Water Hardness by Area

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You’ve Done a Water Hardness Test, Now What?

Home >> How to Wash Cloth Diapers >> Washing in Hard Water >> You’ve Done a Water Hardness Test, Now What? by Melinda Wendland Use the graphic below to decipher your water type situation. IF you have hard water and have NOT been using a water softener to date you *may* need to do a Hard Water Strip to remove any …

High Efficiency (HE) Machines

Introduction It is a common misconception that HE machines are terrible for cloth diapering because they use less water than traditional standard machines.  This is absolutely not true.  When used correctly (as they were intended to be used) they can be great at cleaning cloth diapers.  Here at Fluff Love & CD Science, we love our HE machines.  We especially …

The Down Low on Detergent-less Washing Systems

Home >> Cloth Diaper Myths >> The Down Low on Detergent-less Washing Systems For some of the products discussed below it is difficult for me to give a detailed explanation. This is due to the lack of scientific explanation given by the companies themselves. Often I found that they went on and on about how great their product is and …

Porque le decimos NO al detergente Charlie’s Soap

Home >> Cloth Around the World >> Fluff Love en Español >> Porque le decimos NO al detergente Charlie’s Soap   Escrito Janelle Coleman; Traducido por Yesi Rivera   Es muy peligroso y puede causar graves quemaduras químicas. Es ineficaz sobre todo en las cantidades sugeridas. El detergente Charlie Soap es peligroso: es importante distinguir en primer lugar las diferencias …

Portable Machines

Home >> Special Circumstances >> Hand Washing and Alternative Machines >> Portable Washing Machines and Cloth Diapers $2.00 for the prewash, $2.00 for the main wash, $1.50 to dry…washing cloth diapers in a laundromat can get expensive fast. If you don’t have access to washer and dryer hookups, a portable washing machine can be a convenient, cost-effective solution that pays …