The Real Deal With Cloth Diapers in Hong Kong?

Just sent an email off to them. Will update on reply.

Aquarian, are you getting leaks from them? Do you mind sharing your cleaning routine?
I'm planning to buy a lockable plastic tub, spray gun and store the nappies in water.
And do an extra rinse cycle after the 40degree wash.

Have only prepped the inserts twice, 3 more times to go!


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To be honest I'm still not really using them much.

The first time it leaked badly (my fault I think as I can't work out how to do it up well). The other couple of times they just got soaked so fast it felt like I was permanently changing him. All we did was rinse them off really well in the loo (using the shower hose), then husband handwashed them before we stuck them in the washer. But this was because we only used a couple. If I 'switched' I'd want a pail, napisan etc.

I want to love them, but they just seem to be such a hassle :(
 
Oh dear, I'm hoping our experience will turn out better! My husband has already professed an extreme reluctance to rinse them!

Charlie banana have replied:
We do have few detergent brands we recommend that we have tested with our products: Charlie Banana? Laundry Detergent, Meyers, Zuma's Soap,Charlie's Soap, Eco nuts, Eco Vert.

Please make sure your detergent is free of enzymes, bleach activators, anti-redeposition agents, optical brighteners and perfumes -- these will clog the fabric pores, causing detergent buildup and leaking.

I don't think I've seen any of those brands of laundry powder in my local supermarket! :confused:
I might have to suck it up and make a trip to city super or something to get one of those detergents until I can find something more accessible. Would hate to have this whole thing fail cos I didn't follow the instructions! :eek:

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I'll be using Grovia and Alva.. Prepped it 3x already using Charlie's soap.. Baby's coming anytime now.. But for the first week i'll be using Grovia's bio-soaker first..
 
zzsp23 said:
Oh dear, I'm hoping our experience will turn out better! My husband has already professed an extreme reluctance to rinse them!

Charlie banana have replied:
We do have few detergent brands we recommend that we have tested with our products: Charlie Banana? Laundry Detergent, Meyers, Zuma's Soap,Charlie's Soap, Eco nuts, Eco
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I'm sure you'll be fine, lots of people rave about them,
I think it's just a bit of a learning curve. I think I'm just going to use regular detergent tbh, but no bleach or softeners.
 
Yes and they said they haven't tested napisan on their products so can't comment *roll eyes*

I think probably it's okay, it'll just degenerate the material faster.

Prettynvain, did you get the grovia all in 2's? I was looking at those and they seemed to make so much more sense cos the poo and wee goes directly on the inserts which you can wash separately in stronger stuff without affecting the outer materials and elastic etc of the shell. They will be my next purchase ;) , but I can't justify them yet in case it's all too much and I quit:D



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Hi all,

Has anyone washed bumgenius nappies on a cold cycle only? We've recently relocated to HK n the washing machine I have only has cold wash on it. I do have a tumble dryer though.

I'm really looking forward to use the nappies on my little one again. I tried it on her when she was 2 weeks old but it leaked around the legs. I hope it's leaking because she's not big enough and not because the elastic has gone busted. After all, my son used them till he was 1 1/2.
 
Decided to buy Charlie Banana laundry powder after comparing some different brands and prices. Very surprisingly, it's actually not bad value!

I found Ecover in park n shop but its $69 for 10 washes only. Even if I only use half the amount, it's only 20 washes. Charlie Banana is $124 for 80 washes.

And soooooo, we are nearly all set to start :D


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I use Charlie Banana for my baby girl too. I just rinse them before soaking both covers and inserts with plain water and throw them all into the washing machine at night. I got the Charlie Banana detergent but eventually I used normal detergent. On the website it sad to soak then in baking soda once in awhile to clear the residues. Hope this helps.
 
Hi Cheryl, thanks for replying. Which normal detergent do you use?
We've just started using them today. So far so good! No leaks, but we have been changing him quite frequently.
We are also going to rinse then soak in water until washing.


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