Eczema and washing powder

[Littletreasure2017]

My lo has eczema and we use non bio persil and pure ( white one ) comfort just wondering what others use, I'm finding it doesn't do much for stains but a bit worried about changing it thanks in advance xx

What sort of stains? Try rubbing washing up liquid and a little water into the stains before washing. There are no enzymes in the powder and they help break down stains.

I suffer with eczema, improved vastly during teenage years, 40 something now and have always stuck with persual non bio. I vaguely remember somewhere in the past they removed the product, my mum had quite an issue finding an alternative until it was reintroduced by people pressure.

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Fabric conditioner tends to worsen eczema. Avoiding all detergents can be very helpful. This means using pure soup flakes or a liquid soap in the washing machine. And lots of extra rinses. Body care products are also full of detergents. Try a pure unperfumed soap.

OP doesn't say the eczema is any worse with using non bio and fabric conditioner, just that stains don't come out and she doesn't want to change in case the eczema worsens/ comes back.

Often it can be perfumes rather than enzymes that affect skin. Other countries don't even have non bio variants

I've used non-bio for a few years due to eczema but have found I can tolererate small usage of a bio to get stains out.

Maybe do a soak in bio then wash as usual.

We used to use eco balls as my sons skin reacted badly to most detergents. Every now and then I'd wash it all in bio with stain remover and then treasure with the eco balls before putting them in him again.

eczema family here.
we use bio powder (only half the recomended amount) and no softener.
we always use the long washing cycle and add an extra rinse to get most powder residue out.

Thankyou for your replies!! Very helpful!!
I think i am going to stick with non bio for dd and no softener from now on!! But will also buy some bio for mine and partners clothes because they don't come out as fresh as I'd like although dd clothes do, can I ask if you buy liquid do you get as many washes as the bottle states? Or is powder better? Xx

powder is generally better.
it contains bleach, which kills a mould (which is a common allergen).

I use liquid only for black jeans...

Thankyou for your reply!! Why do you use liquid on blask jeans? Partner does a lot of sport so I need something that will clean them properly, non bio doesn't get the smell out!!! Xx

We’ve not used fabric softener for 11yrs after my DD struggled with skin issues. I had to buy some for her new secondary school jumper as it was ridiculously static suracare worked fine. We use Tesco laundry cleaner antibacterial liquid for sports kit on 40c seems to help with non-bio.

Bit of a pain but I used to use vanish and then hot wash with Ariel powder for difficult stains, then rewash in non bio. Worked well.

DS2 suffers with eczema and we swapped from non bio to something called skin salve. It's worked wonders and the eczema has cleared, to help with any stains we a add a little napisan which does the trick.

Just thought I'd do an update, after much thought I tried bio persil washing powder and lenor, and my dd's eczema is so much better which I didn't think would be the case!! Maybe the washing powder and conditioner I was using wasn't right for her xx

That can often be the case OP. It’s trial and error to find the right one.

How old is your DD? If very small and you’ve yet to need suncream for her, a word of warning this can really trigger a flair up in the summer.
I’d recommend not using one above factor 30 as the really high factors are incredibly thick and block the pores.

Just make sure it’s 5*UVA as not all are that you’d expect I.e. Nivea but Wilkos and Aldi are and don’t irritate my DDs sensitive skin plus nice and cheap.

Anecdotal - a few people I know have had issues with persil that have been fine with ariel.

I use white vinegar as a 'softener'. It helps get the last traces of powder out in the rinse (soap residue can make fabric stiff and scratchy), doesn't smell and I've been told that it helps keep whites whiter. It is also a lot cheaper than traditional softener when bought in bulk from Amazon.

Hope the new routine works well.

Thankyou for your replies, I was really shocked because i didn't think her eczema would clear up by changing it!! Really pleased cuz now my washing smells nice!!
Thankyou for the sun cream tip too she's 16 months xxx

I use Surcare with no fabric softener. My son has pretty much outgrown his eczema but now I can’t stand the smell of perfumed detergents.