One concern people have when deciding whether to purchase Hannahpad is whether they will be easy to clean with only natural cleaning products. We have three products in store now to help you do just that. We will share them now along with some quick tips on how to use them effectively.

Hannahpad Probiotic Soap

The Hannahpad Probiotic Soap is a great option for that first wash and rinse before soaking. In the shower, before the water gets too hot, rinse the pad and then give it a hand wash with this probiotic soap and let it soak for a little while. The soap contains microorganisms (like your yoghurt does) from lactic acid and yeast. The soy and coconut oil and lye helps form a suds and the probiotics will work on any bacteria that may be present.

As far as a natural body wash goes, Dr Bronner is far more concentrated than most and quite effective for hand laundry washing. If you already have this in your shower, there's no need for an extra handwashing soap, you can easily do your first wash with this. One of the most important things with the first wash is timing. The quicker you can rinse, scrub and leave some soapy suds on the pad with some water, the better off you'll be. Bronner is available in 11 scents and various sizes, including this sampler pack.

Pictured here as one of the products in our exclusive ultimate starter pack from Hannahpad, the Abode Laundry Soaker is available in a High Performance and a sensitive version. They both use Sodium Percarbonate for stain removal and it is very effective as a soaker. The main difference between the two is the enzymes in the High Performance (which can irritate those with very sensitive skin) and in the Sensitive, the enzymes are placed with Sodium Lactate.

After your initial handwash and short soak, we recommend the pads be placed in a bucket with the laundry soaker anywhere between 1 and 3 days until you are ready to wash. Change the water and the powder every 24 hours. For pegs that will last a lifetime, you may also want to try our wire pegs, made from stainless steel.

Other uses for the stain remover are to add in to loads of whites with your regular laundry powder and boosting a load with work clothes or nappies. It is more effective in a long term soak, but it does also provide some lift to a regular load of laundry if your natural laundry powder isn't quite doing the job for something tough.