Can I strip cloth diapers using other detergents?

[mrshandy]

Besides dawn, like seventh generation?

Thanks

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Yeah, but it can be brand nitpicky if they start interacting.

I've had the best luck stripping with just multiple hot water washes and a final bleach wash. The less soap I add when stripping the better it is.

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It depends on your problem, though, @justdairy. Dawn is the shit for anything grease/residue related. Also good to get things clean if your problem is a too weak detergent. Hot water/bleach only help if your problem is detergent residue.

Honestly, the easiest "strip" for me is a wash with another laundry detergent. I just mix things up a lot and it seems to keep things clean. Soap nuts sometimes, Kirkland free and clear sometimes, Tide sometimes.

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May 14, 2014 16:26:58 GMT -5 @fivedogs said:

May 14, 2014 16:20:55 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

It depends on your problem, though, @justdairy. Dawn is the shit for anything grease/residue related. Also good to get things clean if your problem is a too weak detergent. Hot water/bleach only help if your problem is detergent residue.

Honestly, the easiest "strip" for me is a wash with another laundry detergent. I just mix things up a lot and it seems to keep things clean. Soap nuts sometimes, Kirkland free and clear sometimes, Tide sometimes.

LOL, it's like shampoo.  

Same problem - they all leave some junk behind.

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May 14, 2014 16:26:58 GMT -5 @fivedogs said:

May 14, 2014 16:20:55 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

It depends on your problem, though, @justdairy. Dawn is the shit for anything grease/residue related. Also good to get things clean if your problem is a too weak detergent. Hot water/bleach only help if your problem is detergent residue.

Honestly, the easiest "strip" for me is a wash with another laundry detergent. I just mix things up a lot and it seems to keep things clean. Soap nuts sometimes, Kirkland free and clear sometimes, Tide sometimes.

LOL, it's like shampoo.  

I totally agree with you! I thought she meant detergent residue for some reason. Which I guess is the only problem I've ever had really, so that's why I go straight to the bleach.