Washing Instructions for Snap-EZ 4 Life Products

Snap-EZ 4 Life Products are all easy to care for.

Recommended Detergents:

Allens All Natural (click for prices)

All Free Clear

Detergents to avoid like the plague:

Arm and Hammer

Dreft

Ivory

These have all been found to cause build up in diapers that leads to repelling or odor problems!

Detergents that can cause burning in some people:

Sensi Clean

Sports Wash

Charlie's Soap

While these soaps are highly recommended for cloth diapers, for some people it can cause burns, so I recommend avoiding them if your child has sensitive skin.

If you/your loved one develops a rash/burns/boils after switching detergents, assume it is the detergent - then strip your diapers and switch detergents asap!

Want to see a more comprehensive list?

Check out The Diaper Jungle's Detergent good/bad list!

General Diapers Washing Instructions

p> To make your first experience with Snap-EZ 4 Life Diapers and Snap Pads the best that is can possibly be, please prewash all diapers and pads in a hot wash/cold rinse (adding boiling water might be necessary if you hot water heater is set at less than 130 degrees F) with a little detergent to remove the sizing so the fabrics can do the job they are supposed to do!

When washing new AIO diapers/soakers/snap pads with hemp soakers, do not wash them with your other diapers until they have had the first 5 - 8 wash/dry cycles to avoid having hemp oils cause repelling in your prepped diapers!

Snap-EZ 4 Life AIO Diapers and all Snap Pads that are made with a hemp insert, the hemp has been prewashed 2 times, but will *not reach it's maximum absorbency for about 4 more hot washes! So these get better every time you wash them for a while! If I am offering Sherpa inserts and you ordered one of these, then they only need 1 - 2 washes to perform at their best! <

I recommend that you use a “Dry Pail”. This means that you don't fill your diaper pail with water - this causes back strain and huge disgusting messes when knocked over by the dog or toddler, I know by experience on this one - trust me, you don't want to have this happen to you!!!

Do not use both baking soda and vinegar together or for every wash as this can cause an odor problem when these two are combined!

Do not use any fabric softener on any product that has fleece

IT WILL RUIN THE FLEECE!!!

Set your machine for a presoak if you have soiled dipes, use a hot wash/cold or warm rinse, and add a minimal amount of detergent to the wash cycle, vinegar to rinse if desired, and an extra rinse to be sure to get out all the vinegar. I also follow this up with a quick hot wash cycle with no detergent to prevent build up!

To dry them,please dry them in a dryer on high at least once, and after that on medium, or you can line dry them.

I recommend drying products with PUL on high once a month to keep them sealed.

Please do not wash Snap-EZ 4 Life products with VELCRO diapers, as this will ruin the Fold Over Elastic and serged stitching by snagging it.

If you have any staining problem (and this is rare with microfleece), I recommend that you line dry them in the sun - it does a really nice job of taking care of those stains without any harsh chemicals!

Snap-EZ 4 Life Simple Soakers

For best results, boil the Lay in Soakers in a large pan for 20 minutes and then allow to cool slightly. Pour the Soakers and the water into you washing maching and then wash them in HOT water and dry on HIGH 3 cycles to strip the hemp of it's natural oils and maximize the absorbency. DO NOT WASH NEW SOAKERS/AIO DIAPER WITH OLD ONES - the hemp oils will adhere to the new ones and cause repelling!

Snap-EZ 4 Life Cloth Diaper Accessories

For best results, please follow the apporpriate instructions below:

All Wetbags should be prewashed in hot and dried on high to seal the PUL!

These can be washed with your diapers.

For Wipes with a dark velour color, please prewash in cold water with 1/4 cup vinegar to set the colors!

Changing Pads can be washed anyway you want!!

Do not wash Wetbags, Diaper Covers, or Changing Pads

with velcro products!!! The velcro will wreck the stitching.

If you have any further questions about washing and care please contact Ruth at ruth@snap-ez4life.com