Cloth Diaper Washing: Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral?

Let’s play a game. Is your cloth diaper animal, vegetable, or mineral? Did you know that each requires a different approach to cloth diaper laundry? Have you ever heard of the old parlor game, Animal Vegetable Mineral? It was actually based on the taxonomy of the natural world created by 18th-century Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus. … Read more

Cheapie Leakies

Why I don’t buy cloth diapers that come without support or warranty. We’re often asked about some of the less expensive cloth diapers on the market, and why we don’t offer them at bynature.ca. When compared to economical options such as Bummis wraps and prefolds or an amazing DUO system such as AMP Diapers, the quality, … Read more

Hemp vs Bamboo Rayon for Cloth Diapers

We get a lot of questions from customers in the bynature.ca store asking why they would want to choose bamboo vs. hemp for cloth diapers. Short answer: choose hemp for environment or absorbency, and choose bamboo rayon for softness. Overall, we prefer hemp. In our completely unscientific survey of Facebook followers,parents choose hemp 8 to … Read more

Cotton Diapers – Do You Choose Organic or Not?

We were surprised when we asked customers about organic cotton diapers because their reasons for choosing organic don’t always match what we know about the benefits of organic. We recommend organic over non-organic, but our reasons might not be what you expect. We’re stepping back slightly from our laundry series this week in celebration of … Read more

Cloth Diaper Washing: Wet Pail or Dry Pail?

Before you wash your cloth diapers, where will you store them? You can use a wet pail, which means leaving the diapers to soak in water, or a dry pail, which means not adding water. Which will work better for your diapers? We will walk you through the pros and cons of your diaper pail … Read more