Teatree oil in wash? Cloth wipes?

Yep I use tea tree oil, just a couple of drops in the bottom of the bucket after I have washed it out (which I only do when it gets smelly cos I'm so slack).
Never had any trouble with it staining anything.
In the wash I sometimes put a couple of drops in the part of the washer that you put softener but normally if my naps get smelly I add dettol in wash stuff instead. They only really get smelly if I don't dry them outside though.

With the cloth wipes I use some cheap face cloths that I got from babycity and have also used the johnsons nappy liners as wipes (they look very much like chux clothes but I think they are woven a bit closer together so you are less likely to get poo on your finger...lol. I have one of those huggies wipes boxes which I fill with water and a few drops of tea tree oil and then I put the cloths in there so they are ready to go, I then parcel the cloths up in the nappies once used so they get washed with the nappies.

HTH

I haven't used tea tree oil but always used cloth wipes on M.  I mostly used cheap flannels too as I found the nappy liners started to disintegrate in the wash after a while but I was thinking of just buying some fabric and overlocking it this time.

I usually just wet the wipes under the tap when I needed to use them, this meant I could use nice warm wipes on my baby, but when she had nappy rash I'd mix up a baking soda and water solution in the morning and use this during the day (baking soda also has antibacterial properties).

With wipes, I also re use the store bought ones. Just wash them inside the nappy. Did it by accident one day

Just wet under the tap.

Don't put anything in my bucket as I wash daily at the mo

Yay! Thanks everyone for all the suggestions

Lol cuppatea, glad you mentioned that actually - not sure how much I'd enjoy getting poo all over myself each time!

Linzy - do you think it made much of a difference using tea tree oil in the wash? Wow, great that your cloths lasted so long! Just think of how much you must've saved by using them :)

MrsMojo - oh I like the idea of warm wipes! Baking soda is one of those things that you can use for everything isn't it?! Good to know that this works for nappy rash :)

Mum2Sam - another warm wiper, what lucky children! Those cheekywipes look great...so tempting!

Aliasmum - Rats! Wish I'd thought of doing this!!! They do look like they could handle the wash eh, pretty strong looking.

Babe - What a great idea having a spray bottle! I'm going to check out the tips thread, thanks :)