Use 1 capful in prewash and 2 capfuls in main wash, wash on hot, add a water softener if your water is even mildly hard. Start with line 2 in your prewash and a full cap in your main wash, main wash in hot water, and add water softener if your water is even moderately hard. Not HE safe as it recommends less detergent be used in HE machines. Honest Co. Contains sodium cocoate, which can build up in diapers, trapping bacteria and causing repelling.
Also very weak. Use hot water for the main wash and add a water softener if your water is at all hard. Not HE safe, as it directs HE machine users to use less detergent. Recommendations apply to both scented and free and clear versions.
Use 1 capful in prewash and 1. Available in Canada; different from the US version. Use 1 capful in the prewash and 1. Plant based;use half a scoop in the prewash and full scoops in main wash add a water softener if your water is even mildly hard. Contains no optical brighteners. Made by the same company that makes All Free and Clear.
Does not contain enzymes, so an enzyme booster such as biz will be very helpful, but is not necessarily required. Can be used effectively in a standard top-loader. Considered to be similar to Tide. Do not use for diapers. Start with half cap prewash and 1. Probably weaker, so treat as a free and clear and use a full recommended amount for a heavily soiled load in prewash and 2x that amount in main.
Make sure to avoid the 2-in-1 varieties, as they contain fabric softener. Use line 2 in prewash and line 2 x2 in main wash. It contains enough information for us to determine that this detergent is not recommended for cloth diapers, as it appears to contain coconut-based ingredients that will build up in absorbent fabrics. Wash on hot, add a water softener if your water is even mildly hard. Booster only. At manufacturer's request, we can no longer recommend using this product differently than their instructions.
Weak, may contain sodikum cocoate, which can build up on fibers and trap soil or cause repelling. Follow package instructions and add with recommended detergent. Contains coconut based ingredients that will build up in cloth diapers, trap bacteria, and cause repelling and rashes. In our tests it seemed to work at first but issues arose quickl, even when we used it at 5x the manufacturer's recommended amount.
Ingredients are sodium carbonate sourced from the Green River Basin in Wyoming, sodium bicarbonate, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate , unrefined sea salt, and organic peppermint mentha piperita oil optional. Ingredients are sodium carbonate sourced from the Green River Basin in Wyoming, sodium percarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, unrefined sea salt.
Also contains no water softener whatsoever, so if you use it on clothing be sure to add a water softener if your water is even slightly hard. Recommendations are so small, it becomes hugely expensive to use enough to clean. It could be used hand washing with a washboard, but is not recommended in a washing machine.
Use 1 cap in prewash and 2 caps in main. Add a water softener if your water is at all hard. Wash on hot.
Not safe for HE machines, and it directs users to use less detergent. Often found in the pet section of stores, even though it is a regular laundry additive. Probably fine on regular, lightly soiled laundry. It does not have enough cleaning power to deal with human waste and is not generally effective. It is also very expensive and using enough to even try to clean would be cost prohibitive. Use line 1 in prewash and a whole cap in main. You would need so much to get your diapers clean that it would become cost prohibitive.
Also, is not HE safe because it recommends less detergent be used in HE machines. We are currently trying to get in touch with the company to see if there is any kind of buffering at all in their detergent, which would make it safe. However, Norwex is very protective of their ingredient lists. Use half a cap in prewash and 2 caps in main wash, wash on hot, and add a water softener if your water is at all hard.
It does contain enzymes, but not as much as a booster like Biz or Nature's Miracle. Seems to be an excellent detergent. Please note that this is a different formulation that the European Persil, but both products seem to work very well. Please note that the powder comes in a jug with a cap, not a box with a scoop like most other powders.
With the oversized "club" cap use line 2 in the prewash and line 5 in the main wash. Use 1 scoop in the prewash and 2. Makes a good booster. Use hot water. Too weak to effectively clean cloth diapers. It does not use any detergent whatsoever and does not clean any moreso than water in any way that we can discern. May be sudsy in soft water. If you have the large club size jug, use line 2 in the prewash and just over line 5 in the main wash.
Use the small load amounts for prewash and large load amounts for main wash. Good choice for sensitive skin. Increase as needed. This is basically homemade laundry "detergent" sold for a much higher price. Soap will build up in washing machines, dryers, and on fabrics. Also, this is most likely not strong enough to properly clean and the more soap it contains, the more soap buildup is a problem.
Old formulations were linked to serious injuries to genitalia, but that has been resolved and is no longer an issue. Does not contain an enzyme so is less effective. Is mostly water softener, and contains sodium metasilicate, the same dangerous ingredient in Charlie's Soap. This product is not really a detergent, rather is mainly water softeners and salt. Does not contain surfactants to actually clean. We do not recommend dish soap in the washing machine.
That said, Dr. If you must use it, add an enzyme booster such as Biz, add plenty of a good water softener, use the full recommended amount for a heavily soiled load in the prewash, double that amount in the main wash, and make sure you wash on HOT.
This product is a soap. Contains essential oils. Use 4 pumps in prewash and 7 in main. Scent does not seem to linger on diapers as well as you would hope, considering the price. Plant based; use half a scoop in the prewash and full scoops in main wash, wash on hot, add a water softener if your water is even mildly hard.
Use 1 capful in the prewash and 2 capfuls in the main wash, wash on hot, add a water softener if your water is even mildly hard. Wash on hot; add a water softener if your water is at all hard.
Very weak but can be used with success. This detergent seems particularly effective in the plant based realm. Good booster, but expensive. Simple Truth Organic Liquid Detergent Not Recommended This product is a soap, and is therefore not recommended for washing diapers in a washing machine. Wash on hot for your main wash, and add water softener if your water is at all hard. Not HE safe. This is a soap, not a detergent. It will not rinse cleanly, will cause soap scum to build up on fabrics, and trap soil and bacteria.
Except for the chelating agent, this is something you could make at home. It contains no surfactant and will not clean human waste. Probably makes an excellent booster, as it is entirely made of water softeners and oxygen bleach. Ingredients are sodium carbonate washing soda , sodium percarbonate oxiclean , sodium borate a water softener , sodium bicarbonate baking soda , natural chelating agent a water softener that specifically targets metals , and essential oils for fragrance.
Does contain SLES. Some fragrances may contain essential oils that are not safe for use around babies, so check the labels and do your research! The free and clear variety does not contain synthetic fragrances. You will need 1 cap in prewash and 1. Good choice. Use a half scoop in prewash and a whole scoop in main wash. Good alternative to Sun, which is not available in Canada, but it is synthetic instead of plant based.
This is a good value choice. Use the recommended amount for a heavily soiled load of laundry. Sunlight Green Clean Liquid Detergent Not Recommended Not recommended, contains sodium cocoate which can build up and cause stink, rashes, and repelling.
Do not use use with bleach. Good mainstream detergent. Use line 1 in prewash and a full scoop in main. Reported to be "Tide in a generic bottle" but we cannot confirm that, and it does not contain enzymes. Could be used for handwashing with a washboard, but not in a washing machine. Also, not safe for HE machines because it indicates less be used in HE. As the name suggests, this is a soap-based product, which will not successfully clean cloth diapers in a washing machine.
Not recommended for cleaning diapers in a washing machine. Also, contains essential oils whose safety of use with young children is uncommfirmed. Very good at softening water, often considered better in hard water.
Tide HE Turbo Powder is an excellentchoice for soft water as it is very low sudsing. Newer bottles of Tide that have the cap with spouts, use line in prewash, and line 5-full cap in main wash. Tide detergents tend to perform well in hard water. This corresponds to line 4 in the prewash and 2x line 4 in the main wash.
Add a water softener if your water is even mildly hard. Line 5 in the prewash and 2x line 5 in the main wash, add a water softener if your water is even mildly hard.
Look for an HE symbol to make sure you get the HE variety. Tide Professional Powder Detergent Recommended Synthetic Use the amount recommended on the box for a heavily soiled load. If you have a HE machine, make sure your box says HE on the front. We have only seen non HE boxes of this. Use Line 4 in prewash and 2x Line 4 in the main wash, use hot water in your main wash, and a water softener if your water is even moderately hard. This detergent seems sudsy, so it may not be a great choice for those with suds-sensitive washers.
The liquid of this detergent is not recommended but the powder is OK. Use 1. Sodium cocoate can buildup in fibers, trapping bacteria, and cause repelling. Only available at Sears. Very highly rated with consumer reports. Use line 1 in prewash and a full heaping scoop in main. Is not recommended, due to sodium cocoate, which acts like fabric softener and coats the fibers. Please note that the lavender scent does contain lavender essential oil, which has been shown to cause hormone disruptions in baby boys.
Contains sodium metasilicate. Too weak to effectively clean laundry soiled with human waste. Also, not HE safe as it directs you to use less detergent in HE machines. Wee Clean Aromatherapy Laundry Soap Liquid Detergent Not Recommended As the name suggests, this product is a soap and is not recommended for washing in a washing machine. It will help remove yellowing and rest stans. Do NOT use with bleach. Thanks for a thorough review.
Our current cloth diaper detergent is scented, which always seemed unnecessary to me. This is my alll time favorite detergent!! I especially love it because its at our local stores!! It's nice to know how save it is to use. Will have to give it a try sometime. I love Country Save! I found it years ago at our local health food store. Totally awesome! It works great for everything too. I also use Country Save on my CDs and have been satisfied so far.
Got a great deal at Sprouts. Thanks for the tip on dryer balls! I am so new to cloth diapering haven't even started yet just researching, and crossing my fingers on this giveaway. Thank you for the break down on how exactly you wash and use this detergent. I am definitely going to look into purchasing it.
I really liked Country save when I was using it except that I needed to add enzymes. I love that it is simple, brightener free and unscented. I know this is older but I was wondering if you could measure how much you use? I just bought a box to try with my cloth diapers and no scoop, so I'm at a complete loss when everything says a scoop or half a scoop. You can soak from 1 hour to all night , depending on how clean you want your diapers!
Always do a pre-rinse on cold and soak on hot. If all else fails, sunning sometimes for more than one day should get rid of your stains and disinfect naturally as well! Sun your diapers and inserts while they are still wet.
Spraying a little lemon water on the stains may also help. Do NOT use dryer sheets , as these contain perfumes, etc. I personally use wool dryer balls instead of dryer sheets. I got mine from Re-Diaper. I have only started cloth diapering 7 months ago when our first son was born.
I just wash on hot and dry on high. I use All with no dyes and everything, super safe for baby skin and has worked well on my diapers. Doing an extra rinse would be good for me to do I think, I just need to figure out how to do it with my washer… Great ideas! I have a very simple washing machine. Thanks for sharing, Emily! Thank you so much for posting this! Washing diapers is a science.
Great tips and points! I was surprised that you use cold water for rinsing. I was originally told to use onyl hot water, all the time.
I must admit I am excited that I might not have to use so much hot water! Perhaps wiping it clean before using? What do you think? Thanks so much for the very helpful tips! I would possibly think it would be ok if you run a quick vinegar rinse before you add your diapers each time. That might be a lot of hassle, though. BUT, the fragrance in it might be the issue. You may have to do some trial and error! I say so from expereience.
I USED to wash my diapers the way you are recommending up until about a month or two ago. No amount of stripping with Dawn, etc was helping the matter either. They woud just go right back to bad after the strip. Rinse diapers. I personally do a fulll quicker cycle here so they sort of get 2 rinses.
Wash diapers.
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