Laundry products

We recommend detergents and laundry products that are readily available, inexpensive and useful in a wide range of applications.

The annual cloth nappy cost calculator uses tailored information to estimate your total cloth nappy laundry costs per year.

Worried about using ‘wrong’ or ‘harsh’ detergents on baby’s skin? Learn more about detergents, laundry boosters and optical brighteners.

Our tips for choosing a new washing machine. We delve into cost, size, cycle options and energy and water efficiency.

Our favourite Australian and NZ detergents collated in one page. Find the best clean for your family.

Our favourite UK detergents collated in one page. Find the best clean for your budget.

Benzalkonium chloride is environmentally problematic and can irritate the skin. We do not recommend it as part of a nappy routine.

Over 160 Australian and NZ detergents reviewed. Learn which detergents are suitable for cloth nappies and the suggested amount to use.

Over 40 UK detergents reviewed. Learn which detergents are suitable for cloth nappies and the suggested wash temperature.

Oxygen bleach is one of the active ingredients in laundry boosters (for example vanish). Chlorine bleach is standard household bleach.

Chlorine bleach (standard household bleach) can remove minor stains, major stains, oxidise ammonia and sanitise against certain pathogens.

Separate fact from fiction and learn what use vinegar has with cloth nappy laundry.

Soapberries or soap nuts come from the Sapindus mukorossi tree. They contain saponin,1 which is a glucoside with foaming characteristics, i.e….