater systems Greywater systems recycle “gray water” from sinks, showers, and washing machines for use in irrigation or landscaping. These eco friendly systems can save hundreds or thousands of gallons of water per year. However, water that has come into contact with human waste, from the toilet or from washing cloth …

So, wondering how it all works?

A member on our Facebook group asked some tough questions about detergent ingredients and buildup tonight, and we addressed them in…well… a comment so long we had to split it in half for Facebook to let us post it! This information is all presented here on our website, but since this post is done in a conversational and explanatory manner, …

GSE and TTO

Home >> Cloth Diaper Myths >> GSE and TTO -by Janelle Coleman ~GSE~ Many cloth diapering families are giving effort to minimize exposure to toxic chemicals and to help with the daily destruction of the environment that humanity (as a whole) causes…. However, when it comes to sanitizing (NOT disinfecting – that is something else entirely) there should be no …

Charlie’s Soap

Home >> Cloth Diaper Myths >> Charlie’s Soap by Janelle Coleman/Holly Rhodes The reason we don’t recommend Charlie’s Soap is two-fold: It is very dangerous and can cause serious chemical burns. It is ineffective especially at the quantities suggested. Charlie’s Soap is dangerous: It is important to first distinguish the differences between a child having a sensitivity to a detergent, …