Which laundry detergent is the best for baby clothes

[ChooChooLi]

Hi friends,

We got quite a few clothing items to launder for our newborn (to be arrived in Mid January), and I was wondering if I can get some advice on which laundry detergent to use for the baby clothes / blankets? Any tips in doing their laundry? Should I just treat them the same as our regular clothes?

Thanks in advance!
Choo Choo

[Natalka]

I only ever used Ivory Snow when our son was a baby, and no fabric softener.

Congrats on the upcoming baby! Hope you are feeling okay!

And Welcome to SC!

[bargain_hunter_lola]

I loved the Baby Purex (in white bottle). Never broke either of my babies out and smelled fantastic!

We switched to Tide when we bought a new HE machine but I miss the smell of Baby Purex!

[amandabananda]

I use Baby Purex as well and a dash of snuggle. My washer also has an extra rinse function so I use that as well. When DD was a baby, she had very sensitive skin and I never had a problem.

Congrats on your upcoming baby! What an exciting time!

[katboss07]

I have been using tea-tree oil based products for the last 10 yrs, my son is now 6yrs. I get it from company called Melaleuca.com. Let me know if you want to learn how you can purchase through them, I'll be happy to help

[Tinkerbella]

Purex baby has the exact same ingredients as Ivory snow but at a third of the price and works wonderfully.

[Meeeks85]

I'm using baby purex as well for my 2 month old. Love the smell. Can't beat the price either.

[Zonny]

We used Tide Free. I'm not a fan of lots of smell, so I wasn't going for the Ivory Snow.

A word of advice on clothes - if you get lots in baby showers, etc., don't do what I did and remove all the tags and wash them. My DS was a big one, he didn't fit into most of the newborn stuff so I ended up giving away a lot of new things!

[DinaM]

LOVE Seventh Generation products!