Laundry Detergent Other than Dreft

I use All Free and Clear and have never had a problem. I use it for my son's clothes as well as my husband and I. It is much less expensive.

I use the Kirkland HE from Costco, it is only about $10 for a large bottle and I buy the perfume and dye free. My daughter has sensitive skin and this has never bothered her.

ECOS or 7th Generation are good ones. Go to a Better Health or Whole Foods store. They have agood assortment and usually without perfumes or dyes.

All Free & Clear.

IMO - Dreft is a complete waste of money. Especially if your child doesn't have any allergies or anything! Why not use 1 soap for everyone's clothes?

They have ALL free and clear. It works really well. :)

We used Purex Baby. It worked just as well as Dreft and was 50% cheaper too! My mom used Ivory Snow when we were babies.

Just use something with no scent and no dyes. Should be fine. It's the dyes and perfumes that give the real problems.

Meijer makes a 'Naturals' detergent for HE washers. Also, there is one by ECO that I use. It boasts 100 loads, where all the other HE brands do like 32 or something and it doesn't cost any more then the other ones!

Dear S.. Only use an HE detergent. They are specially formulated to work with front loading, low water usage machines. If you don't use an HE detergent, too many suds could form and this can affect performance, cause delays in washing cycles and make it hard for the machine to rinse the clothes properly. You may want to try Arm & Hammer Essentials Laundry Detergent HE Dye & Perfume free. Then you can wash your entire family's clothes together and not worry. It looks like you have gotten a lot of good options from the mothers on this site. Just make sure to try an HE detergent. Congratulations on your upcoming bundle of joy and good luck!

I used Dreft with my HE front loader for a year. I just used 1/2 of the amount. Sometimes I would give the clothes an extra rinse if I thought that they needed it. I never had any issues with it.

I do not have a HE washer but I have always just used Tide with my 2 children for My Daughter I did use the dreft I got from shower but than used Tide but I have always used no dye no scent dryer sheets (target brand!! work GREAT!!)...Good luck.

I use the HE that is chemical free its sold at Costco and is a natural detergent.

I've been using the Purex baby laundry detergent. It seems to be working well. I think it's good for high efficiency washers.

I never used any special detergent's for my girls. We just used whatever detergent we used for our clothes. I had issues with doing a load of whites for the adult clothes and a separate load for my daughter (waste of water & energy). I didn't like the way Dreft cleaned the adult clothes either (tried it in the beginning). You could look for a dye & scent free detergent if you felt that you needed to though.

Target sells 7th Generation. It is a 'green' cleaner, very similar to the Method brands. It is also an HE. I am not sure if it has any scents as I use the Method brand currently (I really like it!) As it is a 'Green' laundry cleaner, it should be safe for allergies.
Also, everyone can develop an allergy to anything. It sometimes takes time and exposure to have them show up. (such as my dust allergy - never had it until now.)

I still use Dreft even though they don't have an HE formula. I just use 1/3 of what you would normally use. Good luck and God Bless!

Our pediatrician told us not to bother with Dreft because it's a gimmick. And don't fret because when I found out that I was pregnant and started getting baby things I would only wash her clothes in dreft as well. The main thing with babies is to get something hypoallergenic if sensitive skin runs in the family, if not I would use what ever you are already using. We have an HE washer and dryer and use Tide HE. I love it and it seems to work well for everyone!

Hi S.
Just an FYI the HE formulas are made to be less sudsing, so you can use the regular formulas in HE (front load ) washers. I would just do 1-2 extra rinses to make sure all the soap is out and I would check around because I thought I saw a Draft HE formula at one of the stores I shop at --M.

Hi S. -

I have a HE washer and dryer and I use dreft for my little one's clothing. I use half the regular amount, and often I will do a second rinse. You can also use the same soap you use for the rest of the family..just make sure it gets a second rinse! My DD is 9 months old now, and I just yesterday finished using one of the huge containers of Dreft. Most HE washers will take any soap, just if it suds too much the cycle will pause to allow the bubbles to burst. Good Luck!

We have an HE washer and we just use free and clear laundry detergent. Right now we have a huge container of the Costco brand and it's great!

I use Charlie's Soap.. you have to get it online. It's a little more expensive, but it's good for HE and is it natrual no scents.

Me and my kids have sensitive skin, so it is ALL Free and Clear for us. I love it and wouldn't use anything else.

I like to try to use as many "natural" products as possible and also try to buy from companies that are against animal testing :) So, we use Seventh Generation Baby which is free of dyes or scents. Method also had a Baby 'version' that has a nice, soft lullabye scent. Both are labeled for HE. The only thing I have found with the Method products is poor packaging. The bottle of laundry soap I had leaked around the cap which was kind of a pain (dishsoap and toilet cleaner did the same thing).

Hi S.,
I'm so glad to answer this! The very best, safest, natural laundry product is made by Shaklee. My daughter uses it in her HE machine for my 3 grandchildren and loves it.It works great in a HE machine and is chemical free. Dreft actually has some chemicals in it. Just to clarify, most laundry detergents are petroleum based and full of chemicals, even if they aren't fragranced. We also love Shaklee's Nature Bright,laundry booster- it works better than Oxyclean. My daughter soaked old, stained baby clothes in it and they came out looking new.
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M.

I would try washing the babies clothes right along with the rest of the laundry using whatever detergent you normally use.

I use Tide and from day 1 washed my duaghters clothes in Tide and she had no problems.

My son has excema- we dont know what causes it but it is not the laundry detergent as I always use Tide and he didnt breat out until he was over a year old.

With all the laundry that you will be doing for 2 kids.. just do whatever is easiest..

Read the labels....any of the "free and clear" brands will work not only name brands. I use costco brand free and clear and have never had any problems with my son. Plus, using off brands saves lots of money!

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I use scent free Mela Power. You can get it from a company that specializes in wellness and safety. I can tell you more about it if you are interested in being a customer.

Dear S.,
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It is a green product and my husband, who had many skin problems in the past, with the other detergents, doesn't have any problems anymore. It is, also, very safe for kids.
Thank you,
C.

All Free & Clear and I'm pretty sure they make one for HE washers. Free of dyes & perfumes, just like Dreft. I used Dreft on my firstborn but with my second dauther I used the All Free & Clear which is what I normally use for the rest of the family anyway! Good luck!

I use ALL Free and Clear in my HE washer. It seems to work just fine with my four month old daugther. Also, I buy it at Sam's Club, so if you shop there, it's really quite reasonable.

I use an all-natural laundry detergent that works great and is safe for your whole family, and it has a great price! I buy all kinds of products from this store, I make my own baby wipes too! If you're interested, I'd love to help you become a customer, you can check out more website to get more info---- www.livetotalwellness.com/janelbrown

Ive always used Tide with both my kids and had no problem. I do wash the baby's cloths in her own load, just to keep the dirt/stuff from the other dirty cloths getting in the water. My husband works construction, and we also keep his work cloths in a seperate load as well.

ALL makes a "free & clear" detergent which comes in concentrated formulas, and they do make HE versions of them. My kids do have sensitive skin, so this is what I have always used.

I only used Dreft until my kids were 6-9 months old and then my doc told me that it wasn't necessary to use those that the free and clear detergents are pretty much the same. I would switch to Cheer Brand and use that. We did and our kids never had issues.

HI S.,

Ecos laundry detergent is great. You can get it at health food stores and places like Whole Foods. I literally only use a drizzle in HE machines, it lasts such a long time.

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Thanks J.

Ive always used Tide, All, Gain or Era (in a pinch) but Ive never bothered to use Dreft. I didn't like the way my kids clothing felt after using it. If she doesn't have allergy issues, you can probably get away with using a good quality regular detergent.

L.

S. ~

The Dreft website actually recommends 2x Ultra Tide HE Free for use in HE washers in place of their detergent. Here is the link if you're interested. Good luck.

http://dreft.com/faqs/

~ V.

Tide is ok to use. I think I only used Dreft a few times and whiched. It won't harm the little one and actually your baby stains will come cleaner.

I use allergen free all and always have for my kids. It is just like baby all without the fragrance.

My now 8 month old son had developed a rash due to a scented detergent. I switched to Tide Free (no dyes or perfumes) for high-efficiency washers and its been great.

I've had really good success with ALL small and mighty, die and perfume free for HE washers.

I don't know about HE washers, but I only used Dreft until the first bottle ran out. Then I washed all her stuff with ours. If the baby has no reaction to your clothes, his/her laundry will be fine with regular detergent!

Hi, I use a brand sold a Target and now I have seen it at Baby's R Us - called Method. It is HE - seems to be working well for us for the past 18 months. The bottle is small, but you only use a little bit each time so it seems to last a long time.

Hi - I also have a HE washer and used Tide HE Free. Worked fine and no reactions.