A.C. asks from Grand Prairie, TX on July 07, 2008
Baby Detergent
At what point are you supposed to switch from the baby detergent to the regular stuff the rest of the family uses. My daughter is 14 months old and I JUST now ran out of all the baby detergent people gave me at showers. Her skin doesn't seem to be to sensitive, but I've never tried regular detergent on her things.
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E.S. answers from Amarillo on July 09, 2008
since it will be the first time of her clothes being in regular detergant I would try the dye and fregrance free tide or something like that! that whay its gentler on her skin!
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T.L. answers from Dallas on July 07, 2008
It's really totally up to you. If your child doesn't have sensitive skin, then she should be fine. I think by age two I was using the regular detergent. By then, I had already switched from Dreft to the baby version of Purex. And since we use Purex, it was a smooth switch. Detergent's like Tide were too strong for two of my kids. Also, the Kirkland brand at Costco comes dye free and it's great too!
Hope this helps!
E.S. answers from Amarillo on July 09, 2008
since it will be the first time of her clothes being in regular detergant I would try the dye and fregrance free tide or something like that! that whay its gentler on her skin!
K.G. answers from Dallas on July 08, 2008
Try CHEER FREE white container w/ green lid. Cheeper than Dreft etc... similar Target always has the BIg one (100oz.)on special for 8.99
T.T. answers from Dallas on July 07, 2008
Try All free and clear. It doesn't have any purfumes or dyes, so it's easier on the skin. Both my boys have/had ecema (sp?) and I never had any problem with this detergent. Also, double rinse your clothes, that helps also. At 14 months it should be fine to integrate her clothes into the rest of the family's.
H.B. answers from Dallas on July 07, 2008
I switched to regular when I ran out of Dreft at about 8 months...she had no problems with it. I just use a regular detergent without a lot of added perfumes (like Jasmine Ocean breeze blah blah blah scented) ..I don't put fabric softner in her loads either.
T.T. answers from Dallas on July 08, 2008
We got off of Dreft at around 18 months.
We use Tide or All Free and Clear for our wash.
I am moving back to Dreft for all our laundry detergent. i really like the smell of Dreft!
T.T. answers from Dallas on July 07, 2008
I don't have to worry about switching over. I use laundry products that are safe for everyone. No harsh chemicals or cancer causing toxins, no fumes. Great for allergies too. They work great on stains too! In fact everything that is in my house is chemical/toxin/fume free. So I have no worries about anyone or anything. :o)
Good luck!
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M.H. answers from Dallas on July 08, 2008
We have never used baby detergent. Instead we have always used a fragrance and dye free detergent. The scent of the Dreft always seemed a a bit too much for us.....
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