Initially I used the lux flakes for Ally's clothes before she was born, cause thats what was recommended to me, but I hated them. Pain in the but to disolve before washing and didn't leave any nice smell or anything on the clothes.
My mum took over the washing when I came out of hospital (cause I had major surgery 3 days after Ally was born so my recovery time was loooonnnnnggggg) and she just used her normal washing liquid, which was fine for Ally's skin, and now I'm back on washing duty I just use the same liquid we've always used.