thread: My cloth nappies stink! What is your favorite way to strip the smell?

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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Jan 2008
    Country Victoria
    1,991

    My cloth nappies stink! What is your favorite way to strip the smell?

    It has been a while since I have strip washed my nappies, I have tried many ways but never really had stinky nappies, so please tell me what your favorite way is to strip the stink.


    Thank you

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Dec 2007
    Victoria
    7,260

    Super hot wash, a few drops of Sunlight washing up liquid and 6-10 drops of lavender, tea tree or eucalyptus. If they are particularly rank, give them another wash with the essential oils and sun dry them. If you can't sun dry them, pop them straight into the dryer, don't let them sit around at all or they will still smell funny.

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Jan 2008
    Country Victoria
    1,991

    Ohh thank you. I wish get some sunlight washing liquid tomorrow then wait for this rain patch to pass so I can hang them in the sun

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Jun 2009
    913

    For the lazy washers like me, rocking green is great. Can be tricky to get in Aus, but if you only use it when you need it, it lasts a while

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Sep 2005
    In the middle of nowhere
    9,362

    I find a couple of tbs of bicarb in a strip wash help immensely with the stink.

    And sun. It kills everything up here.
    But, I know that you guys down there don't see much of that.

  6. #6
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    Aug 2008
    Ouiinslano
    5,303

    Strip wash as required. In between goes, though, couple f drops of eucalyptus oil in the rinse cycle.

    But I live in the sun too.

  7. #7

    May 2008
    Melbourne, Vic
    8,631

    I just did one with plenty of morning fresh and hot water, then a heap of cold washes with extra rinses, then straight in the dryer. They have come out smelling great. But desperately need some sun now to get rid of the marks!

  8. #8
    Registered User

    Mar 2007
    6,979

    I do a hot wash with nothing else, then once that stops I add 1 tspn of washing liquid (dish washing liquid) and hot wash again and then another cold wash and line dry. I never put nappies in the dryer not even on low temp. But I have that many that I don't need to