Caring of Cloth Diaper

· Machine-washing your diapers before the first use.

· Pre-wash your diapers with regular clothes for 3-4 times.

· AVOID using washing powders that contain FABRIC SOFTENER, BLEACH AND ENZYMES

· Don't use natural soap products such as pure glycerine soap.

· Don't use nappy barrier or balm cream: If you want to use cream because of severe rash, use nappy liners to prevent cream getting onto the fleece. Alternatively you can use natural starch to keep the bum dry.

• Don't wash or dry on HOT or HIGH HEAT.
• You may use laundry bag when using washing machine.
• Don't soak diaper in the water – to prolong the elastic lifespan.
• For diapers with velcro, close any Velcro laundry tabs as you remove diapers from baby before you placed the washing machine.
• Don't use Nappikleen, Dynamo.
• Avoid using liquid detergent cause most contain softener.
• Washing your diapers every second day.
• Do not leave them any longer than this as doing so may be detrimental to the lifespan of your nappies.
• When baby needs a diaper change, clean baby’s bottom as per normal. If the diaper has been soiled, rinse into a bucket and then tip bucket contents down the toilet and flush.
• Spray the mess off the diaper directly into the toilet using the shower spray at highest speed -- without you having to get your hands dirty.
• Diapers that have only been peed in do not need to be rinsed (unless you want to. It can be a good idea to rinse diapers though if baby is experiencing very strong teething pees as the ammonia in urine is quite a strong chemical and may degrade nappies if they are left too long in the bucket)
• Put diaper directly into a dry diaper bucket.
• Once the bucket is full (generally every second day) simply put the diapers into your washing machine and set your machine to do a rinse cycle. Once the rinse cycle is completed you can wash your nappies.
• Use either cold or warm water. Any temperature up to 60 degrees is fine.
• Remember to use only half a scoop to one full scoop of detergent. Using too much detergent can lead to a build up of product on your nappies and can affect the diaper’s absorbency and perhaps make them smelly. Never use fabric softener at any time as it will leave a residual coating on the fabric fibres.
• If line drying your diaper, to keep diaper elastic in best condition, try pegging your nappies on the line ‘horizontally’ (like you would a bedsheet) rather than ‘vertically’

This way, the weight of the wet diaper does not stretch the elastic whilst drying. If tumble drying your nappies use the cool or warm setting only.