Washing Powder / Tablets for sensitive skin

[TheWorstWitch]

We've been using Ecover for many years but the price of it has gone up so dramatically, I think it's time for a change.
Any recommendations?

Also, another boring Q: what's the difference between biological and non-biological?

TIA

Someone more technical than me will explain the difference between bio and non bio.

Lots of people believe that biological powder shouldn't be used on sensitive skin. However I have read many times (on here) that actually if you react to a powder it is more likely to be the fragrance or other component that causes a reaction. i.e. the fact it is biological isn't relevant.

Apparently in many countries non-bio isn't available. I would suggest trying various brands, get a small box or borrow a scoop or two off a friend/relative.

Personally I use whatever bio (colour care if poss) is on offer. e.g. usually persil or surf or similar. I tend to avoid the supermarket value range but will use the "normal" supermarket range.

Sounds like I should go for a non-bio then. Is a non-bio also the one I can use at any temperature, including a 30 degree wash?

Try Ecoballs, if you'll pardon my French.
They are like green spaceships that you put in the wash and cost around £25 to £30 for around 1000 (yes that's one thousand) washes. They clean using minerals (I think) and are perfect for super sensitive skin as they don't have anything nasty at all in them. Also really work. They do my hubs terrifyingly dirty work gear. yeuch!

Surcare is good if you're sensitive. No fragrance and non-bio.

We always use Filetti for stuff my DH will come in contact with.

We use Tesco's own Naturally Kind range, which is environmentally friendly and very sensitive to both DP and my skin. We haven't found another powder to which one of us doesn't have a reaction.

Try soapnuts

www.soapnuts.co.uk/

I still use a very small amount of ordindary powder too but we have very hard water and 3 young children and a sweaty dh to deal with!!

Also you should put the powder in the drum as over time it builds up in the pipes leading from the drawer to the drum and means that your clothes end up being rinsed in powdered water IYSWIM

I've had allergies for over thirty years. To almost anything you can think of. Perfumes, lanolin, cleaning stuff, creams, toothpaste, foods, animals, insect bites. Swelling up like elephant man, urticaria, tingling, eczema, trouble swallowing. Vicks brings me out in red welts on my skin. Have taken many years to find soap powder that works for me. I use Tesco own brand Colours powder and Tesco Bio powder. It seems to me that the extremely highly scented stuff causes the most problems. Same with fab cond. Recent allergy to toothpaste which is a serious pain. As soon as I (or husband) uses toothpaste my eyes and nose start to run. My lips start to tingle and I have trouble swallowing. Using bicarb of soda instead but can't go on like this. Any suggestions? Herbal stuff is just as bad. I'm thinking it's the foaming agent sodium lauril sulphate.