Laundry stripping underwear7/26/2023 ![]() This step also gets your nappies good and wet and heavy because the nappies aren't spun dry. The purpose of this step is to loosen any poo and wash it away. Cool rinse, or quick wash cycle, no detergent. ![]() How to Strip Wash Reusable NappiesĪccording to the Nappy Alliance (UK Reusable Nappy Manufacturers), here's how to strip wash reusable nappies: Laundry stripping will help get rid of any lingering stinks and smells. What Is a Strip Wash?Ī strip wash is actually just a process to deep clean your reusable cloth nappies and wraps to remove ammonia and detergent build up. It’s perfectly possible to strip wash your nappies without resorting to bleach, washing up liquid, dishwasher tablets or any of the other frankly dodgy methods found online and on social media. The stinks and smells come from ammonia or detergent build up. Read ' why do my cloth nappies smell' for more details. It happens!Ī good wash routine can generally avoid the need for strip washing, but I found when my kids were teething and their pee became more acidic it was needed more often. Or maybe your partner or mother in law 'helpfully' washed your nappies with fabric softener. Generally, strip washing is only necessary if your cloth nappies suddenly start to smell or leak when they haven’t done previously. Using UK bleach on your nappies can rot them to pieces. Especially bamboo cloth nappies as the bleach just eats the bamboo fabric. We can’t say strongly enough, DO NOT BLEACH YOUR REUSABLE NAPPIES. Some of this information is based on laundry detergents and practices which aren’t available in the UK and which can actually ruin your nappies!īleaching is often recommended, but this is based on American / Australia laundry bleach which is VERY different from the household bleach we use here in the UK. We thought it was REALLY important to do a specific blog post on strip washing however as there’s so much inaccurate information out there on cloth nappy groups and forums. You may have heard about cloth nappy strip washing before. Even before you bought your cloth nappies and were in the research phase, this is a HOT topic. Here at Team Cheeky we’ve been all about Simple Reusables since 2008, I had 4 children in reusable nappies myself and Kirstin in customer service was a self confessed cloth nappy addict!
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