Artsy Metropolitan Living In A Satire
I have been into making my own soaps, cleaners, and body products for around 15 years now and had somehow never made my own laundry detergent until a few months ago. We have very hard city water in this neighborhood and I wanted to give this detergent a 90 day trial to see if it …
We all have heard the reduce, reuse, recycle mantra for a few decades, and now, more than ever, people are starting to listen. Recycling has become the status quot in many households across the states, but reduce and reuse seem to often times get left in the dust. In the past 50 years or so, …
Newborn poop may be plentiful, but it is also easy to wash out of your cloth diapers. Little newborn digestive systems don’t have the bacteria, buildup, or bulk in them that adult systems contain. Solid waste from exclusively breast fed and formula fed babies is water soluble and therefore no rinsing is necessary before placing …
Yes, prepping your cloth diapers is simple. The first task most parents need to tackle after acquiring their cloth diaper stash is to prep the diapers. Why do they need prepping? Prepping is needed to wash manufacturing residue from synthetic fibers and remove natural oils from natural fibers. Synthetic fibers like fleece, microfiber, and microsuede …
Afraid of leaky prefolds? Fear no more! Prefolds and flats are the most economical and versatile cloth diapers available. Many parents decide to use prefolds for the newborn phase since they are cheap and newborns tend to outgrow their initial diaper stash very quickly. Newborn poop is generally quite runny and is prone to blowouts. …
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While regular laundry likely does not ever need stripping or deep washing, cloth diapers are a bit different as there can be build up from diaper rash creams, powders, and fabric softeners that cause the fabric to no longer work well as a diaper. Let’s talk about stripping. Strip. From Merriam-Webster: to remove extraneous or …