Washing Detergent
#1
Washing Detergent
Sorry this topic couldn't be more exciting but I was wondering if someone coud recommend a safe washing detergent. My two youngest suffer from eczema and I've to be careful with detergents, etc. I used to buy "non-BIO" powder/liquid in Ireland.
I've searched some of the stores but can't find anything similar. Any suggestions/ideas would be great.
Cheers
Irish Gal
I've searched some of the stores but can't find anything similar. Any suggestions/ideas would be great.
Cheers
Irish Gal
#2
Re: Washing Detergent
Sorry this topic couldn't be more exciting but I was wondering if someone coud recommend a safe washing detergent. My two youngest suffer from eczema and I've to be careful with detergents, etc. I used to buy "non-BIO" powder/liquid in Ireland.
I've searched some of the stores but can't find anything similar. Any suggestions/ideas would be great.
Cheers
Irish Gal
I've searched some of the stores but can't find anything similar. Any suggestions/ideas would be great.
Cheers
Irish Gal
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Re: Washing Detergent
Sorry this topic couldn't be more exciting but I was wondering if someone coud recommend a safe washing detergent. My two youngest suffer from eczema and I've to be careful with detergents, etc. I used to buy "non-BIO" powder/liquid in Ireland.
I've searched some of the stores but can't find anything similar. Any suggestions/ideas would be great.
Cheers
Irish Gal
I've searched some of the stores but can't find anything similar. Any suggestions/ideas would be great.
Cheers
Irish Gal
#4
Re: Washing Detergent
Pollyanna, how has your eczema been since you moved to Australia? Strangely enough, my kids have gotten slightly worse . I'm putting it down to the washing powder at the moment - so hopefully it'll get better when I switch to Purity.
Irish Gal
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Re: Washing Detergent
Mine had cleared up almost completely until this past winter. Now it's just one little spot on my leg. We use the Omo sensitive and it's fine for me.
#7
Re: Washing Detergent
We also use Omo Matic Sensitive. Omo = Persil back in the UK (and maybe in Ireland as well). And the "sensitive" version is the "non-bio" version.
I buy it in Woolworth. Just make sure you pick uo the "Sensitive" because the regular pack is a very similar colour.
Gina
I buy it in Woolworth. Just make sure you pick uo the "Sensitive" because the regular pack is a very similar colour.
Gina
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Re: Washing Detergent
My skin is a bit clearer now, but for the first three years it was worse than ever. Its largely stress related, but I did find that stuff like washing powder which was a problem in the UK was worse here - could be cos it was combined with te climate though. Heat and humidity of the first couple of summers I was in Brisbane were terrible. The last couple of years the summers haven't been so bad, and its improved, but I'm dreading another steamy one.
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Re: Washing Detergent
Going to hijack this thread and ask about eco-friendly detergents - do any of them actually get clothes clean? We've tried a couple and I'm convinced the light-coloured clothes are coming out of the washer looking worse than they went in. Is it because the liquids are dark green? I try to do my bit for the environment but I like my clothes to be clean. Is it enough that detergents claim to be bio-degradeable? It would widen my choice quite a bit. (Am a bit new to this - being environmentally aware wasn't easy in Singapore.)
I didn't realise OMO = Persil. We both have sensitive skin too, and can use that. I'm not keen on powders though - wear a lot of black and it seems to show a residue - but they seem to be favoured here? Maybe I should look for the Purity, too.
Thanks.
I didn't realise OMO = Persil. We both have sensitive skin too, and can use that. I'm not keen on powders though - wear a lot of black and it seems to show a residue - but they seem to be favoured here? Maybe I should look for the Purity, too.
Thanks.
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Re: Washing Detergent
Going to hijack this thread and ask about eco-friendly detergents - do any of them actually get clothes clean? We've tried a couple and I'm convinced the light-coloured clothes are coming out of the washer looking worse than they went in. Is it because the liquids are dark green? I try to do my bit for the environment but I like my clothes to be clean. Is it enough that detergents claim to be bio-degradeable? It would widen my choice quite a bit. (Am a bit new to this - being environmentally aware wasn't easy in Singapore.)
I didn't realise OMO = Persil. We both have sensitive skin too, and can use that. I'm not keen on powders though - wear a lot of black and it seems to show a residue - but they seem to be favoured here? Maybe I should look for the Purity, too.
Thanks.
I didn't realise OMO = Persil. We both have sensitive skin too, and can use that. I'm not keen on powders though - wear a lot of black and it seems to show a residue - but they seem to be favoured here? Maybe I should look for the Purity, too.
Thanks.
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Re: Washing Detergent
Going to hijack this thread and ask about eco-friendly detergents - do any of them actually get clothes clean? We've tried a couple and I'm convinced the light-coloured clothes are coming out of the washer looking worse than they went in. Is it because the liquids are dark green? I try to do my bit for the environment but I like my clothes to be clean. Is it enough that detergents claim to be bio-degradeable? It would widen my choice quite a bit. (Am a bit new to this - being environmentally aware wasn't easy in Singapore.)
I didn't realise OMO = Persil. We both have sensitive skin too, and can use that. I'm not keen on powders though - wear a lot of black and it seems to show a residue - but they seem to be favoured here? Maybe I should look for the Purity, too.
Thanks.
I didn't realise OMO = Persil. We both have sensitive skin too, and can use that. I'm not keen on powders though - wear a lot of black and it seems to show a residue - but they seem to be favoured here? Maybe I should look for the Purity, too.
Thanks.
i used to use a product called earth choice if memory serves me right. can get it in the supermarket. i would use for my towels, sheets etc...and then
cold power for my clothes...but then i flip around with it sometimes, and will use the omo aswell. i dont' like the powders much either.
good luck.
#13
Re: Washing Detergent
I use Am-o-Lin - another one without phosphates or enzymes. Similar to Purity but I prefer it.
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Re: Washing Detergent
Sorry this topic couldn't be more exciting but I was wondering if someone coud recommend a safe washing detergent. My two youngest suffer from eczema and I've to be careful with detergents, etc. I used to buy "non-BIO" powder/liquid in Ireland.
I've searched some of the stores but can't find anything similar. Any suggestions/ideas would be great.
Cheers
Irish Gal
I've searched some of the stores but can't find anything similar. Any suggestions/ideas would be great.
Cheers
Irish Gal
http://www.planetark.com/productspag...id/5/story.htm
Oh - its also available at most Woolworths.
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