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| 427.1 | borax works for us | EDEN::P_MAILLY | | Thu Oct 18 1990 13:22 | 6 |
| I swear by borax in our diaper pail. I usually put in about half a cup of
Borax (remember 20-Mule Team ?), add enough water to fill the pail by about
1/3 and swish it around before putting the diapers in. It cuts down on the
odor and is supposed to be a booster to your detergent.
Also, the back of the box makes great reading. You can use borax to clean
all sorts of things.
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| 427.2 | | CSC32::WILCOX | Back in the High Life, Again | Fri Oct 19 1990 11:32 | 5 |
| I never used a diaper pail when Kathryne was in training pants. I just
rinsed them well, squeezed them out and tossed them on the laundry room
floor.
Liz
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| 427.3 | Water & Clorox work here | DPDMAI::RESENDE | Just an obsolete child | Sun Oct 21 1990 00:27 | 8 |
| We're using cloth diapers, and Pat just tosses them into a diaper pail
that contains water and a very small amount of Clorox. She launders
them every other day, though, so that might be why we don't have an
odor problem. Once we went out of town for the weekend, and when we
got back Pat noticed that the diaper pail had developed a decidedly
unpleasant smell from after four days.
Steve
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| 427.4 | Bleach and water | NRADM::TRIPPL | | Mon Oct 22 1990 17:53 | 11 |
| I try to catch the training pants (no pun here) while the residue is
fairly fresh, now unless I'm way off base training pants are usually
white anyway, so what's a little bleach going to hurt. I usually put
about an ounce (a good shotglass full) into my utility sink (I'd guess
a gallon or two of water) near the washer and let them soak anywhere
from a couple hours to overnite, then I launder with the rest of the
whites. No odor andusually no stains left either.
Good luck,
Lyn
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| 427.5 | blue stuff | WMOIS::B_REINKE | We won't play your silly game | Tue Oct 23 1990 13:06 | 8 |
| When I was using cloth diapers over 20 years ago there was a product
on the market called something like diaperene. It came in a small
box and was blue. I'd put a little of that in the diaper pail
and fill it half full of water. This would have a presoak effect
plus prevented odor formation. I have no idea if is is still
available.
Bonnie
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| 427.6 | | 32FAR::JBOUCHER | | Tue Oct 23 1990 13:33 | 3 |
| I agree with .2. Rinse them out good with hot water and keep them in
a seperate pile. I generally make a small wash couple of times a week
with just the pants.......Jennie
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| 427.7 | Use cold water, | CHCLAT::HAGEN | Please send truffles! | Wed Oct 24 1990 14:50 | 6 |
| RE: -.1
>> I agree with .2. Rinse them out good with hot water and keep them in
No, not HOT water!!! Hot water will set a stain (into the fabric). Use cold
water.
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| 427.8 | Stealth Diaperene (^; | SCAACT::RESENDE | Just an obsolete child | Wed Oct 24 1990 23:43 | 17 |
| > When I was using cloth diapers over 20 years ago there was a product
> on the market called something like diaperene. It came in a small
> box and was blue. I'd put a little of that in the diaper pail
> and fill it half full of water. This would have a presoak effect
> plus prevented odor formation. I have no idea if is is still
> available.
>
> Bonnie
Bonnie, you mentioned Diaperene in another note many months ago, and when
we decided to use cloth diapers Pat tried to find it. She has looked
everywhere in the greated Dallas area -- grocery stores, discount stores,
baby stores, ... you name it ... and the stuff isn't to be found. I
wouldn't be surprised if they quit making it when disposables became the
standard.
Steve
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| 427.9 | | WMOIS::B_REINKE | bread&roses | Thu Oct 25 1990 13:06 | 5 |
| dern!
it was good stuff too!
Bonnie
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