Laundry

aeterhune · June 2013

Is it safe to use fabric softener or dryer sheets on babies clothes? Google results were conflicting. I tried washing some things that I got from garage sales in just baby detergent but the clothes feel really stiff now.

yesthisiskim0401 · June 2013

I never did because DD had sensitive skin.

shelley1002 · June 2013

I use the bounce free and clear or whatever the fragrance free one in the white box is. I did not at first because I was worried about it irritating his skin. Once I knew he did not seem to have sensitive skin I tried a couple items with the dryer sheets to make sure he didn't react. Once I knew it was okay I started using it on all his clothes.

ETA changed fabric softener to dryer sheets.

kdjudd · June 2013

I use them, but I make sure I get the kind for sensitive skin.

CousinVicki · June 2013

fabric softener is so full of chemicals and so unnecessary i won't touch it.

nortonmol · June 2013

You can just add vinegar to the rinse cycle. It won't smell and will soften everything up.

amandabananda · June 2013

We used a really really small amount of Snuggle, barely enough for there to be a scent on the clothes. And did a double rinse in the wash.

losersaidwhat · June 2013

Lia1303:
I think the fabric softener might interfer with the flame retardant stuff. But I could be misremembering.

This is what I'm remembering too but I just wash baby clothes together with everything else anyway because most of my clothes were second or third hand before getting to me so they've likely been washed incorrectly already.

Side note: Does anyone know why they make baby clothes flame retardant? I can't think of a situation I would put my baby in that they might catch on fire or be close enough to a heat source at all... And if the house is burning down I don't think their clothing is going to save them, if only just to keep it from adhering to the skin? I think this is a problem for the Google machine...

sleepy33 · June 2013

losersaidwhat:
Lia1303:
I think the fabric softener might interfer with the flame retardant stuff. But I could be misremembering.
This is what I'm remembering too but I just wash baby clothes together with everything else anyway because most of my clothes were second or third hand before getting to me so they've likely been washed incorrectly already. Side note: Does anyone know why they make baby clothes flame retardant? I can't think of a situation I would put my baby in that they might catch on fire or be close enough to a heat source at all... And if the house is burning down I don't think their clothing is going to save them, if only just to keep it from adhering to the skin? I think this is a problem for the Google machine...

I think it's because babies aren't mobile, so they can't get themselves out of danger if a fire starts as easily as an adult could. They're basically helpless in their crib if a fire starts near them, so I guess dressing them in things that aren't highly combustible (like untreated acrylic) is to try and give you more time to get in and rescue them before they are burned too badly. Just a guess, though.

aeterhune · June 2013

nortonmol:
You can just add vinegar to the rinse cycle. It won't smell and will soften everything up.

I have heard of that one before, I wonder if it would work if it went in at the beginning of the wash? Our washers lid locks down as soon as it starts and it can't be unlocked while its filling with water.

aeterhune · June 2013

Do you think that the brand of detergent makes a difference? Also, we have hard well water but we do have a softener.

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