Do you use fabric softener on baby clothes?

Their skin can be too sensitive for softeners and smell would also be too strong for a newborn x

but the scent is likely the same as in detergents, so if they are safe then those should be too…? And why would their skin be too sensitive for softeners, where did you read this? Curious because I thought the point of softener is to make the fibers more pleasant on the skin so would have thought that’s a benefit for newborn skin.

You can get sensitive fabric softens like the detergents. Things like Comfort Pure, Ecover Non Bio fabric softener, Fairy Non Bio Fabric softener ect are all typically okay for babies, they are mostly gently scented or fragrance free but still help soften the fabric.

I used fairy non bio, fairy softener and fairy scent boosters with my son and his skin was absolutely fine. Will probably use fairy for the first couple of months with this baby and then will just wash with ours 🤷🏼‍♀️. Pretty sure we only washed separately for that long with my son and then started chucking everything in together cause I was fed up of having loads of washing to do

White vinegar softens with no smell.

I just use non bio pods which is apparently recommended for babies and still smells nice but not overpowering xx

I use the non bio fairy one :) xx

I use surcare as it has no fragrance. My older daughter has had eczema and has worked well with her so going to continue using for our new baby too

I just looked into surcare, these sound great! I also discovered that M&S makes fragrance free detergent & softener, I think I will go for one of those brands! My gut feeling tells me that going fragrance free is the way to go, and not just for eczema… newborns love their mums scent the most so why mask it up with fragrance?! Just my reflections today!