https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:06:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643972 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:51:54 +0000 maddyz 2643972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the Kirkland brand free and clear for all our cloths and cloth diapers.</p> <p>It can be tricky to find the right cloth diaper wash for your water. We have very soft water so it's easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643968 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:45:17 +0000 MenagerieMama 2643968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use seventh generation free and clear for everyone's clothes and Tide powder for cloth diapers. I think your unscented detergent would be fine for baby! I can't figure out why Deft is marketed for baby clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643964 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:38:34 +0000 BSB 2643964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jennlin821: if you use All Free and clear, you have to get powder version since the liquid version is not recommended per the link @Mrs. Pickle: posted.</p> <p>I use cloth diapers and I use Tide Free and Gentle. It's approved by the fluff love diaper group. Also, almost every free and clear detergents are fairly weak compared to regular detergents. For cloth diapers, you'll need to add a softener (double check your water hardness per FLU) to increase the cleaning powder. Or you can use Tide. Tide is strong in general and their Tide Free and Gentle is great. I've been using it for a while after switching from another free and clear detergent that wasn't cleaning my cloth diapers as well. We use the tide f&amp;g for baby laundry, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643814 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 15:38:27 +0000 avivoca 2643814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Ecos free and clear for all of our laundry, including our cloth diapers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643806 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 15:35:12 +0000 PurplePeony 2643806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've used Ecos, Seventh Generation, and Whole Foods' 365 Brand -- all unscented, I am very sensitive to perfumes and dyes. But we didn't do cloth diapers. We never separated baby clothes from our own, either, just threw it all in together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643793 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 15:31:35 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2643793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always used All Free &amp; Clear or Tide Free &amp; Gentle for everyone's clothes (adults and DS).<br /> That said, I LOVE the Dreft stain spray. For whatever reason, it seems to work much better than any other stain spray I have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643754 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 15:17:33 +0000 sapphire 2643754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use 7th Generation for all our laundry (no cloth diaper experience). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643719 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:57:37 +0000 jennlin821 2643719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you everyone for the excellent advice. </p> <p>Looks like I'll try All Free &amp; Clear and/or Seventh Generation, whichever I can find easiest and cheapest. </p> <p>I guess I'll return the Rockin Green...I thought I had done enough research but I must have been looking at out of date information for the cloth diapers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643612 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:57:32 +0000 PinkElephant 2643612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for All Free and Clear. I use it for the whole family - DD2 is SUPER sensitive and is fine with it. It's pretty good on stains, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643610 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:57:02 +0000 newlypregnantlady 2643610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My favorite low-scent detergent is Ecos (though they do sell scented). I buy it at Costco and I absolutely love it. I hate the smell of laundry detergent (especially while pregnant), and this is the least scented detergent I've ever found. It also works with cloth diapers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643583 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:42:48 +0000 Jadj13 2643583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the Up&amp;Up free and clear (Target brand) for all our clothes (Dh is sensitive to smells/perfumes too), never had a problem.</p> <p>I've heard good things about the Ecos brand too but never used it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643580 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:40:26 +0000 IRunForFun 2643580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure about the cloth diapers but you can definitely use the Arm &amp; Hammer clear unscented stuff on baby's clothes. It's just dyes and perfumes you want to avoid on sensitive skin. I can't stand most scents, including laundry detergent, so we use the Arm &amp; Hammer stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643573 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:34:16 +0000 gingerbebe 2643573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Tide's free and clear one for everything, everyone, forever, Amen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643570 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:33:25 +0000 psw27 2643570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have always used All Free &amp; Clear for everyone's clothes. I don't like scents on my clothing for the most part and it has never bothered LO so I just kept using it from birth. We didn't cloth diaper so I can't speak to that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643553 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:27:29 +0000 LindsayLou 2643553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use arm and hammer free and clear for everyone's clothes. Some people also use it for cloth diapers, and I tried it, but wasn't happy with the results. I now use tide free and clear for our cloth diapers and it works great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643547 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:22:32 +0000 autumnlove 2643547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Ecos for our CDS and All for our clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643546 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:21:59 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2643546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jennlin821: No advice on diapers, but we use free &amp; clear detergent for all our laundry. The good thing about using the same detergent for adult and baby clothes is that baby clothes are so small they rarely take up a full load, so I just throw them in with my laundry. No need to have separate "baby detergent." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643541 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:19:42 +0000 Anya 2643541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would skip the Rockin Green and choose what you want to use for the diapers and then use that for everything else as well. I personally use Tide powder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643539 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:19:25 +0000 SweetiePie 2643539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you're already using unscented for yourself you can definitely use the same for your LOs clothes. I did that when he was tiny and know lots of other moms who did the same. And I assume it's cheaper than baby branded products. </p> <p>I can't comment on cloth diapers though, sorry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643536 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:17:31 +0000 brownepiano 2643536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's hard to find a free and clear detergent that is good for cloth diapers. They tend to be weak (according to fluff love university). But there are a lot of brands you can use for cloth. If you can find a regular detergent you can stand the smell of, there's a good chance you can use it on your diapers too. </p> <p>A lot of people use tide. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643535 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:17:20 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 2643535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use all free and clear for the whole family. My daughter got eczema as a baby (I was using honest co at the time) and allergist said he has done a ton of studies on detergent and All free and clear is best for sensitive skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643532 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:15:53 +0000 catlady 2643532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use some sort of Free &amp; Clear (All, or whatever is on sale) for all our clothes since DH has sensitive skin. We have also used it for cloth diapers and it was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643529 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:12:58 +0000 Foodnerd81 2643529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>But have always used regular free and clear detergent- I think All, usually, or the Costco brand. I didn't cloth diaper so can't speak to that, but I wash baby and adult clothes all in the same detergent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643527 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:12:22 +0000 ValentineMommy 2643527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Tide Free and Clear - I'm sure All is basically the same thing. I'd definitely recommend that. Both my boys had sensitive skin (eczema) and scented detergent bothered them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643526 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:12:10 +0000 mediagirl 2643526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All Free and Clear. Used it since day 1 and it's wonderful. We can use it for all laundry because it's not crazy expensive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643523 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:11:13 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2643523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think Rockin' Green is recommended for cloth diapers. </p> <p><a href="http://www.fluffloveuniversity.com/how-to-wash-cloth-diapers/detergent-index/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fluffloveuniversity.com/how-to-wash-cloth-diapers/detergent-index/</a></p> <p>I used All Free Clear in the beginning. Now I use Gain for everything, including my cloth diapers. It's just easier to buy one detergent and the regular stuff doesn't bother my DD's skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hating-dreft#post-2643515 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:06:27 +0000 jennlin821 2643515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I did my first load of newborn clothes laundry with newborn Dreft liquid. AND I HATE THE SMELL! </p> <p>We currently use unscented Arm &amp; Hammer detergent for our clothes. I guess I assumed Dreft would be unscented as its for newborns.... </p> <p>So my questions are this:<br /> 1) I have Rockin Green, which I was planning on using for our cloth diapers. Can I use this for newborn clothes?<br /> 2) Suggestions for other scent-free newborn detergent? </p> <p>Reading through the boards, many people seem to use Seventh Generation or All Free &amp; Clear. However, I like the idea of being able to use just one detergent for diapers and baby clothes, so are there any suggestions about that? </p> <p>Please let me know, I can't wait to re-wash the one Dreft load. Its making my house smell like a perfume department! </p>