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FLIPPING FAIRY WASHING POWDER!

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So, after years of ds being eczema free, I thought I would try Fairy Non-Bio - what with it being marketed as especially kind to delicate skin and all that... and half the price of Filletti, our usual powder. Hey presto - ds is covered in a dry, eczema type rash. So, not only have I wasted money on a powder we can't use, but I'll have to wash his entire wardrobe again - in Filletti - in the hope that it will help get rid of the rash. Am unhappy bunny.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 21-Jul-09 05:59:37
Hey there. I use Surcare, because I react to even the slightest amount of perfume in washing powder. You can get it in all the supermarkets - tesco, sainsburys, co-op, but the powder is the best version. The liquid wasn't as good, I found.

I was allergic to ecover, too and didn't think the laundry balls were that good when I tried them. hmm. But maybe that's just me.

Hope that's helpful.
MG
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 15-Jul-09 17:41:25
Hi Julie169, read your message about Boots wash liquid, I have phoned them today and have been told it is being back in the shops at the end of the month, although they tell me they have altered the formulation for health and saftey reasons. It now has added silicon and soap, plus something else but the guy I spoke to didnt know what. Ive asked them to send me a full ingrediant list, they said they would call me back one day this week. If I hear any more, i will let you know. From Craftaholic
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 20:02:38
Gosh this thread is 5 years old. I realised when mention was made of ariel non-bio which afaik hasn't been around for well, years grin
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 20:00:09
I swear by Filetti but it has been unobtainable recently sad
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 19:56:41
my friends children have always had sensitive skin and so she uses fairy non bio powder, but a few months ago she ran out and the shop only had the tablets. She never thought anything of it until the kids started to come out in a rash all over their bodies.
It soon went a way when she changed back to the powder.
ime, Persil, even the non bio one, makes me and my dc itch like mad. I recomended the M and S non bio earlier on this thread. I popped in yesterday and they seem to have changed it So back to the drawing board for us
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 24-Jun-09 18:19:02
Hy academic mum

Years ago I was told the only washing powder to use for my children was Persil auto non bio. It made a big difference. Also, Comfort pure is the safest one to use.

Hope this info helps.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 13-Jun-09 23:40:23
I also use Eco-balls on occassional washes. They are best for stuff which is not very dirty, but just needs a bit of a clean through than for really dirty stuff. Otherwise we don't use fabric softener it makes the fabric more "sticky" so detergent residue is more likely to hang around, we use the extra rinse cycle and we use supermarket own brand non-bio powder (the less perfumed the better). Whenever we have tried to use biological wash powder, both ds's skin flares up something awful.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 13-Jun-09 21:53:10
My LO's eczema got worse after Eco-balls. Not convinced about the "no detergent residue" thing, if you look at the waste water it is sudsy just like regular washing powder.
I swapped from Fairy to the M and S sensitive non bio. Not perfumed at all, which can take some getting used to, but so far it's been great for us. It's on buy one get one free an awful lot too, so I've stocked up in the last few weeks
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