Comments on: How to remove mildew from cloth diapers

By: Sonya Choron

Sonya Choron — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:37:35 +0000

Hello Lindsay,

I am sorry you are having trouble! Maybe you can try 1 cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide in the rinse cycle? Mildew stains are hard to get out. I would make sure that the mold is killed though, or it will come back. 20 drops of GSE, TTO, or the vinegar should help. I think that peroxide may be the cheapest option. Do you live in a humid climate? Do you spray the diapers before putting them in the pail?

~Sonya

By: Sonya Choron

Sonya Choron — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:32:15 +0000

Hi Katie,

Sorry for the delay. Maybe 1 cup of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide in the rinse cycle will help? I assume you live in a humid climate? Do you spray the diapers before putting in the pail? For the solution that you make, what is the concentration of GSE, TTO, and vinegar? I assume it is mixed with water?

~Sonya

By: Charlo

Charlo — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:33:20 +0000

Good things to know before I run into this problem!

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:38:01 +0000

I am having the same problem with mold. I keep my CD’s in an open dry pail and wash DAILY, yet I have a VERY persistent mold problem. I have made a solution of vinegar, GSE, and TTO that I will spray directly onto the mold before washing. I also wash with vinegar. The solution has helped some and after sunning, some of the mold stains will sometimes disappear. Even tried bleach but the mold would come right back in the same spots after soiled. Vinegar seems to work better than bleach to actually kill the mold, bleach just lightens it but again, it comes back in same spots, so doesn’t actually kill it. Has anyone actually conquered this problem? Help!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:58:52 +0000

Has anyone had success with this? I keep my dirty diapers in an open air container (but they still mildew), usually wash my diapers daily, and dry my diapers in the sun. This takes care of all the stains EXCEPT the mildew I have tried the vinegar in the wash, but no success. All of my diapers are mildewed and seem to be getting worse. I am so disappointed! HELP!

By: Krista C.

Krista C. — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 03:56:56 +0000

I’ve found that peed diapers don’t usually mildew. It’s the ones that were pooy and rinsed out that I sometimes have problems with, so sometimes I just let them dry before putting them in the diaper pail.

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:10:19 +0000

Great info! I love tea tree oil and will be sure to keep it around when I start CD my expected little on!

By: Ellen Bratzel

Ellen Bratzel — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:47:57 +0000

So glad I read this! It is good info for a newbie like myself! Thanks!

By: Talia

Talia — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:37:03 +0000

Thank you for this comprehensive list; no other diaper company offers this information! I’ve been guilty of leaving my diapers in the washing machine overnight and have had some mildew. Following these direction, I hope I killed the mildew, but I still have some light stains. =(

By: Cali

Cali — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:59:40 +0000

For a stash of diapers, after soaking, do I wash before I dry them or after?? If I use oxiclean with baking soda and hot water won’t that set in the stains?