Nontoxic/unscented laundry detergent

Can anyone reccomend a nontoxic unscented detergent? I think my son is reacting to the Tide we use. He’s got this bumpy rash on his torso and his ankles have a dry rash.

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They have detergents for babies

Try dreft!

Use free and clear

any recommendations? I’d rather just make the change for the whole household because I wash everything together. Less loads that way.

I used deft for all of our clothes ! It’s labeled for “babies” but it cleaned my clothes too! It’s non-scented, so I figured that might as well use it on our clothes also. It works for us too!

I’m trying now a detergent from tide called tide free and gentle

Fairy non-bio

Attitude

u can really use that for everything.

Anything hypoallergenic really

I disagree on dreft. It actually has tons of chemicals in it. Try “All free and clear” it’s the only thing we use

EWG ratings are awful for dreft! Take this as a PSA https://www.ewg.org/cleaners/products/6112-DreftStage1NewbornBabyLiquidLaundryDetergent/

Branch basics, Molly suds, attitude

Borax is great, powdered and all natural.

The brand Sonnet has laundry liquid. That’s all I use, there’s so much green washing out there that brands can label ‘natural’ but still have tons of chemicals

Dreft!!

Nellies baby soda!!

We is the regular laundry soda for our stuff as well

Eco Ver is the best! Non toxic you can pick without scent or with, i have super sensitive skin so i been using my whole life only detergents for babies, this one is the best and smels amazing too (the one i have, you can pick without scent) 😊

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Sorry but tide has very far from non toxic and its one of the most comercial brands, i had reaction to all comercial brands.

Check out your health food shop/wellness store

I used Arm and Hammer Sensitive Skin for my first born for the first year or so. We only use Arm and Hammer brand. I’m now pregnant with baby #2 and will be going back to the sensitive skin detergent.

We use fairy non bio

Use Tide free and clear

I think the arm and hammer baking soda brand detergent works well is cheaper than tide and I think they have free of scents version

lol I know! My husband loves it so I haven’t changed it out

Do not use dreft!!! Molly suds is great :)

Dr bronners liquid Castile soap. Can use it for so many things including detergent

so surprised how many people are backing dreft and we are over here like don’t.use. Lol

I’ve never had any issues with derft

glad to hear it, but the ingredients are pretty awful and it gets an F for healthy ingredients per EWG so if baby has a rash this mom should avoid it just in case. I try to use clean products on my family as I have sensitive skin so I don’t know if that could pass down to my kids.

haha i understand, mine wouldnt even know if i change our detergent 😂

I had no idea!!!

I know right? Sadly there’s so many bad ingredients in baby products and “sensitive” skin products it’s awful! But dreft smells so good lol I found out because my daughter got a rash then googled it and switched to All Free and Clear

All free and clear works for us.

Free and clear ! We use the pods and it works wonderfully gentle

Fairy is the best!

All free and clear works for the entire family.

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