Ahh! I did something bad!!!! Tide help?

I just washed my diapers in Tide ultra.  2 TBSP in teh hot wash and I washed until there were no bubbles, but they still smell, strongly like tide and feel like I used fabric softener.

Edited by mom4moju - 27 Apr 2012 at 12:15pm

I used to use tide on my diapers (I switched to All free and clear because it is cheaper) but we used the one with no fragrance.  It's called Tide Ultra Free and Gentle.  It never caused any problems for us.  You could try using them and see if they repel?

I think if there is a problem then you'd just have to strip them but I am sure someone else will chime in with details.  I've never stripped my diapers.

You could try some vinegar. I am sure it will be fine, just might take some rinsing.

Blech, tide smell is almost enough to give me a headache, but it won't hurt anything :P good luck getting rid of it!

cowboyswife wrote: Blech, tide smell is almost enough to give me a headache, but it won't hurt anything :P good luck getting rid of it!

You know, as I was folding I could feel a bit of a headache coming on. Once I was done and had them away I was fine.

I used original ultra Tide when I was sort of fed up with trying to figure out a wash routine that works for us (still working on that). It washed beautifully, but I was also put off by the strong fragrance. I did extra extra rinses. Now that things have been washed in BioKleen brand a couple of times, I don't smell the Tide anymore. An aquaintence always washed in Tide, and her PFs and fitteds were on their third LO, and she had never had to strip them and never had repelling or leaks. I think a couple of washings with something else will take care of it.

I have a front loader - 4 TBSP is a LOT :)  But it is what works to get my toddler dipes clean with our water in town.  I add a wet towel to the wash to trick the machine into adding more water, do my cold rinse on the gentle cycle (with Bac Out) which uses more water as well. 

I do strip about every 2 months (whenever DSs pee makes the diaper smell like rotten cabbage .  After stripping I use a little bleach (after taking PUL out) and rinse them like crazy. 

I don't think my diapers smell like anything, but it is probably because I use TIDE for all of my laundry.  If I used fragrance free detergent, I figure I might be able to tell.