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I haven't had to strip personally, but from what I've seen, it depends on what your purpose for stripping is.

If you have repelling or think you have buildup then the common stripping routines are (1) several hot washes with no detergent to get out excess soap, (2) use RLR (in a wash cycle or as a soak) on clean diapers and then rinse until there are no more suds, (3) soak or wash in blue Dawn (not recommended if you have a front loader) and then rinse until there are no more suds.

If you're intention is to disinfect due to yeast or something like that, then it's recommended to add bleach to your wash cycle and/or grapefruit seed extract to the rinse.

I'm interested too ... I have to strip mine this weekend too, we keep getting leaks.

For our pocket diapers and repelling issues we've run up against, I've found the most effective way is this: fill a bathtub about 1/3 to 1/2 way with hot (very hot) water. Add 1/4-1/2 cup of bleach (not everyone agrees with this as it can be hard on the elastic) or bac-out and 1 tbsp. of original blue dawn dishwashing liquid. Stir and dump in the pockets. I let them sit for about 30-45 minutes (mostly so the water cools down enough) and then take a fingernail brush or other medium bristled brush and scrub each individual fleece lining. Sometimes I put just a tiny drop of dawn on the fleece itself and scrub that in. I place each scrubbed diaper in a 5-gal bucket so I can keep the scrubbed diapers separate from the unscrubbed diapers. Once done scrubbing, I drain the tub and rinse it free of soap suds and then refill it and dump the diapers back in the hot water and swirl and swish so they all get a good rinsing. Then I take them all to the washing machine and rinse them again just for good measure (we had detergent build up bad until we switched to Tiny Bubbles). Sometimes you might want to do two quick rinses if you still see suds in the washer during the rinse. Then dry like normal.

For the inserts I've boiled mine on the stove in a big soup pot full of water. Ssually it is just the fleece that I've had repelling issues on, not the microfiber or bamboo insert so just stripping the pocket covers works most of the time.

There are a few ways to strip and as others said it depends on what you're specifically stripping for. A heap of HOT water washes, not rinses works well for me if its ammonia caused from build up or leaks. Run hot washes until your water is clear and free of any suds. A combination of a little bleach (I don't love using - only had to once) and GSE got rid of yeast when we had it. I find Mimi's Cloth Diaper Q&A Help on FB a good source. Lots of helpful ladies.

No I haven't tried that but I will. We also have a pretty strong ammonia smell sometimes so I may try it anyway. Thanks!