[Kokopelli-mana]

Lately we've used All Free&Clear but the homeopathis doc recommended we use only baking soda, in an effort to eliminate dd's atopic dermatitis.
Does using just baking soda work?
Also we don't use dryer sheets. Do you?

 

[treqi]

i have to use regular all (dhs work clothes make any nearby clothes stink) but dd hasn't had any reaction. no dryer sheets.

 

[cristeen]

I have contact sensitivities to chemicals, so I use Arm & Hammer Free and Clear and Downy Unscented. I used to use Bounce unscented dryer sheets, but they're difficult to find and more expensive. I also only use about 2 Tbs of detergent and 1 Tbs of softener per load in a front-loader.

 

[Mama Dragon]

Try 7th Generation. I use All Free and Clear right now but am looking for a local source for a big container of the 7th Gen.

 

[meisterfrau]

I use Allen's Naturally, but I use a lot less than the bottle says to use. I also use those dryer balls instead of dryer sheets.

 

[ChristyH]

Right now I use whatever is on sale. I would like to use something more natural but it's usually so expensive. The 2 I have right now where on big time sale so that's what I got. I think they are ALL

 

[vloky]

i use the arm and hammer concentrated stuff.

 

[BusyMommy]

I use Ecos w/baking soda. In the midst of summer eczema, I cut back to just bs.

And, always, white vinegar in the final rinse.

 

[superstella]

charlies

 

[littleaugustbaby]

Whatever my mom buys - I think it's Tide. No chemical/fragrance allergies or sensitivities here.

 

[**guest**]

I use Charlie's Soap. VERY mild and a barely there 'scent'. (it just smells clean).

 

[box_of_rain]

I also use Charlie's Soap. I use the powder on clothes and diapers. Works wonderfully. No scent.

 

[miasmommy]

I use Arm & Hammer- the one that's for sensitive skin. It's a green label. I usually get a good price at Stop & Shop.

 

[mountainsun]

charlie's here, too! I highly recommend it.

No dryer sheets here

 

[St. Margaret]

Planet-- totally addative/residue free and certified bioodegradable! I'd like to try Charlie's sometime- cheaper?

 

[ThreeBeans]

I make mine with Fels Naptha, borax, and washing soda.

 

[serenetabbie]

We use whatever scent/dye free detergent they have at the scratch-n-dent store. Our family has allergies and excema that are aggrivated by strong scents and detergents. Right now I have PathMark Free n' Clear and Arm & Hammer Free. I use 1/2 the amount listed on the bottle. I have Bounce Free dryer sheets that I use sometimes in the winter, and Sun & Earth liquid fabric softener that I use occasionally in the summer (hang clothes outside then... also use 1/2 the amount). Sometimes I just use vinegar in the rinse cycle. HTH a little. I imagine that baking soda would work, but for me that would cost more.

 

[JennyClaire]

All F&C (don't like it - doesn't get our stuff clean)

Bold

Woolite

Baking Soda

Just bought Borax at the store tonight which will hopefully help our hard well water to get the dipes clean and odor-free.

Trying to give up scented detergent has been difficult for me --- I love that kind of stuff!

 

[LauraN]

I use one part baking soda, one part borax and one part Ivory soap flakes (sometimes I can't find them, so I grate a bar of Ivory). Add white vinegar for the rinse cycle, and voila, I've got great laundry.

For awhile I was using those new dryer balls b/c they claim to take all the static out of your drying, but one of them exploded into pieces, so we now use nothing at all in the dryer.

 

[BusyMommy]

Check out the baking soda thread in household mgt. I think it was there that I heard it's best not to use Borax for eczema type skin. I don't recall why exactly...a pH issue.