Sport Wash

aww poor Stella!!!
I was just thinking last night how much detergents and the search for the pefect wash routine rules our lives!
Good to know though, I use it occassionally-but to me (I'm sensitive to odors) it has a funny/fishy smell when I put it in the cap. And that bothers me. I'm weird.

for Stella! Poor little babe!

I have heard of others having a rash from Sports Wash. When I switched from Tide to Sportswash last year I actually ended up with repelling fleece.Went back to Tide and all was fine after that.So yeah I do not think Sportswash is so great.And of course I have two huge bottles of it

poor Stella!

I didn't even think about it until your post but I bought a bottle a month ago or so and the boys had a leathery type of rash and I just thought maybe it was because I bought Arm& Hammer instead of Tide. Maybe it was the sport wash.

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Yep, as this rash heals it looks leathery.

Part of my problem is that I don't want to have to use a mainstream brand detergent but I fear repelling fleece with a natural brand. We use 7th Gen on our clothes and now I am using it on the dipes too... but I fear repelling fleece. I cannot stand having to buy 2 types of detergent, it's so pricey!

Poor Stella
We had the same experiance with sportwash. I washed all of the diapers/trainers in it then we went camping. It was one of the worse trips we have taken. DS wore the trainers at night time only, by morning his penis was swollen and he was complaining that it hurt to pee and dd had blisters after a couple of hours in a diaper.
The weird thing was my kids have never been sensitive to detergents up until we used the sportwash. Like Jamie it also caused my fleece to repel and I only used it 1 time on all the diapers. I used 1/2 capful and it literally took 8 full washes to get it all out. This included washing with oxy clean, dish soap, hand scrubbing, and washing on super hot.
After my kids broke out I noticed the diapers had a "metalic" sort of smell to them. It was the detergent.
I posted about it here and found 2 other people who had the same reaction. Since at the time I was retailing the stuff I called the company and spoke with one of the head guys there. He had no idea what I was talking about and was sure it wasn't their detergent since it "rinses clean"
I'm sorry but my Tide that I have used forever rinses a heck of a lot cleaner in my super hot water than the sportwash did.

Sheena I would give those diapers a bunch more washes before putting them back on Stella. For those of us who have the same reaction it is really nasty.

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I'm not certain, but my DH's liberal use of simple green on poo diapers seems to be possibly linked to holes starting to form in some of my diapers. I do know for a fact that it will strip the waterproofing from nylon and possibly ???? PUL

as for sport wash alternatives SHAKLEE BASIC H!!!!!!! I use about an 1/8 cup with about 1/8 cup of detergent with routine diaper laundry and would suggest trying about a 1/4 cup (maybe 1/3) w/o detergent just to do a strip wash. look for local distributor to save on shipping

If you aren't using pockets calgon might be a good thing to try also.

Ugh, I'm VERY new to CD'ing & am trying mostly at night (don't ask, it seemed like the easier thing to do at first!). After her 1st night of HH pee everywhere (only used 1 stuffin!) and 2nd attempt at HH with 2 stuffins (she REFUSED TO WEAR IT!!!), she slept beautifully in a crickett's hemp fitted with a stacinator fleece over. In the gazillion pre-wear washes, i used sportwash in at least one wash & she had a rash the next day! the usual places, plus on her thighs! : last night was a night off, tonight is a FF sleeptight but same wash- if she's got a rash, i'm back to walmart to at least unload the 2nd bottle i bought (it's not close by so i stocked up!).

the good news is i stripped our towels with it & it worked very well, so i'll be using the 1 bottle for a few years

Thanks so much for the post - i would've thought it was the hemp!

I'm so sorry Amy! Poor Stella! This is good to know as Ross has very sensitive skin. Big for Stella!

Poor baby! s

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Strange!!