Let me start by saying who knows what is good for cloth diapers. More accurately I'm starting to think just about anything is good for cloth diapers. It depends who you are and which way to wind blows on Tuesday.
I have read tons of girls discussing how homemade laundry detergent works just fine for their diapers. All while 10x more girls say that could never clean diapers properly (not to mention homemade detergent has the "no, no" ingredients for diapers). These ladies believe you must always use special cloth diaper safe detergent to avoid the dreaded buildup issues. Then you have the Tide believers. These gals are the hard core tide fans that disagree with pretty much everything the cloth diaper detergent lovers say. Its like entertainment for these girls to mock any other beliefs. It gets a little annoying to listen to. Yet, as I read the things these girls have to say they make sense. So I stay on the page...for now. I just bought my first box of tide powder...although the girls say you can use any mainstream brand without fabric softeners added.
So anyway, I'm more of a try it myself kind of gal and so far they seem clean. Although I'm not sure I could tell if they smelled like pee with the overpowering scent of tide. I previously used bumgenius powdered detergent and had no problems but I thought the price of tide looked a little more appealing. I did start out using my homemade detergent with Jordan Essentials soap, borax and washing soda. Also, no problems. The only problem I've encountered with detergent is the "cloth diaper safe homemade detergent" that doesn't include soap but replaces it with oxiclean. That one didn't even get the dried food off of my baby's bib. Needless to say, I didn't even try the diapers. Eww.
So here is my suggestion. Start whenever you want. If you have a problem then be open minded in switching up your routine. Its not gospel... Its other people's opinion. Feel free to make your own.
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