My Cloth Diaper Detergent

My name is Bethy and I have a confession...I have been abusing my cloth diapers. But I promise that I have learned my lesson. After Blips diapers became a stinky mess I knew it was time to change up the wash routine and turn the stinky cloth into cute colorful bundles of fresh smelling diapers. My first cloth diaper sin, I used Mrs. Meyers Detergent on my diapers. I guess I did not think much about it at first, I knew it was better then some store bought detergents, it smells great, we got it on sale (thank goodness, it's to expensive to indulge in otherwise), and it seems a bit more natural then some. I later found out through a VERY helpful chart that Mrs.Meyers an average detergent that is not great for your cloth even though I love it for regular clothes. Well that explains a lot.

I did a bunch of reserch and found tons of great cloth detergants online aswell as a mix that a bunch of pepole had great success with. I decided to try making my own mix and so far I love it! 

I found out it came from this amazing Blog!

This simple detergent is super easy to make and only takes minutes to throw together.
Simply mix 1 cup Borax , 1 Cup washing Soda,  and 1/2 Cup of OxiClean in a container. Add one Tbsp to  each wash. I put it straight in with the diapers during the main long cycle.

Use this as a chance to recycle.  Use a clean jar from Jelly or Apple Sauce to store the mix. I used a tin container that I had laying around. For the scoop you could use an old Tbsp or one of the scoops that come in things like formula or some drink mix's. Just mark with a marker where the tablespoon line is.

Products to Hug and Squeeze: Custom hat and woolie

Random geek alert: I love 'Little Big Planet'. It's a fantastically creative game. During my pregnancy with Blip I spent a bunch of my rest time playing it. When I saw that Catchick6 Creations on Etsy had a Woolie featuring my favorite cute little Sack Character I, of course, had to get it for him. 

I'll be honest, before this wollie I had used my stash of Prefolds as stuffing for my pocket cloth diapers. I was a bit nervouse about breaking them out of the cushy pocket and into the spot light as an actual diaper. It was a bit silly really. We now use the prefolds and this adorible woolie cover to help round out our stash, and with great success. Now on to the review!

Elizabeth at Catchick6 Creations really can give you a custom woolie and hat! I gave her exact measurments and she let me pick out EVERTYHING. I litterally described the wool I liked and the fabric colors and prints and she sent me several sweaters to choose from. I even got to chosse that hat style. She was super helpful with all my stupid newbie woolie questions. Plus she kept me updated with lots of emails. Great service!

My woolie came already lanolized so I got to put it right on Blip! I love it. It is super and we have had no leaks. Great Fit with room to grow.I have no complaints. Not to mention my husband loves the sackboy on the butt and the argyle print matches one of his sweaters!

I Lanolized and washed the woolie the other day and it still looks like new. It's amzing how one woolie with a hand full of prefolds can extend you between washing your diaper load. I can't wait to get more!

CatChick6 Creations carries adorible applique Training Pants, Underwear, overalls, wool hats, woolie Shorties and longies. http://www.etsy.com/shop/Catchick6Creations