Stains

Say goodbye to rash cream buildup on your cloth nappies!

How to optimise the cleaning factors to remove rash cream buildup from your cloth nappies.

Removing soiling, stains and smells from cloth nappies

Each wash cycle is different, and the level of soiling is never identical. Learn how to adjust the detergent dose to achieve stain and smell-free washing.

Cleaning factors in the laundry: time, temperature, detergent & mechanical action

There are four factors to achieving clean laundry: time, temperature, chemistry (detergent, stain removers) and mechanical action (loading)

Bleach in-wash stain removal (bleach in prewash calculator)

Adding bleach to your nappy first wash is the most economical, effective and sustainable way to improve your nappy routine.

Stovetop sanitise

Stovetop sanitising is appropriate for delicate items which need sanitising but cannot be put through high heat or chlorine bleach.

Single-cycle routine (daycare protocol) for cloth nappies

This method is a long hot wash with detergent and chlorine bleach. Suitable for use in early childhood education and family daycare centers.

Chlorine bleach sanitise for cloth nappies

Remove stains and smells from cloth nappies, diapers, clothes and general laundry with our chlorine bleach calculator.

Sanitise and stain removal for modern cloth nappies and textiles

Our sanitise methods cover ammonia, stain removal, mouldy textiles, prams and wool. We have helped tens of thousands of users worldwide.

Laundry boosters (oxygen bleach)

Laundry boosters, sometimes called oxygen bleach or oxygenated bleach, are stain-removal products. They ‘boost’ your wash and help remove stains.

Cloth pads and menstrual underwear

The same principles for clean nappies apply to cloth pads: adequate detergent, warm or hot water, good agitation, and a long wash cycle.

General laundry advice

The universal cleaning factors apply to all laundry: time, temperature, agitation and the correct cleaning products.

Treating colour run

Dark items can shed colour during the wash cycle. This is especially common with denim. If you wash dark items with light items there is a risk that this loose dye will stain the light items.