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STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS for Cloth Diapers

 These instructions are recommended by the Real Diaper Association (RDA) and Southern Comfort Fitteds. For special circumstances or personalized advice, please contact us at mak@southerncomfortfittds.com

1. CHANGE Change baby into a clean, dry diaper as soon as the diaper they are wearing is soiled or feels damp to the touch. It is recommended to use your diapers in 10+ diaper stash rotation.

2. REMOVE SOLIDS Unsnap and separate all parts of the diaper for a more thorough cleaning. Dump, scrape or spray solid waste into toilet and flush. Store wet/soiled diapers in a dry pail lined with  a  cloth  diaper  wetbag/liner with a lid that closes.

3. RINSE Once your diaper laundry is full and ready to wash, put all diapers together in the washing machine and do a cold, regular rinse with no detergent. Make sure there is enough room for the machine to agitate freely.

4. WASH Once the rinse cycle is over, add a cloth diaper safe detergent best for your family, and wash on heavy duty with warm/hot water. Do not use fabric softeners. Use as much detergent as you would use on a regular load of laundry.  If you have hard water, you may need to use additional detergent or a water softener.

5.   RINSE  AGAIN  Once  the  wash  cycle  is  complete,  set  the  machine  to  another  rinse cycle,  no  detergent,  in  warm  water.

6.  DRY  Dry  your  diapers  by  hanging  in  the natural  sunlight  or  in  your  dryer  on  med/high.  Sun -drying  is  great  for  saving  energy  and  will  help  remove  any  unwanted  stains  directly  from  your diapers.  If  you  choose  to  use  your  dryer,  do  not  use  dryer  sheets.  Fabric  softeners  will  cause  a the  natural  fibers  to  loose its  absorbency.  

 

Recommended Detergents When Washing SoCo Studio Products

(safe for THE body , safe for your pads)


****When making decisions on detergent/stain removers, please be cautious of personal allergens and sensitivities to specific chemicals****

  • Bronner’s 18 in 1 Pure-Castile Soap
  • Eco-Laundry sheets (sold in SoCo Studio Shop)
  • Earth breeze
  • ECO-Me Laundry Soap, Emma
  • Go by Greenshield Organic, Organic laundry detergent
  • Attitude Nature + Laundry Detergent, Unscented
  • Defunkify Liquid Detergent, Free & clear
  • Natures Promise 2X Laundry Detergent
  • Heritage Park Laundry Detergent
  • Seventh Generation Natural Laundry Detergent, Free and Clear
  • Thieves Laundry Soap
  • Branch Basics (the concentrate & oxygen boost)
  • Meliora Cleaning Products Laundry Powder, Unscented
  • Dirty Labs Bio Laundry Detergent with Phytolase, Free & Clear

    ****Please make sure if you choose any of these with a fragrance, that you are cautious about what the fragrances contain. Also, skin sensitivity and the allergens involved with those fragrances.****

Safe Stain Removers When Stain Treating SoCo Studio Products

  • 1 part hydrogen peroxide 3 parts water (dark in color spray bottle)
  • Baking soda during cold rinse (1 tablespoon)

 

Laundry Detergents to Avoid When Washing SoCo Studio Products

(can decrease the durability and absorption of cloth pads, liners and ILPs)

  • Arm & Hammer Detergents (liquid/powder/pods, scented/unscented)
  • Gain (all liquids/powder/pods, Scented/unscented)
  • Tide (all liquids/powder/pods, Scented/unscented)
  • Persil (all liquids/powder/pods, Scented/unscented)
  • All (all liquids/powder/pods, Scented/unscented)
  • Xtra (all liquids/powder/pods, Scented/unscented)
  • Dreft (all liquids/powder/pods, Scented/unscented)
  • Purex (all liquids/powder/pods, Scented/unscented)
  • Meyers Laundry Detergent
  • Puracy Natural Laundry Detergent

 

Laundry Stain Removers to Avoid When Stain Treating SoCo Studio Products

(can decrease the durability and absorption of cloth pads, liners and ILPs)

  • Oxiclean (spray & powder, although safe for body, decreases durability of cloth menstrual products)
  • Shout

 

****When making decisions on detergent/stain removers, please be cautious of personal allergens and sensitivities to specific chemicals****

 

If you have questions about detergents not listed,
please reach out to us. We are more than happy to help.

Owner & CEO: makayla@southerncomfortliving.com
Assistant: dshayc.socostudio.assistant@gmail.com

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