https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 10:11:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prepping-prefolds-detergent#post-594586 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:15:01 +0000 duckduckkristen 594586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use rockin green and have a top load washer too. I never boiled my prefolds, I just washed them 5 times with the rockin green. I bought the RG on cotton babies.com in bulk when they were having a sale, so I have enough for years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prepping-prefolds-detergent#post-594583 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:14:31 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 594583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second the start as you mean to go on comment above. That being said, I'd look into your type of water - hard, soft, neutral, and then choose a detergent from there. We use RnG hard rock for slightly hard water. It's worked well for us for a year and I've stripped once. I prepped in a CD detergent.</p> <p>OH! And one more thing - it might not apply to less expensive diaps like you've chosen - but only prep a couple so you can try them out. That way if they don't work for you, you can return/exchange for another style. Gosh do I wish I'd taken that advice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prepping-prefolds-detergent#post-594539 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:04:48 +0000 Weagle 594539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay! I love GMD! First off, you don't need to boil them. Actually, GMD recommends not doing that. You can do 4-5 wash/dry cycles with the detergent in the first cycle to prep. Even though with that many cycles there wouldn't be any detergent residue left at the end, I would still start with whatever CD detergent you're going to use to wash regularly... "start as you mean to go on" and all that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prepping-prefolds-detergent#post-594520 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:00:37 +0000 Silva 594520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm supposed to get my big delivery with all my prefolds from Green Mountain Diapers today (Yay!) and want to start prepping them this weekend.</p> <p>After boiling, can I just use our regular detergent (7th Gen. unscented liquid) for the two wash / dry cycles?</p> <p>Bonus question - is it worth getting rockin' green or some other "diaper specific" detergent? We're doing prefolds &amp; have a top load machine, if that matters at all. </p>