bleach for kids' clothes

I have few white onesies I'm going to re-use for my baby. You won't
believe they are white even if I tell you. They were hand-me-downs to
begin with. I was wondering if it's ok to run them through a bleach
cycle once and wash them again to get rid of the bleach. I plan to do
this only once to get rid of the gunk. Once they look reasonably
white, I will wash them in regular cycle. Or should we never use
bleach on infants' clothes at all?

Also, at what age is it ok to use bleach regularly for kids?

Thanks.

ted wrote:

I have few white onesies I'm going to re-use for my baby. You won't
believe they are white even if I tell you. They were hand-me-downs to
begin with. I was wondering if it's ok to run them through a bleach
cycle once and wash them again to get rid of the bleach. I plan to do
this only once to get rid of the gunk. Once they look reasonably
white, I will wash them in regular cycle. Or should we never use
bleach on infants' clothes at all?

Also, at what age is it ok to use bleach regularly for kids?

I've always used bleach in my white loads, baby clothes and all.

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ted wrote in message
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I have few white onesies I'm going to re-use for my baby. You won't
believe they are white even if I tell you. They were hand-me-downs to
begin with. I was wondering if it's ok to run them through a bleach
cycle once and wash them again to get rid of the bleach. I plan to do
this only once to get rid of the gunk. Once they look reasonably
white, I will wash them in regular cycle. Or should we never use
bleach on infants' clothes at all?

Also, at what age is it ok to use bleach regularly for kids?

Thanks.
Isn't there some nappy wash detergent that works on whites? It's meant to
remove stains from terry nappies. I think in UK it's called "nappy-san" or
something. I'd still was them again after using it though.
Debbie

ted wrote:
I have few white onesies I'm going to re-use for my baby. You won't
believe they are white even if I tell you. They were hand-me-downs to
begin with. I was wondering if it's ok to run them through a bleach
cycle once and wash them again to get rid of the bleach. I plan to do
this only once to get rid of the gunk. Once they look reasonably
white, I will wash them in regular cycle. Or should we never use
bleach on infants' clothes at all?

Also, at what age is it ok to use bleach regularly for kids?

I've used bleach on baby things and neither of my kids have any neg.
reactions. It shortens the life of the clothes if you do it to much. In
the summer I bleached, washed in warm/warm, and hung on the line to dry.
The sunshine works fabulously on the stains the bleach didn't quite get
100%. I am so going to miss my nice big clothes line this summer.
--
Nikki
Mama to Hunter (4) and Luke (2)

I always bleached the white baby clothes. If the bleach bothers you, run
them through a second rinse cycle.


"ted" wrote in message
om...
I have few white onesies I'm going to re-use for my baby. You won't
believe they are white even if I tell you. They were hand-me-downs to
begin with. I was wondering if it's ok to run them through a bleach
cycle once and wash them again to get rid of the bleach. I plan to do
this only once to get rid of the gunk. Once they look reasonably
white, I will wash them in regular cycle. Or should we never use
bleach on infants' clothes at all?

Also, at what age is it ok to use bleach regularly for kids?

Thanks.

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(ted) wrote:

I have few white onesies I'm going to re-use for my baby. You won't
believe they are white even if I tell you. They were hand-me-downs to
begin with. I was wondering if it's ok to run them through a bleach
cycle once and wash them again to get rid of the bleach. I plan to do
this only once to get rid of the gunk. Once they look reasonably
white, I will wash them in regular cycle. Or should we never use
bleach on infants' clothes at all?

Also, at what age is it ok to use bleach regularly for kids?

Thanks.

Back when I was a teenager and had infant siblings, we always used
bleach on the baby's diapers, and when my own kids were born, we used
bleach on their white things.

No one ever told me it was a problem.

meh
--
Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care

I always used bleach on white clothes, including babies clothes. I never
knew there was a problem.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)
I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World...

ted wrote in message
om...
I have few white onesies I'm going to re-use for my baby. You won't
believe they are white even if I tell you. They were hand-me-downs to
begin with. I was wondering if it's ok to run them through a bleach
cycle once and wash them again to get rid of the bleach. I plan to do
this only once to get rid of the gunk. Once they look reasonably
white, I will wash them in regular cycle. Or should we never use
bleach on infants' clothes at all?

Also, at what age is it ok to use bleach regularly for kids?

Thanks.

ted wrote:

I have few white onesies I'm going to re-use for my baby. You won't
believe they are white even if I tell you. They were hand-me-downs to
begin with. I was wondering if it's ok to run them through a bleach
cycle once and wash them again to get rid of the bleach. I plan to do
this only once to get rid of the gunk. Once they look reasonably
white, I will wash them in regular cycle. Or should we never use
bleach on infants' clothes at all?

Also, at what age is it ok to use bleach regularly for kids?

Why couldn't you bleach whenever you want? I've
never had a problem with it. You just don't want to
bleach too often, as it weakens the fabric. If you're
fussy or your machine doesn't rinse all that well, then
double rinse. Otherwise I wouldn't worry about it at
all.

Best wishes,
Ericka

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(ted) wrote:

I have few white onesies I'm going to re-use for my baby. You won't
believe they are white even if I tell you. They were hand-me-downs to
begin with. I was wondering if it's ok to run them through a bleach
cycle once and wash them again to get rid of the bleach. I plan to do
this only once to get rid of the gunk. Once they look reasonably
white, I will wash them in regular cycle. Or should we never use
bleach on infants' clothes at all?

I use Napisan, which is an oxygen rather than a chlorine bleach (the active
ingredient is sodium perborate). It's designed for use with cloth nappies, as
you can guess from the name, but is good for just about anything. Don't leave
coloured clothes in it for too long though.

Also, at what age is it ok to use bleach regularly for kids?

I recommend washing the children with soap rather than bleach ;-)

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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In article ,
(ted) wrote:

I have few white onesies I'm going to re-use for my baby. You won't
believe they are white even if I tell you. They were hand-me-downs to
begin with. I was wondering if it's ok to run them through a bleach
cycle once and wash them again to get rid of the bleach. I plan to do
this only once to get rid of the gunk. Once they look reasonably
white, I will wash them in regular cycle. Or should we never use
bleach on infants' clothes at all?

I use Napisan, which is an oxygen rather than a chlorine bleach (the
active
ingredient is sodium perborate). It's designed for use with cloth
nappies, as
you can guess from the name, but is good for just about anything. Don't
leave
coloured clothes in it for too long though.
Napisan! Thank you! I couldn't remember the name :-)
Debbie