Hand Washing:
This includes an extra step using Fabric Brightener assuming that the washing is not done with hot water to ensure no smell, bacteria, or other nasties are in the nappies.
- Rinse large poo pieces immediately after changing baby, rinse absorber with water before adding to laundry bag until wash.
- Add hot water (ideal) and with 30ml Grounded Laundry Powder
- Spot treat extra soiled areas with Grounded Laundry Bar
- Agitate all
- Dump water, and rinse with cold water
- IF UNABLE TO USE HOT WATER
- Add 1L Grounded Fabric Brightener to 10L of water, soak all nappies for 1 hour
- **Note, Fabric Brightener is made from 6% liquid oxygen bleach (color safe). In 1 hour it has killed bacteria like Listeria Monocytogenes, E.coli, Salmonella.
- Skip this for the bag, cover
- Wring out using gloves
- Add 1L Grounded Fabric Brightener to 10L of water, soak all nappies for 1 hour
- Rinse in basin with 210ml of Grounded Fabric Softener and 10L water in a basin.
- **Note, Grounded Fabric Softener is made from herbal vinegar. Vinegar helps lift any remaining soap or stains as the final rinsing step unlike conventional fabric softeners. It also freshens the smell.
- Hang in sun
- Hang bags/PUL etc in shade
Machine Washing:
- Rinse large poo pieces immediately after changing baby, and rinse. Spray with Grounded Stain Remover if desired.
- Separate PUL products (cover, wet bag, laundry bag) from cotton products (absorbers, cloth wipes, and boosters.
- Add all cotton products to machine and add 30ml of Grounded Laundry Powder in tray, or directly into drum.
- Add 210ml of Grounded Fabric Softener to tray.
- Add 60ml of Grounded Fabric Brightener for extra stain removal and light disinfecting.
- Use hot water cycle for best results.
- Hang cotton product to dry in direct sunlight – do not hang PUL products in direct sunlight