Vinegar: Seventh Generation
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Pee-pee on Clothes
Asked by H.O. from Atlanta
on September 22, 2009
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I'm having trouble getting the pee-pee accidents out of the clothes and bed sheets. Some of them still smell like urine even after two washes. Does anyone have any ...
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- Hi. I have a son who has a small bladder and he has accidents frequently, especially at night while he is asleep. I have tried many things. I have found that Purex wit...
- Sprinkle some baking soda in the washer with the detergent, it works everytime.
- I use cloth diapers too, the sheets can't be more of a problem to clean than those! Most of the time I run them in one cold wash with an extra rinse with no detergent....
Fabric Softener
Asked by D.K. from Denver
on November 14, 2008
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I love when our clothes/towels and all smell good and are soft!
Downy especially pulls this off. I have tried less expensive brands of fabric softener, only to have ...
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- I did the vinegar, one cause a cat pee'd on my dirty clothes and then I remembered seeing this thread, I used one sheet in the dryer instead of the 2 or three I would ...
- Are you familiar with Neways products? They have a full line of "Healthy Homes" products that you will love. The fragrance isn't strong like Downy because it is a "s...
- You really shouldn't use any fabric softner at all on your towells, it reduces the absorbancy. Also, after time, the softner builds up and makes your towells not fluf...
Cleaning Clothes Diapers
Asked by A.I. from Lansing
on November 21, 2009
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well wiyh baby # 5 on the way i find myself having to wash myown clothes diapers and have no idea what to do what kind of soap to use on them and hoew to store them wh...
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- Check out the clothdiaperwhisperer.com full of info and ideas about soaps, routines, etc. plus they have a lot of give aways.
- U sound so sweet. I would suggest getting some see through containers. They were 6$ at walmart last week. With each messy diaper change I would dip them in soapy wa...
- A.; i used cloth diapers, and i used to store them in a diaper pail, at first i would put water in the pail, but that got to be messy, i would rinse them out in the to...
Safe Cleaning Products
Asked by W.A. from Dallas
on July 13, 2011
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I want to start using cleaning products that have less chemicals and are safe for the kids. There are many brands at the health store, some are expensive. Did any of...
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- I really like the Mrs. Meyer's (it's $7.99 a bottle but you dilute it with water to make the counter/all purpose cleaner and one bottle lasts a LONG time and I use it ...
- Just use vinegar. It cleans everything better than commercial things and the smell goes away fast!
- we really like seventh generation products, or the cleaners from trader joes. you can get seventh generation products in most stores, target is the cheapest i have fo...
What Laundry Detergent Do You Use?
Asked by L.D. from Detroit
on May 26, 2012
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I was just curious as to which detergent you use. We've gone between ALL and Tide. We have clothes that seem to lose their colors rather quickly even when they're no...
Two Cloth Diaper Questions
Asked by M.B. from Dayton
on November 5, 2008
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I started cloth diapering my toddler a few months ago, but now we get the worst ammonia smell whenever he wets. I have tried and tried to strip them but it doesn't se...
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- Adding vinegar to the wash helps, also, how often do you do wash a load? I've found that doing a quick, small load everyday with vinegar and changing the diapers more...
- I used cloth diapers and I always used a little bleach when I washed them. THe only ammonia smell was when I opened the diaper pail. The diapers will be pretty big...
- white vinegar works. and sun-drying. ditto to all those comments. do you have a high efficiency washer? they use less water, and seem to leave the diapers more smel...
Cleaning Products for Home Daycare(non Bleach)
Asked by J.M. from Minneapolis
on November 30, 2010
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what kind of products do you use in your home daycare I am getting a headache from the smell and also have kids that have asthma that seem irritated by the smell and s...
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- you should check with your licensor; when i was in business in MN, they REQUIRED i use bleach, and would even check my cleaning supplies. if i bought those disinfectin...
- Lots of people have suggested vinegar, but I personally can't stand the smell of vinegar.... 7th Generation is pretty low-key and you can get it at Target! I switc...
- What about one of those steam cleaners, like the Shark or something like that?
Environmentally Friendly and Baby Safe Household Cleaners
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on June 23, 2010
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I've started to slowly switch from all my regular name brand cleaners to more environmentally friendly options and need some suggestions. I'd like to find something t...
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- Babyganics at Toys R Us and Babies R Us, love the shower/tub cleaner and the all purpose cleaner. Don't love the floor cleaner, it foams up too much, I ended up using...
- Buy the book "Clean House Clean Planet" by Karen Logan
- I love Shaklee - one concentrated bottle of their cleaner make like 40 gallons. For about $15!!! Safe for kids and critters!
Laundry Detergent for Newborns
Asked by R.A. from Dallas
on October 26, 2008
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I bought some Dreft and later realized it did not have the HE symbol on it. We have a front loading, HE washer. I'm wondering if I can use it anyway, and just use le...
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- I also use HE ALL free and clear and have since Elizabeth was born. I also put vinegar in the softener tray as fabric softener. Vinegar is a natural fabric softener an...
- SA-8 from Amway. Not only is it safe, you use 1/8 cup per load and whites stay white and stains do not stain because it is such a good product. Been using it for 40 ye...
- I used Dreft on my daughters newborn clothes until she was a year. Then I found that Seventh Generation and another 'natural &/or organic' laundry detergent had one f...
Recommendations on Green/Natural Products For
Asked by R.J. from St. Louis
on June 11, 2009
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Hello ladies,
I've seen some recommendations in past requests, but I'm looking to buy natural/safer cleaning supplies and personal products such as baby wash, sunscre...
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- Hi R., I have found a company that uses safe ingredients. I have completely switched my home to "green" products. This includes cleaning products, bath and body p...
- You really don't need to buy anything fancy. You'll probably get a lot of people replying with advertisements/info on buying from companies like Melaleuca, Shaklee, e...
- I agree with the first post. I use vinegar/baking soda (and sometimes a lemon) to clean just about everything. I even use it with my laundry and hair! Google it and...
