When washing cloth diapers it is important to make sure you use a detergent that is fragrance and dye free. I've spent quite a bit of time researching this and wandering up and down the Walmart laundry aisle to find the best and cheapest soap I could find that is hypo-allergenic as well as safe for cloth diapers. After spending more money than I wanted too, I needed to find a recipe on how to make my own cloth diaper laundry soap. After visiting several sites I decided to simplify what I found. Here is what I made and it works great! No sign of damage to the diapers and no sign of irritation to my daughter's delicate skin.
1 55oz box of Washing Soda ($3.24)
1 76oz box of Borax ($3.38)
3 4.5 oz bars of unscented/non fragrance bar soap
Mix together the washing soda and the borax. Grate the soap or use a food processor and then mix with the other two ingredients.
For less than $10 I expect to have over a years worth of soap.
With cloth diapers I usually rinse the load in cold water, add 1/2 a tablespoon of laundry soap, wash on the hottest setting and then rinse.
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