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How do I say this...difficult child pooped on the driveway!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 33425" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>OK, I'm not THAT old. I just feel it.</p><p></p><p>We still have nappy soaking solutions here in Australia. Mostly these days they're being sold for general laundry purpose stuff. I agree, most people use disposables nappies (I did, on all but easy child for the first 12 weeks) but we do have a lot of environment-conscious people who mistakenly think cloth nappies are better. </p><p></p><p>We had our consumer watchdog people do some tests some time ago, and when you consider the energy/water expenditure to grow the cotton, the bleaches used, the energy to make the cloth and compare it to the materials/costs in making and disposing of disposable nappies, it's about break-even. There is a new invention which is a blend of the two - cloth pants with a disposable pad insert. Less to dispose of (it's actually biodegradable and flushable) and also less need for constant chlorine use.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I digress - there are many laundry enzyme soakers that will do the job. At a pinch, just splash on the vinegar and then rub with a cake of soap before washing normally. I always cold water wash (environment, plus cost, plus stuff shrinks or cooks in stains in hot water). Also, front loader washing machines tend to give a cleaner result. In the stains in question you not only have protein, you have grease. The soap can help there. The colour - it's bile salts and protein, formed by breakdown of old hemoglobin in the liver. That's why it can cook in if you use hot water.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 33425, member: 1991"] OK, I'm not THAT old. I just feel it. We still have nappy soaking solutions here in Australia. Mostly these days they're being sold for general laundry purpose stuff. I agree, most people use disposables nappies (I did, on all but easy child for the first 12 weeks) but we do have a lot of environment-conscious people who mistakenly think cloth nappies are better. We had our consumer watchdog people do some tests some time ago, and when you consider the energy/water expenditure to grow the cotton, the bleaches used, the energy to make the cloth and compare it to the materials/costs in making and disposing of disposable nappies, it's about break-even. There is a new invention which is a blend of the two - cloth pants with a disposable pad insert. Less to dispose of (it's actually biodegradable and flushable) and also less need for constant chlorine use. Anyway, I digress - there are many laundry enzyme soakers that will do the job. At a pinch, just splash on the vinegar and then rub with a cake of soap before washing normally. I always cold water wash (environment, plus cost, plus stuff shrinks or cooks in stains in hot water). Also, front loader washing machines tend to give a cleaner result. In the stains in question you not only have protein, you have grease. The soap can help there. The colour - it's bile salts and protein, formed by breakdown of old hemoglobin in the liver. That's why it can cook in if you use hot water. Marg [/QUOTE]
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