New Scents :)

We got a whole bunch of new scents in for the holidays - YUM! I can smell Christmas coming!!

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Scents available (with descriptions):
-Unscented
-Apple
-Apple Vanilla
-April Clean
-BabyBee
-BabyBlend EO - lavender, chamomile, lemon, orange, bergamot, ylang ylang
-Baby Bee Clean (Similar to LUSH's Honey I Washed the Kids)
-Bergamot
-Bergamot & Tarragon
-Buttercream Cupcake
-Camphor EO
-Caramel
-Caribbean
-Chamomile EO
-Cherry Almond
-China Rain
-Christmas Bliss - flowers and the softest whisper of spices, with bottom notes of balsam and pine
-Christmas Cabin
-Christmas Cookie - freshly-baked, buttery Christmas Cookie with frosting
-Christmas Cravings - orange, grapefruit, lemon, and apple,cinnamon, ginger, carrot, and nutmeg then a little buttercream and vanilla.
-Christmas Fantasy - candy, spiced tea, a hint of cinnamon, and a flower
-Clean Breeze
-Clean Crisp Air
-Clothespins
-Clove EO
-Cocoa Cabana
-Country Clothesline - fresh powder, light musk, and just a hint of fresh spring flowers
-Crisp & Candied - orange peels, apples, and lemons, clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg
-Eucalyptus EO
-Lavender EO
-Gardenia
-Gingerbread
-Grapefruit EO
-Grapefruit Mango
-Hot Apple Pie
-Lavender Apple
-Lavender Grapefruit EO
-Lemon
-Lemongrass EO
-Lemongrass Orange EO
-Lemon Verbena
-Lilac
-Lilac Mist
-Linen Breeze
-Mango Papaya
-Monkey Fart - bananas and juicy grapefruit, kiwi, juicy bubblegum, and strawberries; and a hint of vanilla
-Nag Champa
-Oatmeal Milk & Honey
-Orange Clove
-Orange EO
-Patchouli Blend
-Pecan Pie
-Peppermint EO
-Peppermint Eucalyptus EO
-Peppermint Rosemary EO
-Pink Sugar
-Pomegranate & Ginger
-Pumpkin Apple Butter
-Pumpkin Spice
-Reindeer Poo - apples and pears; followed by middle notes of eucalyptus, pine, and geranium; and well-balanced with base notes of vanilla, cedarwood, and patchouli
-Rosemary EO
-Sage EO
-Snowstorm
-Vanilla EO
-Vanilla Insanity
-Vanilla Lavender EO
-Welcome Home - graham crackers, vanilla frosting, creamy caramel, and juicy raisins
-Ylang YlangEO

Seasonal Scents:
-Pumpkin Apple Butter
-Apple Orchard
-Crisp and Candied
-Cinnamon Sticks
-Candy Cane
-Candy Corn
-Christmas Bliss
-Christmas Cabin
-Christmas Cookie
-Christmas Cravings
-Christmas Fantasy
-Pumpkin Spice
-Pumpkin Bread
-Pecan Pie
-Candy Corn
-Mint Sugar Cookie
-Sticky Buns

An Ode to Biokleen's Bacout

For everything I can think of, bacout has some sort of use. INCLUDING cloth diapers! I use it often for our CDs - I soak overnight to get rid of stains, and I recommend it to mommas who are having ammonia or stinky problems. One of the leading causes of those problems in cloth diapers is bacteria build up in microfiber so soaking in bacout kills all that bacteria and typically solves the problem.

According to their product description, "Bac-Out's live enzyme-producing cultures attack pet, food, and beverage stains, organic waste, and odor until they are gone, digesting them back to nature, safely and naturally.
Bac-Out is safe to use around children and pets, even birds. "

My favorite uses for bacout:

1. Stinky diapers - spray 2-3 squirts in prewash!
2. Stained diapers - spray 2-3 squirts in sink and let diapers soak!
3. Carpet stains - spray and let sit for 10 minutes and then scrub! MIRACLE!
4. Garbage disposal, stinky sink drain, trash can, and mildew around the bathtub!
   

I absolutely suggest picking up a bottle, just be sure to rinse well so your baby doesn't get a rash!

I get it at our local organic/natural grocery store or online at various places including amazon.com!

How I Wash Diapers

There are a LOT of variations on diaper washing. We have been cloth diapering for over a year, and I have to admit that with changes in your DD's intake, sometimes you need to adjust your washing routine. Cloth diapering isn't finite, but it changes pretty frequently so you have to be somewhat flexible. This is our basic schedule -

CrunchyClean is clean rinsing, so you need less washing and rinsing then you are probably used to (and I have a HE frontloader, so adjust accordingly):

1. Cold rinse with no spin to get remainder of poop off and not set the stains in - no detergent (makes diapers heavier so more water in the wash). I add 4-5 squirts of Biokleen's Bacout if the diapers are stinky or super dirty - these are live enzymes, so I don't add often but they do help immensely! If you don't rinse well enough, they will irritate baby's bums so be careful.

2. Hot or warm wash with 1/2 to 1 T of CrunchyClean. If the diapers are super dirty (lots of poops like when she teethes or else I let them sit a few days) I do a hot wash.

3. IF I added bacout, I do an extra rinse. Otherwise I don't do an extra rinse

:)

Happy Cloth Diaper Washing!!