detergents

[rustydaisies]

what do i wash all this crap in?

i usually use method clear no scent nothing or whatever biodegradable ecover is on sale etc

should i not use it? should i use it?  someone said something about not using tide free and clear but then again that person uses dreft (totally gross)

[Adaline'sMama]

What are you washing? I use All Free and Clear on my diapers and Seventh Generation on everything else.

[calapitters]

I wash everything, including diapers, with the store brand free and clear detergent.  I've been using it for years and everything gets clean, no funky smells or anything. The only time I had issues was when I let the water softener run out of salts.  Lesson learned.  If another free and clear brand is on sale cheaper than the store brand, I use that.  But I've noticed that some of the  name brand laundry detergents actually have a perfume-y scent to them.  

ETA Check out this chart about detergent ingredients.  I know it's for cloth diapers, but it gives you an idea of what is in what. 

[rustydaisies]

clothes and blankets and eventually cloth diapers

[parsley]

I use 7th Generation Free and Clear-- on diapers, clothes, everything... 

On things that I like to have a scent and additional softness (sheets, towels, etc...) I use Mrs. Meyers fabric softener. 

I'll cut that out when the new babe is here until I feel confident that she doesn't have any allergies to scents. 

[mamaforever]

I use Charlie's Soap with ALL laundry and love it!

[treehugginhippie]

We use Country Save (cheaper by the case on Amazon or you can get it at vitacost.com) for all our laundry including cloth diapers

[Janel47]

I use Purex Free and Clear on everything but diapers.  It causes build up with our water here and everyone I know who's used cloth diapers with free and clear eventually ends up with nasty diaper stink.  I use Ecover delicate (natural plant-based detergent) for diapers since it's not too pricey ($4 bottle lasts me about 30-35 loads) and available at Sprouts (locally-grown produce chain store).  Not sure where else you can get Ecover products but it's getting pretty popular in the cloth diaper world, so I imagine other places carry it.  They also have a fabric softener that's diaper safe, so if you want that for some reason, it's there.  I always found my diapers plenty soft without it... but then we don't soften anything so maybe I'm just used to it. :)  I used to use Planet on diapers and liked it just as well, but it's impossible for me to find now and super pricey if I do.