How do you use vinegar in washing dipes?

[riversong]

I know some people use vinegar, but I'm not sure what for or when to use it in the diaper washing process. If you use vinegar and it helps, would you let me know how much and when to put it in the wash/rinse cycle?

TIA

[Ifluffedthree]

1/4-1/2 cup in the final rinse cycle. Just enough to neutralize the ph.
is what I did.

[chely7425]

I have just started using vinegar and I put it in my first cold prewash.. so before the soap or anything else.

[Rowansmama]

I also put it in the first cold rinse cycle, before I wash them. I use one cup. I'm pretty sure it helps. I was having stink problems, then I started using the vinegar and an extra hot rinse. So it's either the extra rinse or the vinegar that's working. Either way, it can't hurt!

[MittensKittens]

Apparently vinegar can wear down any PUL in your dipes - I don't use it often for that reason, just when stripping the dipes.

[Rowansmama]

Originally Posted by MittensKittens

Apparently vinegar can wear down any PUL in your dipes - I don't use it often for that reason, just when stripping the dipes.

Hmmmm...I didn't know that. When I bought my diapers, the woman said PUL sometimes holds onto vinegar smell and that I might not want to use it for that reason. I don't find they do hold onto the smell though. But I wasn't aware that it can wear down PUL. Sigh...

[chely7425]

I think that while vinegar may SLIGHTLY wear down PUL it is worth it if it works to keep your stinkies away. I know a ton of people that used 1/2 cup or a cup of vinegar in every wash and their diapers lasted years. I would rather cut a couple months off the life of my diapers than have to strip every couple weeks or have horrible reeking diapers...

[riversong]

Thanks, y'all. I'll give it a try with ds2's Kissaluvs. No PUL there to worry about.

I'll try it once on the Fuzzi Bunz, too. I have to strip them anyway, since I got Desitin all over them from washing them with the Kissaluvs.

[LDSmomma]

I add it to the final rinse cycle.