which washing powder

[cupcake78]

My 10 week old son seems to be developing a rash which I think is due to the type of washing powder/softener I am using.

What type of washing powder have you found works best for sensitive skin.

At the moment I am using ariel.

[meepingaroundthechristmastree]

I had to ditch my Asda non-bio and sensitive fabric softener! Am now on Surcare but it costs a fortune and doesn't smell as nice

[meepingaroundthechristmastree]

at 10 weeks my dd got very flaky skin and looked a bit spotty - it went away on its own. It was only later when she developed excema like rashes (about month 4) that I made the change.

[normabutty]

Started off using Fairy (and no softener). We had no problems, but we've now changed to soapnuts.

[cupcake78]

The problem is I have very senstive skin and can only use ariel. Looks like I am going to have to split our washing up.

Thanks for your advice.

[BeeWiseMen]

would using wash balls help? They're not very good if things are stained IMO but for general use they are great.

also, and at the risk of getting flamed, i have relative who is a chemist working for a detergents manufacturer and he is adamant that their testing shows it is the fragrances in washing powder that cause skin reactions not the enzymes in the biological stuff.

[Orinoco]

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[ChocFudgeCake]

There is one recommended by a famous parenting guru that cannot be named here. I used that for the first month of live of DS, is special for new babies: Filetti.
Here you can ask for a free sample.

I also used the ecoballs and thought they were great. Maybe you could alternate Filetti and ecoballs to make sure that stains go away.

[ChocFudgeCake]

ah should read "life"