Cloth Diaper Pails :: A 30 Second Cleaning Routine
Posted on March 23, 2010
Ewwwww, no one wants a stinky room! Dirty diaper storage should most def not make your house stink like an outhouse.
There are two things that you can do to virtually eliminate any lingering smell in your pail. It keeps the smell down, really cleans the diaper pail, it's quick and non-toxic.
The two part system involves using a diaper pail liner (which many of you already use) AND giving your pail a quick wipe every time you take the diapers out to launder them.
What do you need?
- 1 diaper pail (any garbage can of sorts with a lid will do)
- 2 diaper pail liners
- Spray bottle filled with a 50% vinegar, 50% water solution - add some drops of essential oil if you don't like the smell of vinegar
- Cloth wipes
- Remove diaper pail liner bag #1 from diaper pail full of dirty diapers
- Spray down the inside of the diaper pail and lid with the vinegar and water solution
- Wipe down the inside of the diaper pail and lid with cloth wipe
- Toss cloth wipe in to the dirty diaper bag
- Line Diaper pail with fresh diaper pail liner
LisaG wrote:
My routine is just about that quick also. I don’t use a diaper pail liner in my pail though.
Once I have tipped the diapers into the wash, I shake in some baking soda, a ‘glug glug glug’ of vinegar – swirl it around and then spray down the insides using the toilet diaper sprayer and empty the contents into the washer! Let the diaper pail air dry and I’m done. I have the convenience of the washroom right beside my laundry room so it makes it easy to rinse, but a small pail of water would also do the trick (wiping down with a washcloth!)
Karen wrote:
Thanks for sharing Lisa! Having your diaper pail in close proximity to a bathroom and/or the laundry definitely opens up some options.