Hi All,
My family and I were lucky enough to get away for a day or two at the weekend. Coming back we were passing by Warkworth (a great town just north of Auckland) and whilst sitting at some traffic lights my son noticed a disposable nappy on the side of the road… (more…)
Wow if you haven’t already heard, we at Real Nappies are looking for the new face – and bootie of Real Nappies!
We are soooo excited and have teamed up with our fantastic friends at Mothersole Photography who will take beautiful photos of the winning baby. Of course your bubs doesn’t have to wear Real Nappies at the moment, but lucky you, if you win you will get:
Plus there are awesome prizes for 2nd and 3rd place, you can enter by visiting us at Real Nappies, and to vote simply, ‘LIKE US’ on Facebook and you can vote for the baby you think is cutest!
Thanks also to our celebrity Guest Judges, funny lady: Jacquie Brown, can’t wait for her new book to come out, if it is anything like as funny as ‘The Jacquie Brown Diaries’ we are in for a treat!
Shane Cortese – your a star, the picture of you with your angelic son is certainly stealing the hearts of the voters, but don’t worry voters, Shane is not able to enter his son in the comp ; )
Will our Real Nappies baby winner be your baby? Visit us and enter your baby now.
Closing date: 22 May 2011
Mildew on your Cloth Nappies?
Removing black spots from cloth nappies or covers is tricky and what works for one may not for another!
Here are a few tips that we have found really work:
-Hot wash your nappies and covers occasionally, Real Nappies covers and cotton inners are made for industrial washing so put them through your machine on a really hot wash.
-Nappy Fresh Add some to your machine, this helps whitens and naturally sanitises your cloth nappies.
-Sunlight is an excellent natural whitener so after washing hang them on the line and make sure they see as much direct sunlight as possible.
-Vinegar, try adding half a cup of vinegar to the first rinse cycle in order to remove any residual detergent.This will sanitise, deodorize and brighten your cloth nappies.
-Bleach, Real Nappies cotton inserts have to put up with a lot and can sometimes stain, as a last resort : try environmentally friendly oxygenated bleach.We suggest NOT using chlorine bleach as this can break down the fibres of the cotton and will destroy your covers.But be careful, not all are created equal make sure the product you choose contains no additives beyond sodium carbonate. Our choice is Nappy Fresh Sanitiser.
-Oxygenated Bleach, If you decide to use oxygenated bleach only use aprox a quarter cup of bleach and add it to the hot wash cycle.
TOP TIP:
Try rinsing the covers as soon as they come off to avoid any stains setting. Sunshine is the best whitener once the covers have been laundered. If that still fails, you can mix up the Nappy Fresh like a paste to spot remove stains (half tsp powder to 1 tsp water) apply to the stain and leave for 5 minutes before washing.
PREVENTION:
The best way to stop mould or mildew is to prevent it happening in the first pace and here is how:
- Drying: Ensure your cloth nappies and covers are completely dried, they may feel dry but check underneath tabs or flaps, are they totally dry? Perhaps the black spots of mildew are worse near stitching, this would mean they are not drying properly in-between uses.
- Wash Regularly: Do not leave your cloth nappies too long between washdays.We recommend washing your cloth nappies every 2-3 days that way the stains do not have time to set in.
- Do not cram it all in: Do not over – fill your washing machine :your soiled nappies need a lot of room to wash clean.
- Hot Wash, Do occasionally run a hot wash on your nappies and covers: your beautiful white nappies will love you for it!
- Dryer – Real Nappies cotton inserts and covers can both be machine dried so when the sun is not shining try throwing them in the dryer.
- Sunlight is the best natural whitener you can get, so pop your cloth nappies and covers on the line whenever you can: as they unfold they dry so quickly and you can literally see the stains disappear!
- Check they are dry: Make sure your covers and cloth nappies are totally dry before putting away, damp nappies encourage mildew and mould growth, which is hard to get rid of.
- Nappy Fresh: Add a natural whitener to your machine or soak the cotton nappy inserts in a bucket with the whitener. We recommend Nappy Fresh made in New Zealand from the only the finest, natural ingredients. Simply add a dessertspoon to your washing machine and this whitens and sanitises your cloth nappies. NOTE: We do not recommend soaking the nappy covers. We do not recommend using chlorine bleach on the cotton inserts or nappy covers as this can destroy the fabric and affect waterproofness.
- Do not soak the covers. With Real Nappies Covers there is no need for these to remain damp for any prolonged period of time.Simply rinse between uses and pop in the washing machine with your other clothes, do not soak or store the nappy covers with the cotton nappies.
- Smelly Nappies : the main cause of this is improper washing where the cloth nappies do not get properly cleaned or a build up of detergent residue.
So remember:
-wash smaller loads
-Do occasionally run a hot wash
-Do not leave your soiled nappies unwashed for longer than 3 days
-DO occasionally add half a cup of vinegar to the first rinse cycle in order to remove any residual detergent. This will sanitise, deodorize and brighten your cloth nappies.
-Unfold your nappies: make sure your cloth nappies are unfolded before they go in the washing machine to allow complete cleaning
-Highest water levels: use the highest you can on your washing machine to ensure complete rinsing of your cloth nappies and covers. Any detergent residue can affect the performance of nappy products!
-Tea Tree Oil : Keep your nappy bucket smelling fresh by adding a few drops of Tea Tree Oil each time you empty it : a few drops on a piece of muslin or fleece on top of the cotton nappy inserts is the best idea. Please proceed with caution with Tea Tree Oil : small babies may be sensitive to the oil. -
-Bleach : When washing or soaking your cloth nappies, a good alternative to chlorine bleach is the environmentally friendly oxygenated bleach. But be careful, not all are created equal make sure the product you choose contains no additives beyond sodium carbonate. Our choice is Nappy Fresh Sanitiser.
Good Luck and if you have any more tips we would love to hear them!
What Are Real Nappies Liners Made Of?
OK, so you all know our nappy liners are awesome but did you know that they are made of 100% corn fibers?
Corn? What the stuff that grows in fields?
Well not really, the formal name is PLA which is a polyester type material derived from renewable resources such as corn starch.As it is 100% biodegradable our liners can be flushed away* and can even contribute to your compost pile or worm farm!
Of course the fact our bioliners are environmentally-friendly is only one of the awesome benefits of using them:
- Each sheet at aprox 11 x 7 7/8 is large enough to cover your cotton nappy and catch the solids.
- Simply flush away your liner with the solids no more smelly bins!
- Real Nappies won GOLD in the OHBaby! Magazine Awards for best cloth nappy, so you can rest assured they’ve been tried and tested by mums and dads all over the world.
- One-way action keeps baby even drier!
- Many mums and dads even use our liners as baby wipes – simply wet them with warm water and clean baby easily, flush away the liner after use!
So give us a go and see why Real Nappies Bioliners are the most popular nappy liner on the market.
AND THE WINNERS ARE …..
Real Nappies has won GOLD in the Best cloth nappy brand section of the OHbaby Magazine awards.
OHbaby is the largest and most popular baby magazine in NZ, over 5,000 voters cast over 177,000 votes for their favourite products from botty-balm to baby carriers and even the best family car.
OHbaby! publisher Angela Pedersen says
‘With such a vast array of products available, it can be overwhelming for new parents to know what to buy when they’re preparing for the arrival of a baby. Our intention with the OHbaby! awards is to create a list of proven products and services as recommended by other New Zealand mums and dads, giving new parents confidence that they’re buying well’
Over 5,000 voters cast over 177,00 votes for their favourite products, from botty-balm, to baby-carriers and even the best family car.
Angela says,
‘such a big voting turnout gives real credibility to these awards. Our winners should rightly be very proud of their win and shout it from the rooftops. What the results show us is that parents are discerning consumers. These aren’t necessarily the cheapest products on the market, but they represent quality and good value for money.’
There were 52 Gold Winners and 52 Silver Winners from each of the eight categories; Out & About, Play, Feed, Sleep, Babycare, Home, Shop and Maternity.Over the coming weeks expect to see the OHbaby! winners logo appear on their packaging and advertising material as the winners promote their award.
Real Nappies Director, Liz Mole says,
‘We are absolutely thrilled with the result, we have been claiming to be New Zealand #1 Cloth Nappy for years so it was fantastic to finally be able to prove it be voted Gold Award winners. Real Nappies Cloth Nappies are such a simple, easy system to use, they make using cloth nappies accessible to everyone thank you New Zealand for voting Real Nappies #1 Cloth Nappy.’
Real Nappies cloth nappies are a 2-part reusable cloth nappy system made up of a strong, waterproof nappy cover, and a 100% natural cotton insert. An optional flushable nappy liner to flush away the solids makes clean-up a breeze. Real Nappies cloth nappies are sold individually or in easy to buy packs.
Real Nappies, Liz Mole says:
‘Our biggest selling product is the Real Nappies Birth To Potty Pack this takes the guesswork and confusion out of cloth nappies people grab a pack and know they have all the cloth nappies they need from birth to potty! It’s excellent value and Real Nappies are the only cloth nappy company to guarantee their nappies to last through 2 children! We are sure all this helped towards us claiming GOLD in the awards.’
Competition was fierce with many other well known cloth nappy brands in the running to the GOLD spot but with so many loyal supporters of Real Nappies they made it happen for us! THANK YOU FRIENDS!
*information on the awards and quotes have been taken from OhBaby Website.
Real Nappies Birth to Potty Pack are fast becoming one of our best selling items and no wonder! This pack contains all the diapers you will ever need for your little one at a ridiculously low price. PLUS with the 2 child guarantee what more could you want? Now come on we all have better things to do with our hard earned dollar then throwing your money away with disposable diapers. Come on, give it a go, you’ve got nothing to loose and everything to gain. Our thousands of happy customers can’t all be wrong…
One of our happy customers wrote a great review on Amazon, so good we thought you may like to read some of it, so we’ve put it into a list of reasons to use Real Nappies, for the full review check it out at Amazon!
1. Other uses for Real Nappies:
‘I ordered the birth to potty pack because this system had the best reviews. (more…)
We thought you might find this customer feedback amusing – the example used by one of our valued customers for how dry our Boosters keep your baby made us chuckle and we wanted to share it with you:
Now I am using the Cloth Diaper booster pads correctly, the side that goes against Harry is so dry in the morning you could eat your breakfast off it! He is definitely not waking due to feeling wet now and I’m delighted to say our emergency pack of disposables for his current size is untouched and we’re about to move up a level.
Miranda
Thanks Miranda for your feedback – we very much appreciate the time it takes to send us feedback – good or bad.
Our Boosters make a fantastic doubler for night time use of Real Nappies Cloth Diapers. (more…)
Yet another plug for cotton – once again commending it’s natural absorbency, now let’s face it, if Expert’s claim it would be absorbent enough for the Gulf Oil Spill, we think we’re pretty safe to assure you that Real Nappies cloth Diapers that are made oft the best Indian Cotton available would be absorbent enough for even the heaviest diaper wetter!
‘Nonwovens Expert: Cotton Is Best For Gulf Oil Spill
Posted on May 18, 2010 @ 08:41 am
As oil continues to gush from the exploded Deepwater Horizon oil rig, a Texas Tech expert in nonwoven cotton technology believes that cotton may do a better job to absorb the oil spill than the booms made of synthetic material. (more…)
One thing I will suggest with Potty Training is don’t rush! To be honest at 18 months to potty train is really early and the danger of potty training too early is your little one may revert back to diapers. Having said that little ones train at different ages so here are a few signs to look out for and then go for it. It may take a few attempts, but never push and if your littlie starts getting frustrated leave it a couple of weeks and then try again. Many little ones when they hit the 2 year (or around that stage), they show an instant sign of wanting to potty train – showing an interest when you go to the toilet, or wanting to sit on the toilet or taking their diapers off. (more…)
Boil Wash – no way!
Cloth diapers – swooshing them around the toilet, boiling the diapers, soaking for days….. ARRRRGGGHHHH!
Not with Real Nappies! We have developed our own solution down here in our little green New Zealand that eliminates the problem of needing to soak and totally abolishes the need to hot wash. (more…)
We make simple high-quality cloth nappies at a great price, and we guarantee they'll last for two children!
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