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wash & care instructions

Washing of cloth nappies

Your cloth nappies should be pre-washed prior to use. It can take up to 10 washes for bamboo to reach maximum absorbancy, however in most cases you should still be fine with one wash. Pre-washing your nappies also ensures you remove any manufacturing grit.

Solid matter can roll off the cloth nappy, or can be scraped into toilet.If you are concerned about the mess, you can use liners which are found Here

Your cloth nappies can be directly thrown into a bucket; there is no need to soak nappies like in the olden days! This is called “dry pailling”.

When ready to put a load on, simply throw all nappies into the washing machine with ¼ - ½ scoop of your normal detergent and wash. Please do not use bleach, fabric softeners or any other chemicals as these may be detrimental to the lifespan of your nappy.

I recommend line drying to keep your cloth nappies in tip top shape. However, the booster can be tumble dried only on low-medium setting.

Cloth Menstrual Pads

Your cloth menstrual pads are very easily cared for. After use, soak in a container of cold water.  Container does not need to be anything fancy, an old icecream container with lid can be used.

Once you are ready to put a wash load on, squeeze excess water out of your cloth menstrual pads and give them another small rinse under running cold water. It's then as simple as throwing your cloth menstrual pads into the washing machine with all your other laundry and wash as per normal cycle.

I recommend line drying, but you can tumble dry your cloth menstrual pads on a low/medium setting.

Breast Pads

Reusable cloth breast pads are even easier to care for!  They can be washed with anything, no need to dry pail, no need to soak. Just pop the cloth breast pads in with your normal wash load. As they are small they will dry much quicker than nappies or pads.  Lay your cloth breast pads flat onto a towel to dry.  Any wool breast pads should be washed on a wool/delicate cycle with  cold water only.

Wet Bags

These are made using procare pul.  Wet bags do not require to be washed in a washing machine, simply turn inside out and wipe with soapy cloth/sponge (non-abrasive) and leave to air dry.  Do not tumble dry.

Raw Silk

Any products that contain raw silk ie, liners or tops of breast pads, boosters etc should be washed by hand with a touch of gentle wool wash.

Raw silk contains a protein called sericin which is a wax like substance produced by the silkworm and gives it  stay-dry properties to help wick moisture away.  Washing by hand will help avoid stripping the raw silk proteins and waxes.

Strip Washing

Detergent build up

After a certain time, detergent builds up on nappies and as a result may affect the absorbancy. To fix this, I recommend a strip wash. Just place your load of nappies in washing machine with ½ - 1 tsp of dishwashing detergent and wash.

Smells

Over time, you may find your pads or nappies have a slight odour. You can do a strip wash using vinegar and bicarb soda. Just place ¼ - ½ cup of bi-carb into dispenser (instead of washing powder). Then ¼ - ½ cup of vinegar added to the rinse cycle. I do not recommend doing strip washes too often as it can deteriorate the elastic and pul fabrics used

Removing stains

There are 3 natural methods you can use to remove stains;

1. UV is a natural bleaching agent, so I recommend line drying out in the sun as much as you can.
2. Bi-carb paste to remove stains. Just place 1 tablespoon of bi-carb soda mixed with water and spread onto stain. Let it dry out in the sun and wash as per these instructions.
3. Lemon juice is also a natural stain remover, however due to it’s acidic nature, I do not recommend using it regularly as it may affect the lifespan of the elastic.