What to use for washing your baby's clothing? We know how sensitive their skin is and how important it is to avoid unnecessary chemicals that come into contact with them. Interestingly, synthetic fragrances are the main culprit for skin irritation in washing and laundry products for babies and adults. The other culprit is excess fillers in the washing powder not being rinsed out of the clothing and these "salts" remaining in the fabric, which can also cause irritation.
When you have a baby on the way our instinct is to wash and clean everything so your new arrival has a clean and cosy environment. It is recommended to wash all clothing, wraps, and bedding before it is used on a baby or child. Clothing and fabric items are often treated with chemicals that help keep the item wrinkle-free and inhibit dampness and mold when it is being transported around the world. Darker fabrics can also have excess dyes sitting within the fabric, which should be washed away. If the item has a chemical smell or feels stiff or coated, it is important to thoroughly wash it before having contact with sensitive skin.
Changing your washing powder can be a daunting decision. Often when we buy any cleaning product, the first thing we check is the smell or the fragrance. We are also creatures of habit and will stick to one brand that we like and trust. When buying washing powder for sensitive skin, often a fragrance-free option is the only choice, as the majority of brands on the market use synthetic fragrances. Some low allergy or low toxic brands are coming onto the market, and some may use essential oils as a fragrance, with eucalyptus being a typical scent in this sector.
Choosing a washing powder also means that you have to find a product that is effective in cleaning the clothing. Just because babies are small does not mean they do not make a lot of mess. On the contrary, babies are the messiest little bundles of joy with nappy accidents and food accidents. Changing after every feed or nappy change is a common occurrence and the endless stream of washing and drying can be overwhelming, and that is for just one little human in the household! You may decide to have a specific laundry powder for all your babies washing and there are specific baby washing powders and liquids. They are usually premium priced and work out to be between 25c and 40c per load of washing. Do not buy on price per weight always buy on price per wash. For example one baby washing powder retails at $8.99 for 1 kg but it only gives you 30 washes which works out to be 29c per wash. Red Star washing powder for 2 Kgs is $25 but it gives you up to 100 washes at 25c per wash and a 4Kg for $40 a bag will give up to 200 washes for 20c a wash.
The ingredients that are removed in baby washing powder are:
Fillers - these are salts in the powder that bulk it up. The common one is called Sodium Sulfate
Fragrances - Synthetic fragrances are used in majority of all laundry products and is the main cause of skin irritations
Optical Whiteners or sometimes called Fluorescents - Another added chemical that can be irritating to delicate skin
Enzymes - Can be a potential irritant in delicate skin Another option is to find a low allergy washing formula that still offers effective cleaning that the entire family starts to use.
The effectiveness of a low allergy washing powder is often questioned. Laundry products have all sorts of confusing claims like "Ultra" or "Super Concentrate" or "Brightening" or 'Whitening," and we all want our clothes to be washed to a high standard and to smell and look clean.
This is where Red Star Laundry Powder stands head and shoulders above the major brands in the supermarkets. We have a commercial quality washing powder that does NOT need to have all the extra claims as the formulation does all of this and we can leave of the irritating extra ingredients and still achieve superior cleaning results and at a lower cost than the leading brands. We use essential lavender oil in the formulation and lavender has excellent cleaning qualities and gives the clothes a light fresh fragrance. It is not overpowering at all.
- No Fillers
- No Synthetic Fragrances
- No SLS
- No Petrochemicals
- No Enzymes
- No Optical Brighteners
Red Star offers up to 200 front loader washes when you purchase a 4 KG bag This works out to be around 20c per wash!
We deliver Australia-wide to your door for no extra cost at Red Star today for low allergy washing powder that is ideal to be used for babies and all your family.