Prepping washer and diapers

PREPPING THE WASHER

THINGS YOU WILL NEED:

-3 cups white vinegar 

-1 cup baking soda

- 1 cup plain Clorox bleach

 

1- To prep your washer; run the washing machine on the highest water setting, add 3 cups of distilled white vinegar and 1 cup of baking soda.

2- After the cycle is finished scrub the inside of the washer without scratching it.

 

3- Run another hot cycle with 1 cup of bleach.

 

4- Run a hot wash with nothing but water.

5- Wipe out the washing machine with a damp cloth.

 

PREPPING COTTON PREFOLDS & DIAPERS

1- Wash cold cycle on the highest water setting with ½ of the line of detergent.

 2- Wash hot cycle on highest water setting.

3- Put them in the dryer on hot until dry/ hang the diapers.

 3-Repeat steps 2 & 3 four to five times.

 

PREPPING SYNTHETIC

(MICROFIBER, POCKETS, AIO, MICROFLEECE)

1- Wash once with ½ of the line of detergent.

2-Extra rinse.

3- Hang covers/dry inserts on hot

 

PREPPING NATURAL FIBERS

PREP ALONE!!!!

 

1- Wash once with ½ of the line of detergent.

2- Wash two more times on the highest water setting and hot setting.

3- Dry in the dryer/hang covers

4- Wash three more times.

5- Dry in the dryer/hang covers.

 

PREPPING BAMBOO & BLENDED

PREP ALONE!!!

1- Wash hot wash on the highest water setting  add in ½ of the line of detergent.

2- Two more washes. 

3- Dry in dryer.

4- Three more washes.

5- Dry in dryer.

 

 

PREPPING USED DIAPERS

 

1- Wash once with detergent followed by extra rinse.

2- Dry in dryer.

*for a printout of all this info and more please comment and I will email you a copy of my cloth diaper 101 booklet I put together*