Who doesn’t love babies! As dear as they are to us, taking care of their clothes is a tricky task in itself. Parents desire that their baby’s clothes not only remain clean but also last longer. More importantly, they want to ensure that only the safest and natural laundry chemicals be used on such garments. This to ensure that the baby doesn’t suffer any skin infection. At Simply Laundry, we completely understand this delicate situation and hence exercise utmost care when dealing with baby laundry.
When handling baby laundry, it is important to understand the different kinds of stains that are encountered. They range from proteins such as breast milk, food stains and spit-up to greasy and oily stains such as baby oil, petroleum jelly and other creams. In attending to such kind of stains, Marthastewart.com recommends that the best step forward is to be proactive. Pre-soaking such clothes in water is usually the first step in cleaning. Simple stains such as baby drool can often be treated with water alone. Further, for stains that are relatively more hard to treat, pre-soaking helps in loosening them to a considerable extent following which mild detergents can be used to completely wash the clothes clean. In addition to caring for the clothes, utmost importance is laid on the fact that baby skin is very sensitive. It is hence imperative to assure that the clothes be thoroughly checked for stain remnants before they are dried. If present, remnants can be taken care of by resorting to stronger cleaning agents. Even so, caution should be exercised when garments such as cloth diapers and undershirt are to be cleaned. For such garments, Marthastewart.com recommends that treatments should altogether be avoided thereby rinsing them with water only.
There are several natural options to the traditional chemicals used in baby laundry. They help mitigate the risk of any potential skin problems to babies. According to Marthastewart baking soda, borax and washing soda are some substances that serve as good alternatives to commercial cleaning agents available in stores. Baking soda (or as we know it from our chemistry classes – Sodium Bicarbonate) for instance acts as a combination of cleaner, deodorizer and fabric softener serving as a pre-soaking solution to treat residue. Borax serves well as an antiseptic and anti-bacterial solution to clean diapers. Lastly, stains that are greasy in nature are well treated using Washing Soda (Sodium Carbonate).
Surely, cleaning baby clothes is a hassle! Does this mean that we spend most of the time tending to care for the laundry rather than the babies? No! surely not! The solution is to entrust laundry and dry-cleaning experts such as Simply Laundry with the task of attending your baby laundry. You don’t have to move a bit! With pick-up and drop-off available right from your doorstep, Simply Laundry ensures that clothes are not only well cleaned but also well taken care off. There’s more! when your babies outgrow their clothes, you can partner with us in donating these clothes to charities that we work with.