Fabric conditioner with babies/young children

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Hello! Wondering what fabric conditioner other people use with baby/ toddler clothes?
Ive been using the white comfort or fairy as I thought you needed to just in case of sensitive skin but is it actually a requirement? I just want to use some nice smelling fabric conditioner! The baby friendly ones leave no smell once the clothes are dry. Im not talking about switching to the heavy 'perfumey' ones here either, just ones in the range of yellow lenor.

No requirement to use fabric softener at all. Fewer potential irritants on a baby’s delicate skin the better. Gentle washing powder/liquid and lots of rinses is by far the best option.

(And that’s before you realise that those FCs you mentioned works by leaving a layer of rendered animal fat over the fabric.)

Why do you feel your clothes need to smell of anything anyway?

Must admit I never used it. Not a fan of constantly breathing in perfumes. I have allergies so finding something that didn't affect me was more hassle than it's worth.

Thank you for the least helpful responses ive ever recieved
However, you both may have a point. I didnt realise you could actually wash with out it. That may come from my mum insisting on using a generous portion half a bottle per wash when I begged her not to as I was fed up of slimey clothes.

I use it as we live in a very hard water area and I can tell the difference when I don’t. My DC don’t have sensitive skin in the slightest and I’ve always just used whatever I get in the supermarket.

I've used Comfort Pure ever since DD was born. Recently added in Fairy fabric conditioner so that I can rotate between them though.

Comfort Pure is still my number one favourite.

I don't use FC, never have. Started as a poor cheap ass student and now just don't bother. When ds gets clothes passed on by friends they STINK! I have to re-wash them and air them for a couple of days to get the smell out.

Likewise most stuff bought on eBay. Takes 4-5 washes to get rid of the stench. Minging.

glad to be of assistance!

I use the blue comfort or blue lenor on my baby's clothes... I use it with persil non bio, my baby has sensitive skin and they don't irritate him at all, and his clothes always smell gorgeous!
I always get comments when friends/family are having cuddles with him on how nice he smells 😊

If you want to stop using it, I find the fairy liquid/gel has a really strong fragrance so no need for added FC.

Or surprisingly, 'Tesco loves baby' washing powder and FC smells lovely.

I stopped using FC when DD was born and switched to Fairy detergent (first liquid, now powder) and never went back to using it. If you do use it I would always do an extra rinse cycle.

I have stopped using the perfumed fc because it sets dd's eczema off terribly. I have got used to clothes not smelling perfumed now. Although I do like towels and bedding to smell nice so use it on those.

Put some fc in both trays in washing machine. Most modern machines rinse more so the smell doesnt stick as much. But putting a bit in both trays somehow makes differance for me.

Genuine question - is having strongly smelling clothes so important that the means of achieving it - covering everything in a layer of lard (tallow) - worth it? How did this even become a thing?

I used comfort since mine were born and had no issues.

Surcare.

We've never really used it despite living in ahard water area, I too wanted as little exposure to synthetic fragrances etc for the DCs when they were tiny. I hate fragranced laundry myself so it's no hardship doing without.

Don't use it. If it's strong it makes me feel ill. Dd skin would be raw

Don't use anything if using tumble dryer, if line drying a little white vinegar. Decided to cut back on unnecessary chemicals as much as possible at home and don't miss it

I use the white Tesco fabrics conditioner. I actually think it smells nicer and works better than comfort or fairy and it's a lot cheaper. It's still for sensitive skin. If that isn't available I'll use comfort.

Smol detergent is cheap, smells good and works well. Clothes smell especially amazing when they've been hung outside. Even when they've been hung in our small ensuite with the window open they smell good.

DD's skin is too sensitive for fabric conditioner.

@Cheesycheesytwist why shouldn't you use white vinegar if tumble drying? I use white vinegar in replacement of FC in all my washes.

Can't bear fabric conditioner. Not allergic or anything, just makes me feel like I'm a walking perfume counter. Blehhhhh.

@LillyBugg sorry I wasn't very clear, I don't use anything if tumble drying as I find the clothes are soft enough after being tumbled anyway, but if line drying I use vinegar to stop them going all stiff on the line