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Washing and caring for your cloth products is quite easy. Below you will find some basic guidelines on washing instructions of our menstrual pads, cloth wipes, and breast pads. Feel free to alter your method any way necessary, there isn't really a set guideline to how you should care for your cloth items. The only rule I will recommend that you adhere to is that you should never use regular fabric softener with your cloth products. It causes the absorption to decrease and your cloth pads, wipes, and breast pads will not be able to withstand moisture like they originally should. If you feel that you need to soften your pads, add a few drops of tea tree oil or some simple vinegar to your rinse cycle and it should help soften your cloth. Whenever you change your pad during your cycle, the best way to avoid staining is to rinse out your pad thoroughly in cold water. It's best to use cold because hot water tends to set the stain in during an initial rinse. Once your pad is rinsed out, you can then place the pad in a pot/plastic container/bucket/etc. filled with water to soak until you are ready to wash all of your pads at the end of your cycle. You can have a little detergent or natural softener (tea tree oil, vinegar, etc.) in the water as well if you like, it's really a personal choice. Some women also pour a little peroxide onto the stain to help lift it out. But a general rinsing should do the trick as far as most stains go. If you are out and need to change your pad, you can either rinse it like you would at home and then store it until you launder it like usual. You can also carry a small bottle of stain solution and give the pad a few spritzes to help fight stains until you can wash your pads properly. Once your period is over, simply dump all of the pads into the washing machine and run it on the warm or warm/hot cycle. If you are washing the pads by themselves instead of with all of your other laundry, you may want to cut back on the normal amount of detergent that would be recommended since the detergent can be hard to rinse out of the pads. Again, never use fabric softener because it corrupts the absorbency of the pad, and this is obviously a bad idea. If you feel that your pads are starting to get rough after a while or you just generally have hard water, you can use more natural methods of softening the fabric. Simple white vinegar that you can find in any grocery store is perfect for this. You don't need a large amount either. You can also use a few drops of tea tree oil if you prefer. It's a matter of preference. Some women just wash and go, and that is fine as well. Page Two-Cloth Care Cont. Did this help page help answer your questions about cloth care? If you didn't find what you were looking for, email us, we would love to hear from you. |
