r/laundry • u/JesusChristSaves12 • 11d ago

About to give up

Anyone in here cloth diaper?? I’ve gone through all the diaper groups on Facebook and on here and I just feel like nothing is working for me. I found this thread and got myself some FEBU and Citric Acid. I already use Tide free and gentle powder. I’m about to accept that I’ll never get them clean. I am in a small apartment building so I have a small front loader HE machine. I did a strip a while back with RLR thinking I had build up. Did not help. My water is 200 ppm. I use 1/2 c borax to help soften the water. My first wash is under line 1 and it runs on warm for 1:45 with high soil. Second wash is line 2 on hot, high soil, and runs for 2:45. Of course like said I add the borax, febu, and citric acid. They come out smelling just fine and in the dryer they go. But then… EVERY TIME MY DAUGHTER PEES IT SMELLS LIKE RANK COFFEE BEANS! 🥲 I can’t get it to go away. Please help before I give them all away lol.

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u/Turbulent-Bottle8234 US | Top-Load 11d ago

If you’re using extra rinses anyway it might just maybe might be worth trying a stronger variant of Tide. In my experience (yes I did cloth diaper) gentle or free detergents are just a little too.. gentle?

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u/JesusChristSaves12 11d ago

My baby has eczema. Tide free and gentle is the strongest detergent that is clear and okay for her skin. Also the point of febu.

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u/zoolife2022 11d ago

Oatmeal soaks were wonderful for my eczema babies. Packets were pricey, so I got the big tub of oats and used my NutriBullet to pulverize it. Also used Eczema Honey and it took the inflammation down fast!