Home >> Troubleshooting >> Baby’s Sick! Do I Need to Bleach the Diapers? By Melony Grace (registered nurse) and Meri Mackey (physician assistant) Oh No! My Kiddo is Sick! If your baby is sick, we know your first concern is getting to the doctor and getting your child proper medical treatment. But once the popsicles, prescriptions, and pillow pets are …

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 …

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, …

Home >> Special Circumstances >> Hand Washing and Alternative Machines >> Handwashing Cloth Diapers with a Washboard Thanks to FLCDS member Shannon H. for sharing her method for handwashing cloth diapers using a washboard! Check out the video below for more information.  Step 1: Pre-rinse Rinse most of the solids off of soiled diapers as soon as possible after changing …

Home >> Troubleshooting >> Solving Stinky Diaper Problems by Jill Bristow Help! My cloth diapers STINK! We hear every day from moms and dads having trouble with stinky diapers. In fact, some parents have the crazy idea that stinky diapers are just a part of cloth diapering! Not true! Cloth diapers don’t have to – and SHOULDN’T – smell like anything at …

Home >> Troubleshooting >> Solving Stinky Diaper Problems >> How to Sanitize Without Bleach We hear it all the time – moms and dads today are desperate to find a way to keep their homes clean and safe without the use of a harsh product like household bleach. And we’ll be the first to tell you that there certainly are …

Home >> Learn About Cloth Diapers >> Cloth Wipes When using cloth diapers, it’s a logical step to move toward using cloth wipes as well.  However, after just learning all about diapers it may be mental overload to even think about it.  Like cloth diapers though, it’s as easy or as complicated as you want it to be.  From using …

Home >> Sourced Science >> Suds and Bubbles Suds and Bubbles: When and if they are a problem? by Melinda Wendland Detergents contain surfactants or surface active agents. Surfactants are molecules that are made up of a head that is hydrophilic (water loving) and a tail that is hydropobic (loves grease and dirt). In the wash, the fecal matter and urine …

Home >> Sourced Science >> Resources Cloth Diaper Manufacturers/Sellers than recommend Real Detergent: http://cgmrb.blogspot.com/2013/10/cloth-diaper-washing-myth-busters.html?m=1   Proper Washing of Fabrics: http://www.maytagcommerciallaundry.com/content.jsp?pageName=Maintenance-Washers-Advice6   Bleach for Disinfecting Safely: http://today.uchc.edu/headlines/2011/feb11/bleach.html http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/uploadedFiles/Health_Human_Services/Level_3_-_Public_Health/9.%20SanitizeSafely_9.09.pdf   Why  Certain Alternate Methods of Disinfection are NOT effective (Vinegar, TTO, etc) http://www.ncceh.ca/sites/default/files/Alternative_Antimicrobial_Agents_Aug_2014.pdf   The Difference Between Soap and Detergent: http://www.cleaninginstitute.org/clean_living/soaps__detergents_chemistry.aspx http://www.algebralab.org/passage/passage.aspx?file=Chemistry_Soaps.xml http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/550751/soap-and-detergent   Hard Water: http://www.20muleteamlaundry.com/detergent-booster/boost-your-detergent/ http://extoxnet.orst.edu/faqs/safedrink/hard.htm http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/ip/ip7/ip7.htm   Water pH: http://www.20muleteamlaundry.com/detergent-booster/ph-and-laundry/ …