The best laundry detergent for children

With the birth of a child, all parents wonder what to use to wash their baby's clothes. The range of detergents is enormous, ranging from hypoallergenic to baby-safe. Which one is the best, which cleans clothes effectively and is the least harmful to the baby? Answering these questions isn't easy; you need to study the detergents' ingredients, conduct experiments, and wash the soiled items before drawing a conclusion.

Requirements for baby laundry detergent

When choosing a baby washing powder, you need to remember the requirements for baby powder:

• the absence of phosphates and their zeolite substitutes, which not only affect the environment, but also the child’s skin, immunity, and the functioning of the excretory system;
  

  Phosphonates are no less dangerous, and therefore their content in the powder should also be minimal, or better yet, absent altogether.

• absence of surfactants or their reduced quantity, surfactants of plant origin are less harmful. Surfactants should not exceed 15% of the total composition of the powder, as they are difficult to rinse out of clothes and linens, and then get on the child’s skin;
• no chlorine or bleach with optical particles;
• natural composition, including plant-based soap, soda, soap nuts, water, and possibly other harmless components;
• The presence of the marking "hypoallergenic", "eco-friendly", "children's" or "for newborns" - such an inscription most often indicates the safe composition of the powder, although some manufacturers may hide the aggressive composition of the product;
• absence of any pungent odor,
• washing powder should dissolve well and quickly in water;
• effectively remove stains of various origins.

Varieties

Baby laundry detergents are available in both powder and liquid form. Liquid detergents are generally less aggressive than powder detergents. Furthermore, powder detergents have a number of other differences from gel detergents:

1. the gel dissolves in water better than the powder;
2. the water temperature when using the gel should be 30-40 degrees, and You can wash with powder at temperatures from 30 to 90 degrees, which increases its effectiveness when washing heavily soiled children's clothes;
3. powder, contains dust particles, which, if they enter the respiratory tract, can cause irritation of the mucous membrane, leading to sneezing and watery eyes;
4. The gel is more convenient to store, it is in a closed plastic container, whereas the powder can become saturated with moisture and stick together into lumps;
5. Disinfecting components are added to the gels, as well as components that soften children's clothes.

Please note! The phosphate and surfactant content also varies; gels typically have lower concentrations.

Recommendations for selection

Choosing the best baby powder is no easy task. Whether you're visiting an online store or a brick-and-mortar store in your town or village, this quickly becomes apparent. Even the village grocery store offers several varieties of baby powder, let alone a hypermarket where you can easily drown in it.

Aggressive advertising doesn't help us at all, quite the opposite. Every manufacturer tries to pull the wool over their eyes, trying every possible way to prove that their detergent is truly the best, but in reality, it turns out to be quite the opposite. So, the poor consumer is forced to resort to trial and error to find the right laundry detergent for children, risking the health of their loved ones every time.

We're against such a dubious lottery, so we suggest you consider some expert recommendations that will help you choose the highest-quality powder for newborns and older children.

1. If you prefer expensive foreign-made laundry detergents, beware of counterfeits. Install a barcode recognition app on your smartphone. It will help you identify the origin of the detergent in seconds, right in the store.
2. Don't pay too much attention to the front of the baby powder packaging; it mostly contains advertising information that isn't always accurate. Immediately turn the powder pack over and read the ingredients.
3. Pay attention to the expiration dates of the detergent you choose. Keep in mind that the older the detergent, the less water-soluble it may be, meaning it won't rinse out of newborns' clothes. The fresher the detergent, the better.
4. Make sure the packaging is intact, especially soft packaging. Flimsy packets of detergent often tear, and dirt can get into the powder through the holes, not to mention the fact that a fairly large amount of detergent can spill out.

Dents and heavy scuffs on a newborn powder box can also be telling. If you see such a box in front of you, move it aside and pick up another one.

5. Also consider the country of origin of the detergent. Keep in mind that European baby laundry detergent will be superior in quality to domestically produced detergent, but it will also be significantly more expensive.
6. Don't pay too much attention to the price of the powder. Just as expensive powders often include worthless products, so too do cheap ones. We didn't notice any price pattern in this case.
7. If you are using baby powder in a soft package, feel it for large lumps. If there are a lot of lumps in the package, the product is not fresh, or was stored in violation of the conditions, or both.

Overview of funds

We will review various products, clarify their composition and find out the price.

Domal Baby is a German-made laundry gel containing up to 15% surfactants, soap, up to 5% phosphonates, enzymes, chamomile extract, and preservatives. Washing temperatures should not exceed 60°C (140°F). It can be used for washing newborns' clothes. The bottle has an informative label. Domal effectively removes stains from baby food, markers, blood, and vegetable oil. The downside is that it can't be used on woolen items, and it's quite expensive. A 1.5-liter bottle costs almost $5.

HAAH is an Israeli concentrated laundry detergent for children's clothes. Its ingredients are more or less safe. It contains no more than 15% surfactants, soap, no more than 5% phosphonates, oxygen-containing bleach, and a hypoallergenic fragrance. It's suitable for washing delicate items and can be used at 90°C.⁰A 3 kg package costs approximately $11.

AQA baby is a gel for children's linen and clothing, manufactured in Russia. It contains less than 10% surfactants, enzymes, water, a preservative, and an aromatic fragrance. Overall, the formula is safe, unless your child has allergies. After washing with this gel, clothes remain soft and it copes well with light stains. Price for 1.5 liters is about $3.

Our Mama laundry detergent is the most harmless laundry detergent, making it hypoallergenic for children. Its consistency resembles soap shavings. The ingredients include baking soda, water, titanium dioxide, and glycerin. According to the manufacturer, this powder is intended for hand and machine washing, but before placing it in the machine, it must be dissolved to form a paste. This detergent washes clothes well, and for enhanced results, you can soak them in it for a while. A 900g package costs about $5.

ROCKET SOAP is a Japanese baking soda-based detergent. We can't say for sure what its ingredients are; the label, along with a translation, only lists the presence of alkyl ether, carbonate, and sulfate. This detergent is designed for washing children's underwear and underwear, and works at temperatures no higher than 40 degrees Celsius. It's machine-safe. Items washed with it have no odor. Overall, it's a decent detergent. However, it's rarely found in stores and is quite expensive, around $6 per kilo.

So, in our search for the best baby powder, we came to the conclusion that it's different for every family. We hope you now know what such a powder should be like. Powders with an "absolutely" safe composition are rare, perhaps in rating of powders for newborns You'll find one of these. Or maybe their harm is simply exaggerated, and you shouldn't overdo it? Find a happy medium, choose a product that contains the minimum amount of ingredients needed for washing dirty baby clothes and doesn't cause allergies in your little one. Happy shopping!

   

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