An essential asset to all real nappy households, the 16-litre nappy pail is for storing used nappies prior to washing.
There are several schools of thought about how to store your nappies, but we recommend dry pailing, as using water can encourage bacteria to breed, and therefore increase, not decrease, the potential for odours.
Just flush away any solids, rinsing of any excess as necessary, and put wet nappies straight in. As long as you keep the lid on, this will keep odours to a minimum.
However, if you want to try wet pailing, simply fill with water and submerge the nappies - having rinsed off any excess on soiled ones - and keep on adding until you have a full load. Optionally, you can add something to control the odour: such as tea tree oil, bicarbonate of soda, or washing powder.
We recommend NOT soaking your wraps prior to wash – you them up to dry first in case of excess wetness, and then keep them in a laundry basket.
For full details on washing and storing, please visit our FAQs page.
