smelly inserts
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Topic: smelly inserts
Posted By: peanut butter
Subject: smelly inserts
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 8:28pm
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I'm sure there was a post on this but I cant find anything. Toms inserts are really smelling...even after they have been washed. Even after washing with a dettol rinse or with tea tree oil! I hate the smell of them and as we havent been able to hang them out I smell it in the dryer all day!
Any ideas? Do you think they need stripping or just good ol fashioned sun? |
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 8:42pm
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I'd do both, give them a good scrub with dishwashing liquid, then maybe a wash with white vinegar and baking soda. Followed by a day in the sun (if its around)..
Surely if you do all of that it will smell better. I usually use lemon verbena oil rather than tea tree oil in my wash (once a week type thing) and my inserts and clothes smell yuuuuummy after that. It's just a pity Daniel gets rid of that yummy smell as soon as he pees (his pee stinks - teething probably lol) |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 8:44pm
I'm SO OVER tea tree oil smell at the moment. Dettol was a nice change until I threw up and DH cleaned up the toilet with it
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 8:49pm
I don't really like the smell of tea tree oil. I could sniff lemon verbena all day tho 
Maybe ditch the dettol for a bit 
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Posted By: nicolaann
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 8:26am
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Do you wash them in cold or warm?? I have just started washing my nappies in a warm wash (I always did cold before) and have found I don't get the nasty smells anymore. I used to have to use detol twice a week, but now it's probably once every 10 days if that.
I think putting them in the dryer makes them smell more too.... well I'm sure mine do. Bring back summer!!!!  ------------- Nicky, Mum to Alex (5) & Sophie (3) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 9:17am
| I warm wash them. I think the dryer could be the blame! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 9:37am
| The dryer shouldn't be. I wash in cold and have been using the dryer all the time at the mo and mine don't smell |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 10:09am
| I wonder if they get washed and then sit around till I decide they arent going to dry on the line so I put them in the dryer. Then I go out and forget them. come back in later that day to find they are still damp so put them on again....so maybe the sitting around damp during the day does it. |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 11:33am
| Yeah that would contribute to it! |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 3:18pm
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you could also try canestan rinse.....i got some when my inserts were getting wiffy......worked a treat ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 24 June 2008 at 8:37pm
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what was it when you washed with baking Soda and vinegar? then do a few rinses - I forget how much of baking soda etc... i need to use ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: scarecrowfarm
Date Posted: 25 June 2008 at 1:10pm
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I used to have this problem but I changed my washing technique and getting heaps better results.
I use slightly more than 1/2 the recommended amount of detergent (probably 2/3). I was finding 1/2 wasn't quite enough. I also use the presoak setting on the washing machine, so prior to washing it gets a soak for about 2 hours in the detergent and then does the wash. I do this with all Lucy's clothes and it's made a huge difference to the number of stains I now deal with, and the freshness of her nappies. ------------- Robyn www.scarecrowfarm.co.nz |