Blogvember day 8: switching nappy detergent.

When I started using cloth nappies with Lily I used Rockin Green, which didn't work at all. I disliked the fine powder which was easily inhaled and the fact that the powder smelt of watermelons but the nappies didn't.

I switched to Bold2in1 lavender pretty quickly and had fab results.

Over time I have found the TotsBots nappies to be a bit on the musty side when they are fully dry.

They smell fresh when damp from the washing machine but after tumble drying or air drying the musty odour is noticeable. Not so much with the other brands if nappies which have microfiber though. Perhaps it is an issue with minky, but I have heard of others complaining about a similar pong issue.

I thought I'd try out the Ecozone laundry powder with soap nuts as I know you can wash nappies with soap nuts, but they are in a powdered form. 

It doesn't contain anything you would find in a typical detergent powder which can quite often contribute to the issues that I am experiencing with Lily's nappies.

Like Rockin Green, the powder is quite fine with the bown soap nut granules. If you disturb it too much when getting a scoop full it creates a dust cloud which I try to avoid inhaling.

It comes with a shallow dispenser which I swapped for a Sainsburys blue scoop from a stain remover tub. For clothes washing I have been using the recommended 2 scoops for a hard water area.

It doesn't produce a great deal of detergent bubbles, but at least I know that the water is concentrated enough with the washing powder so it may work.

Results: clean nappies but still have the musty smell issue!!

Smell of the nappies when spun - clean

Smell of the nappies which were air dried - musty

Smell of the nappies which were tumble dried - musty, maybe the heat contibutes to locking in the pong

Smell of the nappies whilst being worn and only wet once - will update soon!