Washing Powder question - these new 2x concentrates

[Gigi]

Omo Sensitive makes me itch.

i swapped over to Aware Sensitive and Ecostore (whichever is on special that week) as both of those met my list of requirements, as gentle detergents - last year i spent a good half an hour in the supermarket aisle, reading and comparing all the ingredient lists of every clothes washing detergent i could find.

a few brands had nearly everything i was after, bar one thing, but the only two that ticked all the boxes, were Aware Sensitive and Ecostore.

so they are my two suggestions.

i originally started looking into this, to use a mild detergent on my child's modern cloth nappies, but then started using it on our clothes as well, and both dh and i stopped feeling itchy. up to then, our clothes had been washed in omo sensitive.

read the full list of ingredients on omo sensitive ( i can't believe i bought it for so long, without reading that list closer before then ).

sometimes the word "sensitive" is just a marketing ploy, it's not always true.

[MantaRay]

I'm wary of the big brands also. A few years ago I had a friend staying and she asked for all her clothes to be washed in Omo Sensitive as she got a rash from anything else. I did, but her sheets had already been washed in normal powder and she didn't react to them.

[~Raven~]

While I don't have super sensitive skin, I don't like the smell of washing powder on clothes. I find it makes me feel sick!
For a couple of years now I've been using Euca and can vouch for it. You could always give tri-nature a go too.

[SJL]

Hi,
I am currently doing the elimination diet for behavioural issues etc for my daughter, part of it includes using sensitive washing powders.
I was recomended the OMO sensitive, Planet Ark, Lux or the Amway washing powder.

We haven't had any issues with the OMO but by the sounds of things a lot of people are having issues. I only use 1/3 - 1/2 of the recomended dose.

Hope you have found something that works.

Sjl

[Curly]

I have always had washing powder issues with my family's skin. Bio-Zet works well and I don't think that is a 2x concentrate - I haven't bought it in a couple of months (see below!). We have also used Omo Sensitive (pre 2x concentrate) which was fine for everyone's skin but I didn't like it...I don't know why...I just didn't feel like the clothes were clean. Ironically Eco-Store gave both DD and DS eczema flare-ups.

However, I did try Radiant 2x concentrate and there has been no reaction at all. So then I tried Drive and Omo out of curiosity and the eczema started to rear its ugly head on DS so went back to Radiant, once again no problem. I personally love the smell of Radiant though, and just feel like a change at the moment but will probably stick with Bio-Zet and Radiant, depending on which is on special.

Otherwise perhaps you should look into using a liquid. A friend of mine with very sensitive skin uses Amolin with some of that Napisan in-wash liquid thrown into each wash (with a family of messy boys the washes seem to need a boost, she says) and has no skin issues and no stain issues.

And with the food stains, chuck the foody stained clothes into a bucket asap and you won't have nearly as many stain problems if the stain isn't allowed to set. I use Sard rather than Napisan in the bucket because of skin issues.