When I compare the ingredients in the Tide HE soap I currently use and Dreft HE soap there is very little differece in the ingredients that leads me to believe that Dreft would be any better for my LO's clothing or skin. What makes it so special? or worth spending extra money on?
Anyone still around to give me some input?
Re: To Dreft or not to Dreft?
I have never used it. Its way over priced and there is nothing special about it. Matter of fact, it's got tons of perfumes in it. I don't know how it can be good for babies. There are much cheaper alternatives like Arm and Hammer Free and Clear, All Free and Clear.
I'm not sure why its so special. I never used it, neither have my friends.
I noticed this too. I took a sniff of it at the store today and was almost overwhelmed by the smell. My Tide "original" scent is much more mild in my opinion.
Wanna hear something funny? MIL helps take care of my SILs baby and insists on Dreft for all her clothes. However, she raised her 4 children back in the day on a ranch in Mexico with very limited resources or conveniences, you used what you had and all her kids were okay... Funny how she has forgotten that you dont need much of the stuff out there marketed to make mothers think they MUST have or buy special products to care for their babies. Makes me laugh a little.
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I would never use it because I may be allergic to it because of all the perfumes. We use Publix brand free and clear and it works great.
Just a side note, you may want to try Tide free and clear, Tide is one of the harsher detergents out there...it's why it cleans so well but some of the additives can cause issues with sensitive skin..you're LO may have no issues with it but just wanted to mention it.
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Not to dreft. It's not better for their skin. If you want something better for babies skin, use something that is free of harsh chemicals and perfumes.
We use Nellie's Laundry Soda for all of our wash (we also cloth diaper). It's only 9cents a load for regular washers so about half that cost for HE (which we have). We get it at costco in massive bulk (1,100 loads for $99....lol).
Anything free and clear would be better than dreft. Also, you could always just do a double rinse on baby clothes to wash away any detergent residue....
Ditto this. Both my mom and I get a rash from Tide, so I'm going to keep using what I have been: All Free and Clear.
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I use to use Dreft along time ago with my first son (now 17) but that was b4 all the alternative soaps. Plus my mom didn't think anything was better than Dreft or Ivory for babies.
I have been using an all natural product for over 4 years and I'm just going to stay with that. I will still was babies clothes separate though. Thats just me. I was everybody's separate from my son - husband and then mine. I guess I'm weird like that. I've never washed my son's clothes with mine.
This. We use Seventh Generation Free and Clear, and will be washing baby's clothes in that as well, since we have a huge thing of it and it's super gentle. My DH and I both have sensitive skin (he has eczema), and this was the detergent his dermatologist recommended.
We don't use Dreft. We've used one bottle of it since it was given as a gift, but other than that we usually use All Free Clear.
My relatives and friends who already have LO's said they just use free and clear detergents and it's already what I use for DH's f'd up skin so that's what I plan on using. My pedi and OB recommended free and clear detergents also.