What’s good for your baby’s skin is great for your hands. It’s also good for mother earth. Right?
Harsh chemicals and certain allergens if used as a detergent, can be a cause of many baby skin diseases like atopy, dermatitis, allergy, and eczema. Through my blog, I empower other moms to always remember to read the labels of any products they use. That way, they know they are choosing the right product for their family.
But what happens when you don’t know what’s inside your detergent? You can’t really make a choice. You want laundry detergents to be able to clean, right? But you want it to be fragrance-free and keep your clothes soft and colors beautiful. You also want to take care of mother earth and not harm it with the washing water.
While washing baby clothes, you want the liquid detergent to be baby-friendly and eco-friendly too.
Which detergent is safe for babies?
- The liquid detergent mustn’t have sulfur-containing substances like SLS and SLES to avoid sensitivity in baby skin.
- It should be free of dyes, bleaches, foam boosters, and parabens.
- Hypoallergic formulations are best for baby skin.
But regular liquid laundry detergent has harsh chemicals to get rid of dirt, germs, and more. It is aimed for clothes adult wear. Adults’ clothes obviously need more heavy-duty cleaning than babies. That’s why you must choose your liquid detergents with care.
How do I choose the best baby laundry detergents?
• I look for hypoallergenic products.
• It should be free from fabric softeners and free of fabric conditioners
• Without bleach is my choice
• Free of sulfates, SLES, SLS, Parabens, artificial fragrances, and toxic products.
• Plant-based natural disinfectants with antibacterial properties work as baby products. Products which avoid leaving chemical residues are useful as babies can put anything and everything in their mouth.
• Easy on the pocket.
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Mother Sparsh Plant Powered Laundry Detergent for Babies
If you want the best chemical-free, organic, plant powered laundry detergent for babies. Then Mother Sparsh will make you happy. Being eco-friendly and baby-friendly is something Mother Sparsh understands too. It’s a botanical blend of plant extracts, organic herbs, and essential oil.
It’s tough on stains and germs: The goodness of neem and eucalyptus fights the germs and helps keep baby clothes free of bacteria present in spilled milk, food debris, dirt, etc.
It’s gentle on baby skin and mommy hands: The soothing aloe vera extract is the perfect ingredient to prevent any kind of skin irritation. It’s also why the Baby-friendly liquid detergent is also friendly to mommy’s hands and mother earth. When you want a detergent with safety in mind, Mother Sparsh delivers.
The plant-powered formulation: Neem and eucalyptus oil in the liquid formulation take care of baby bibs, clothes, towels, blankets, washable diapers, sheets, and the million and one things babies need every day. The bio enzymes in the liquid detergent are tough on milk residues, and dirt and remove foul odor in an instant. Being free from SLES, SLS, dyes, parabens, phosphates, and bleaches, you will never worry about irritating your baby’s skin or harming mother earth.
Removes tough stains gently: The Mother Sparsh baby liquid detergent has a mix of enzymes added to it to easily remove stubborn stains from milk, food debris, and dirt.
Anti germ: The neem extract has antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties. Even aloe vera and eucalyptus oil have antigerm powers. These together help fight the germs arising from food stains, sweat, dirt, milk spills, etc.
Biodegradable and nontoxic formulation: It’s free from SLS, SLES, parabens, phosphate, sulfate, and bleach.
It’s dermatologically tested with IFRA-certified allergen-free fragrance. It has a plant-derived cleaning agent(LARYDET-275) and a plant-based surfactant (PEG400 ).
Mother Sparsh Baby Liquid detergent is suitable for cotton, linens as well as synthetic fibers. Only 5 ml is needed for 5 liters of water for handwashing baby clothes. In the case of machine wash, you can add 30 ml for one medium load. It’s made in India, and their entire range is a favorite with my family. Mother Sparsh is safe and plant powered with certified organic ingredients. The neem and eucalyptus oil in Mother Sparsh liquid detergents make this mild and safe for baby detergent.
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Chicco Baby Laundry Detergent
It has a unique five-enzyme formulation that can remove almost all the stains baby clothes have. It has antibacterial and antifungal properties, is dermatologically tested, and is perfect for your baby’s delicate skin. Chicco’s entire product range is well-known all over the world.
Mee Mee Mild Baby Liquid Laundry Deterge
Mee mee baby liquid laundry detergent is biodegradable, antibacterial free from harsh chemicals, artificial coloring, and phosphorous. It’s fortified with enzymes for effective cleaning. Their secret enzyme combination makes effective cleaning possible with gentleness. It’s a brand that takes care of baby clothes with conscious thought.It baby friendly and ecofriendly.
Himalaya Gentle Baby Laundry Wash
Himalaya promises nature-based products with Soapnut, Neem, Geranium, and Lemon. It’s biodegradable too. It’s gentle on the baby and takes care of the mother’s hand. Soapnut or Reetha is a natural and gentle cleanser. It’s unique to the Himalaya Gentle Baby laundry wash. When you use it, you know you are not damaging the environment.
Brand Nourish’s Puer Liquid detergent
They use Ecocert products, with plant-based bioenzymens and plant surfactants to keep your clothes clean and environmentally safe too.
Luvlap Baby Laundry Liquid Detergent
It’s free from phosphates and fluorescence. It’s also environmentally friendly, has antibacterial properties, is pH balanced, and non-toxic without artificial coloring. The detergent cleans effectively. The non-toxic formulation is essential for baby detergents to ensure safety. That’s why Luvlap is a popular brand for washing liquid.
Morisons Baby Dreams Laundry Detergent
Morisons Baby Dreams Laundry Detergent is sulfate-free, with the excellent cleaning power of lime to help remove stains. It has fabric softener in it, which I am not fond of .It doesn’t harm the environment and cleans baby clothes effectively.
Pigeon Baby Liquid Laundry Detergent
Its plant-based, with antibacterial properties and is hundred percent free from phosphate and fluorescent. Its concentrated formula helps with the effective stain-removing property. It’s free from artificial colors and is gentle on baby clothes.
The following four are not strictly baby liquid detergents, but products included in this list because they are trusted brands. Plus, they are readily available in various markets locally and online. The amount of washing families with babies have is significant. So sometimes you use what you can get.
Ezee
Ezee’s no soda formula is the reason it’s a family favorite for washing clothes for other family members. Its neutral pH and micro conditioners, which prevent shrinking and keep fabric soft, fluffy. But this residual conditioner is a problem for baby clothing. Plus, the fragrance is not needed for baby clothes.
Genteel
Genteel is a family favorite and doesn’t contain SLS or SLES. But does contain artificial fragrances and preservatives. A trusted brand with a whole host of chemicals, but it’s gentle on your hands and gentle on your clothes. Doesn’t cause shrinkage, maintains color, and a little goes a long way.
Ariel Matic Liquid Detergent
Ariel Matic liquid detergent promises and delivers too. It dissolves easily, doesn’t fade colors, and has a fresh fragrance—a big favorite with washing machine companies.
Surf Excel Liquid detergent
A brand used for many households cleans stains and effortlessly. It is not hand-friendly or baby-friendly, but clothes could be what’s needed for older kids.
Best practices
• Wash soiled nappies, and clothes separate from daily use clothes.
• Soak babies’ inner clothes, baby sheets, and pillowcases in plain clean water for some time after washing clothes thoroughly to remove any chance of residual soap. Baby lick and suck everything close to their mouth due to their suckling reflex. So, it’s best to take extra care. This is especially important when using any of the non-baby-specific detergents.
• If the detergent has a strong fragrance, you don’t want it.
What do you look for in your baby care products? Let me know in the comments below.
What a great detailed information on what to look for when chosing a laundry detergent for babies.
Glad you liked this.
I agree with you that the detergent used to wash your baby’s clothing should be free from toxins. I extend that to believe that what’s good for baby’s clothes is good for mine, so I use detergent made from natural solvents for the entire family’s laundry. In fact, I extend that principle to all my cleaning products.
That’s an excellent principle.I would love to know how you make your cleaning products.
That’s an excellent principle. I would love to know how you make your cleaning products.
Those were very helpful recommendations! First, because you pointed out what to check for on the labels. And then, because you named specific brands you recommended and told why they were good. But also, you pointed out that some might be hard to find and made suggestions for those that would be easier and would do in a pinch. Good call, because what good is a recommended resource no one can find?
Thanks, Jeanine. Loved how you brought out the great bits of the article.
My boys are grown now, but Dreft was the one that I used. It was one of the few baby detergents available 23 years ago when my oldest was a baby. So many more healthy choices now!
Yes there are many more choices now.
I hadn’t heard of any of those brands — I suspect they are not sold widely in the US? I used Dreft for my youngester. My mother used that for me too. Thank you for sharing this info!
Thank you