Tuesday, June 11, 2013

How do you Take the Stink out of Cloth Diapering?

One reason people may not be interested in cloth diapering, could have something to do with the smell.

A wet or dirty diaper can be smelly no matter if it is cloth or a disposable one, but the idea of keeping it around to clean later instead of taking it out of the house can definitely be cause for concern.

With disposables, a person can get a diaper pail, such as a diaper genie, where the diapers are stored and smells contained until taken out, but cloth diapering is a bit different.

When cloth diapering, it is harder to contain the smell. Cloth diapers can sit in a pail wet and/or dirty for days.

 So how does one take the stink out of cloth diapering, (or lessen it at least)?

Here are a few ideas:

*Baking soda helps absorb smells. If put with diapers it can help with that.

-Innovative Idea: A person could make a kind of diaper litter box in a way. The diapers could be put in a pail with some kind of solution (powder or liquid) that would help absorb the smells until washed, without damaging the diapers. I am not sure what the mixture would be (maybe some detergent along with baking soda). This idea needs some experimentation or insight from others.

I've been using a spray bottle with a solution of water and Melalueca oil to spray on dirty diapers. This can help with the smell as well as help with staining.

*A good diaper pail or diaper liner can help. There are some liners that are suppose to be anti-bacterial, etc. and that's suppose to help with the smell. There may even be a diaper pail and liner system out there that works kind of like the disposable diaper's diaper genie. A system like this would make it possible for a cloth diaper to be put in a pail that had a lid that could tightly conceal the diapers and smell in a strong leak free liner and pail.  

What do you think or have you done?

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