The american academy of pediatrics says that regular detergent is fine for washing baby clothes.
All free clear vs dreft baby detergent.
This formulation is hypoallergenic dye free and fragrance free and gentle enough for delicate skin especially if baby has eczema.
As for the dryer sheet i stopped using them for myself and my baby now 4.
Dreft vs free and clear laundry detergent mandabear815 posted.
All free and clear is far superior to dreft.
Dreft is just marketing genious.
If your baby is prone to eczema or you yourself have it looking for a formula that gets a stamp of approval from a dermatologist is key.
I have very sensitve skin so we always use the free and clear laundry detergent and i was wondering if that would be fine to use on the baby s stuff apposed to dreft since it is so expencive.
At an average of 52 loads per bottle you ll pay around 0 12 per wash when using all free clear.
For example biokleen free clear laundry powder has a ph level of 8 0 while biokleen baby liquid detergent has a ph level of 5 0.
Parents overwhelming rave about how great this detergent is for eczema sufferers.
Now p g is offering dreft stage one for newborn and dreft stage two for active baby as well as dreft purtouch a plant based detergent.
Since the cleaning properties of the baby version aren t as strong you re trading a more mild product for a few stains.
Since the 1950s the marketing focus has been toward new mothers choosing dreft for baby s laundry.
Dreft is hypoallergenic because it contains no dyes that are most often the culprit in skin irritation.
All free clear detergent isn t officially a baby laundry detergent but it might as well be.
There was a little adjustment but i do not miss it.
In fact this is the only laundry detergent recommended by the national eczema association.