https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:51:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2124806 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 22:37:23 +0000 turquoisemama 2124806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use Bright Green. Its unscented and seems to be just fine for DD. It would be so annoying to have to separate all her clothes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2124796 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 22:10:50 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 2124796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH and I were already using free and clear so I was planning on using that but then saw that Honest Companies detergent is pretty much the same price for the same amount of loads so I bought that to wash the baby clothes and will switch over to that for the whole family once I am out of my free and clear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2124773 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:33:24 +0000 SweetiePie 2124773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're fine :-) The free and clears are good for baby. And I also recently read that dermatologists say regular detergent is also fine for babies, as long as they don't have particularly problematic skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2124760 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:13:40 +0000 sarac 2124760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use whatever is cheap and generic from the store. Never had a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2124545 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:14:54 +0000 bunnylove08 2124545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we use free and clear. We use the arm and hammer one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2124456 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:02:56 +0000 whenoceansrise 2124456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS has sensitive skin and we use Tide Free and Gentle and have had no problems </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2124449 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 14:45:42 +0000 Mrs. Coral 2124449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Purex in the green bottle--it's basically their free and clear version. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2124444 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 14:41:33 +0000 Coffee-lover 2124444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Its been a crazy week, sorry I have not responded earlier. Thank you for all the replies, it's nice to know I am not way off with this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113716 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:10:37 +0000 ShootingStar 2113716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your baby has crazy sensitive skin, the last thing you want to use is Dreft. Stick with the Free and Clears. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113356 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:18:26 +0000 snowjewelz 2113356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use free &amp; clear, but also use regular ones, I also have Dreft that was given to me... DD has been fine with it all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113327 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:00:18 +0000 Adira 2113327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Tide Free and Gentle, which has been just fine for us and Xander's eczema! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113313 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:48:06 +0000 meredithNYC 2113313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just use the same Honest Company detergent we use on our own clothes. I believe the baby detergents are scented and that could actually aggravate a baby's sensitive skin? But my mom was the same as yours - totally thought I needed to have Dreft :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113312 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:47:49 +0000 littlebug 2113312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used All F&amp;C from birth. I recently switched to BioKleen, but that's just cuz I like it better. I've been using the same bottle for the past 5 months (doing 2 loads a week) and still have nearly half the bottle. LOVE IT. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113307 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:45:35 +0000 xInfinity 2113307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter has sensitive skin and I use Tide original on everything...bedding, our clothes, her clothes and her cloth diapers and have never had issues. When she first started getting rashy I changed her shampoo from Johnsons to some unscented natural stuff and stopped using dryer sheets on her stuff at the same time so I don't know if it was only one or both of those things bothering her. But I've never changed the detergent and she's good now. I figure the detergent is mostly gone after the rinse cycle but the dryer sheets residue stays on the clothes so I started there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113288 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:36:38 +0000 hellobeeboston 2113288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still buy Dreft and I wash all our our<br /> Clothes in it because I LOVE the way it smells. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113277 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:29:23 +0000 Mrs. Milk 2113277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We totally bought the expensive baby detergent (Dreft) but after a month, tried washing some of my son's clothes in our regular detergent (Free A&amp;C, like you) to see if he reacted. He didn't so we didn't buy any more of the expensive stuff :)</p> <p>I think it's a gimmick, but I know some babies DO have crazy sensitive skin, so maybe have a small bottle on hand just in case? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113269 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:25:37 +0000 youboots 2113269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You should be fine. That's what we wash her cloth diapers in. I use Mrs Meyers baby blossom I think that's the name because I like the way it smells. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113238 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:06:03 +0000 cascademom 2113238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Up &amp; Up baby detergent which is the Target generic of Dreft. One of these days, I'll give it up since we use Up &amp; Up sensitive/no scents, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113230 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:02:30 +0000 yoursilverlining 2113230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another All Free and Clear family here too. "baby detergents", especially those with fragrances, which are aggravating to skin, are gimmicks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113219 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:58:58 +0000 avivoca 2113219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Ecos free and clear for everything. Diapers, baby clothes, adult clothes, towels, everything. My baby did not break out in a rash, and neither do I for that matter. Most commercial detergents give me a horrible skin rash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113216 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:58:27 +0000 PurplePeony 2113216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We wash all our laundry together, we've never separated out baby stuff. We generally use a more environmentally-friendly detergent (GreenShield Organic Free and Clear) but have also used All Free and Clear now and then and have never had any issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113214 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:56:34 +0000 catlady 2113214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't worry, your instincts are fine! We use All Free and Clear or Tide Free and Gentle. Our LO actually does have super sensitive skin and she has never had a problem with either of those. DH is actually more sensitive to detergent than LO. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113213 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:56:11 +0000 blackbird 2113213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used Free and Clear in the beginning, then switched to Tide. Those baby detergents have plenty of additives and shit in them that could be aggravating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113212 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:56:08 +0000 MenagerieMama 2113212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Seventh Generation Free &amp; Clear - same as we use for our clothes. And even wash our clothes together! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113209 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:55:20 +0000 charleysmom 2113209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also use All Free &amp; Clear- never had a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113206 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:54:29 +0000 autumnlove 2113206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use all free n clear for the family. (Or tide or Kirkland!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113202 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:53:36 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2113202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unless your baby has a reaction, there is no reason at all to use a separate detergent. Anything with "baby" in it is a marketing scheme ;) We used regular detergent (and my son has pretty sensitive skin) with no issues at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113201 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:52:40 +0000 Mamaof2 2113201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used All Free and Clear!</p> <p>Baby detergent is a gimic :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/laundry-detergent-for-babies#post-2113199 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:51:57 +0000 Coffee-lover 2113199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I have a question for everyone about what laundry detergent you use for your baby. This will be my first, so I may be a little clueless about some things.</p> <p>I was out baby shopping with my mom the other day when we walked by an aisle full of laundry detergent made just for babies. She told me not to forget to buy the special baby laundry soap.</p> <p>I told her I planned on using the same detergent I use for my husband and I, which is All free and clear. I figured its hypoallergenic so it should be fine to use for the baby too. Well, my mom looked at me like I was crazy and told me that if I used anything other than the special baby detergent it would cause my baby to break out in a bloody rash. Really? </p> <p>Is she right? Are the baby detergents that different or am I totally clueless? </p>