Ah, poor thing. The dreaded hemp stink. It's happened to, dare I say, all of us at one time or another. Everyone has done many different things to banish..I"ll tell you my fix!
Cold prewash w/ 1/2c baking soda and 1/2c vinegar in the rinse cycle. Extra rinse.
Hot wash w/ 1/2 oz. sensiclean (purchased at www.diaperware.com) and an extra rinse.
I was having a bit of a problem w/ things not getting as fresh as I'd like them..and a hint of hemp stink awhile ago. Since I've been doing this everythings been coming out smelling like roses. Well, not really roses, but it doesn't make my eyes water anymore! :LOL IME, don't use Baking Soda w/o using vinegar or you could deal w/ rash problems. Vinegar in the rinse helps neutralize the pH level in the dipes!
ETA: I forgot to say..that first you will want to strip your diapers. I'd just put a few dipes in the wash on the hottest cycle w/ a mid-level amount of water. Keep doing this until you see no suds. The hemp stink is generally caused by detergent build-up. Do a search in this thread for "hemp stink" and "stripping" and you'll find lots of ideas!
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Cold prewash w/ 1/2c baking soda and 1/2c vinegar in the rinse cycle. Extra rinse.
Hot wash w/ 1/2 oz. sensiclean (purchased at www.diaperware.com) and an extra rinse.
I was having a bit of a problem w/ things not getting as fresh as I'd like them..and a hint of hemp stink awhile ago. Since I've been doing this everythings been coming out smelling like roses. Well, not really roses, but it doesn't make my eyes water anymore! :LOL IME, don't use Baking Soda w/o using vinegar or you could deal w/ rash problems. Vinegar in the rinse helps neutralize the pH level in the dipes!
ETA: I forgot to say..that first you will want to strip your diapers. I'd just put a few dipes in the wash on the hottest cycle w/ a mid-level amount of water. Keep doing this until you see no suds. The hemp stink is generally caused by detergent build-up. Do a search in this thread for "hemp stink" and "stripping" and you'll find lots of ideas!
