Chemical Free washing powders?

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I'm currently using Ecover Bio Tabs to do the washing. I use Persil for the whites. I want to avoid as much chemicals/perfumes as I can as strong perfume smells make me feel sick and dizzy. I avoid fabric softener like it's radioactive material as well!

Any suggestions for other products which are good to use in the washing machine? I don't mind using biological powders as they tend to shift stains better than non bios.

surcare is colour and fragrence free

also soapnuts... they are fab completley natural, cheap and really do work

get a sample here

I was just coming here to recommend soap nuts. I've been using them for about a week now due to DS's eczema and they are great!

To be honest, they are not quite as good at removing stains as Persil or whatever but as long as I check the wash first and spot-treat any stains, the wash comes out clean. They are good at removing odours (even from DS's nappies...) but don't have any scent themselves. I've been adding a bit of lavender or lemon oil to the rinse cycle to freshen up a bit.

Thanks for your replies. I shall take a look at the soap nuts. I've used essential oils in my wash before and they're really nice.

My MIL swears by this thing from Lakeland