sterilizing washing powder??

[purska]

hey my DH was wondering,because we are getting a lot of second hand baby clothes is there like a sterilizing washing powder, or would washing them with normal washing powder and sticking them is the :sunshine: is enough to kill anything bad? and if there is such a thing would it be too harsh on bub's skin?? thanks heaps

[JabberJaw]

Sunshine will kill the germs.

There is some kind of dettol brand rinse they make or just add a capful of dettol to the final rinse if you are worried, but the sun itself with sensetive washing powder for bub is fine.

[jimmysmummy]

Yep, :sunshine: all the way!

I don't even use washing podwer on my nappies- just plain water, and a day's worth of Queensland sun.

[Me]

There is the canestan rinse stuff which just gies in your fabric softener dispenser but a good old dose of sunshine should be fine!

[sharonnscotty]

nappy san - just a lid in the wash. and as said, the sun.

[mytwoangelsC&A]

I normally fill the wash with boosters no PUL shells or anythign with hot water and let it wash then add shells and PUL covers and do a warm wash with canesten rinse

[jjules13]

where do you buy the canestan rinse?

[mytwoangelsC&A]

where do you buy the canestan rinse?
I get it from Safeway i would say most large supermarkets would sell it or the detol one

[EmmasMummy]

Here the canestan/detol is in the wash powder isle ... closer to the napisan and bleaches

I have started just using homebrand 'detol' because its cheaper lol and haven't noticed it mark the clothes or anything. .

[katieinwa]

yep

i read on a nappy info site that tests showed that nappies washed in powder along vs those that were placed outside and uv'd (doesnt have to be a fine day as UV is what sanitises not the sunshine ikwim) and the ones that didnt get washed with powder came out cleaner/sanitised

[purska]

thanks from DH and me that's one less question we have!:shakehands: