Diaper Care

Taking care of your cloth diapers is an important part of cloth diapering.  Some detergents are designed to be used with cloth diapers.  If you have any wool diaper products you will need to care for them differently from your other cloth diapering products.  At Thanks Mama not only will you find products to simplify washing cloth diapers, but you will also find products to help you combat stains and odors.

Washing cloth diapers isn’t too difficult.  While manufacturers have slightly different washing recommendations, they are similar to these basic instructions:  Place dirty diapers in the washing machine and run a cold rinse.  Then run a hot wash with approximately half the recommended additive free detergent.  Detergents like the BumGenius Diaper Detergent and the GroVia Tiny Bubbles Laundry Detergent are formulated for use with cloth diapers.  Rocking Green makes different detergents that are suitable for water that is hard, soft, or in between.  After the hot wash run an additional cold rinse.  You want to make sure all the detergent is rinsed out to prevent odors.  After the extra rinse you can dry your cloth diapers in the dryer or on a line.  Some brands of diaper covers and cloth diapers should not be placed in the dryer on high heat.  Save some drying time by using a wool dryer ball. 

Wool diaper products need special care and require lanolizing to keep them waterproof.  Most wool diaper covers can be easily washed in the sink.  Simply fill a sink with some warm water and add some wool wash like Imse Vimse Wool Shampoo or the Sheepish Grins Foaming Wool Wash.  Let your wool diaper covers soak for a little while before draining the sink and adding rinse water.  Once they are rinsed you can also lanolize your covers in the sink.  Fill it with warm water and add lanolin like the Sheepish Grins Liquid Lanolin or melt some of the Sheepish Grins Solid Lanolin in hot water and add it to the water in the sink.  Allow your covers to soak before draining the water.  Lay the wool items in a towel.  Roll the towel to squeeze out the excess water and then remove the wool cover and lay flat to dry.

You will also find products here at Thanks Mama to help you solve issues with cloth diaper stains or odors.  The BumGenius Odor Remover can be sprayed on cloth diapers just before you place them in the diaper pail.  For stains you can treat them with products like the Imse Vimse Wash Away Stain Soap or the Imse Vimse Gall Soap Natural Stain Remover.

Caring for your cloth diapers doesn’t have to be difficult.  Read about the different diaper care products here at Thanks Mama to help you choose the best ones for your needs.