Children's washing powder

Children's washing powder is of great interest and many controversial issues among parents. Is it safe enough to wash baby clothes? Are there any alternative products for effective washing? What washing powder is best for newborns? We will consider all these and several other important issues in this article.

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How to wash the clothes of a newborn?

The main criterion for choosing a detergent for washing clothes of a newborn is its safety. Previously, there was not much debate about this, because everything was erased with laundry soap. Some housewives and now use this tool for these purposes.

What can it be today and what else can be used for washing children's things?

Soap

The opinion that laundry soap is ideal for this purpose is not always correct.

Important! Modern eco-friendly washing powders are less toxic than laundry soap. Although, you must still read the composition. To help you better understand this issue, we also offer our other reviews:

Scrupulous mothers wash diapers with baby soap. But as a rule, such a remedy does not remove pollution well, and it takes a fair amount of effort and time to process. Baby soap is good only for washing in the first six months of a child’s life. Since the introduction of complementary foods, you can switch to a more effective tool - soap against stains.

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Important! The main component of soap is the salts of fatty acids, which are toxic anionic surfactants (A-surfactants). It is much better if this component is of plant origin / If the origin is not indicated on the label, then it is obtained by oil refining.

Also, the following components can be added to the soap:

  • Emollients to protect the skin.
  • Enzymes that help wash.
  • Bleaching agents.

Important! Not all products intended for children are environmentally friendly. Therefore, we recommend reading about which baby soap is better.

Soap shavings

If you do not trust modern washing-up children's powders, but at the same time use an automatic machine for washing, then do not rush yourself to rub the soap on a grater. In household chemical stores, you can easily find ready-made soap chips, which can be packaged in cardboard boxes or in buckets.

Important! Use the correct dosage of soap shavings when processing laundry in the washing machine, otherwise, the resulting foam may go out of control and cause equipment damage.

Soap nuts

Soap nuts are an absolutely natural remedy that helps to remove lightly soiled laundry. They can be used even in washing machines.

The nutshell is packed in a bag and placed in a drum machine. At high temperatures, they lather.

Important! Such a tool is not only environmentally friendly, but also saves a lot of the family budget.

Baby Laundry Powder

Modern means in the form of a powder are quite good and effective.Safe children's washing powders are those that do not contain phosphates and optical brighteners, and the percentage of A-surfactants is minimized.

Washing gels

If you choose between liquid and powder detergents, then preference should be given to the first option. The gels are better rinsed, thereby representing a more hypoallergenic agent than any of the powders.

Gels also eliminate the possibility of inhalation of its particles, as happens with powdered products.

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What you need to know about detergents?

Optical brighteners and phosphates, which may be part of the detergent, are not completely rinsed out of the fabric fibers. Interacting subsequently with the skin of the child, their residues often cause allergic reactions.

Important! Phosphates, when interacting with the skin, degrease its integument, destroy the barrier protective function of the epidermis and reduce the body's immunity as a whole. Surfactants often cause serious skin diseases such as dermatitis, eczema, and various kinds of irritations. Also, often these substances affect the internal organs of a person.

The following components can also cause allergies in an infant or an older child, which, unfortunately, are often found in baby detergents.

Why are they added to the composition of washing products? - Objectives may be as follows:

  • Phosphate compounds. These substances soften water and improve the quality of washing.
  • Aggressive flavors and perfumes. They are added so that the washed laundry has a pleasant smell.
  • Increased concentration of surfactants in petrochemical production. Such substances are the main components of washing powder, since it is they that remove impurities.
  • Dyes. They make the appearance of the product more vivid and attractive.
  • Lead, metal salts, chlorine and arsenic. These components enhance the washing properties of the detergent.
  • Sodium aluminosilicates or zeolites. They are less toxic analogues of phosphate compounds.
  • Optical brighteners. They add whiteness to things, enhance the color and brightness of clothes.

Important! It is worth analyzing the entire composition of the washing powder, and not the presence or absence of individual harmful components. For example, the replacement of phosphates with more sparing zeolites entails an increase in the amount of surfactants.

Since, nevertheless, baby powder is the most common variant of household chemicals for washing things for newborns and older children, then we will only talk about them.

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Criteria for choosing baby washing powder

To buy a really good baby powder for newborns, it is necessary that it meets the following requirements:

  1. Laundry detergent should have a tight and hermetic packaging. If the storage conditions are violated, it can lose its properties and become useless or, more importantly, harmful. The pack should not be squeezed, the powder should not spill out of the closed package. In a soft bag, hardening in the form of pebbles should not be felt.
  2. The percentage of surfactants (labeled as surfactants on the label) should not exceed 35%. These substances are practically not rinsed from clothes. They are not washed off from the skin of a child. Therefore, their particle should be minimal so as not to provoke an allergic reaction.
  3. The detergent must not contain phosphates or phosphate compounds: phosphorites or phosphonates.
  4. In no case should a baby detergent contain bleach and chlorine compounds. These substances are the strongest allergen.
  5. The basis of children's washing powder should be a soap solution.
  6. On the packaging of the detergent for baby clothes should be marked “hypoallergenic” or “without chemically active components”.
  7. The composition should not be optical brighteners.They are replaced with oxygen bleach.

Important! If only a few components are indicated in the baby laundry detergent, do not buy it. The chemical composition of the powder includes a lot of individual components. Silence about the real nature of the origin of the product is most likely not accidental.

  1. Baby detergent should not have a pronounced smell. Roughly speaking, it should not stink or emit a clear chemical aroma if you smell the packaging directly in the store.
  2. Pay attention to the date of manufacture and the shelf life of the powder. Do not use the product after the last.
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Checking washing powder

In appearance and composition it is not always possible to understand whether the powder is good or not. And only after the first wash will everything become clear. But before washing baby clothes, do a little test - in a glass of water, dissolve a spoonful of detergent:

  1. High-quality children's washing powder will completely dissolve in water, while the water will be transparent.
  2. If the water is cloudy, then such a tool is better not to wash children's things.

Important! Means for washing baby clothes should not be too foamy. In order not to throw away the powder that did not pass this test, use it to wash your items, with the inclusion of additional rinse cycles.

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Rules for washing children's things

To purchase high-quality children's washing powder is not all the wisdom of washing the things of a child. In order for the clothes to always be neat and not lose their color, it is necessary to take into account the following rules in addition:

  • Baby clothes are always washed separately. Pollution of adult and children's things is different and not always baby powder can cope with “adult” spots. Also, things differ in the composition and quality of the fabric. As a rule, children's things have a more natural composition.
  • The best mode for washing children's things is considered the washing mode of cotton fabric.
  • The water temperature depends on what children's clothes you wash. If it is a diaper, then you can safely set the washing machine mode to 95C. Such washing will replace boiling. In the case of washing suits, vests and sliders, then 40C will be enough.
  • Children's clothing should always be washed with an extra rinse. This measure will allow you to be more confident that all the remnants of the detergent are removed from the tissues. Even when washing with the best baby powder, you should be safe.
  • Whatever the manufacturers of household chemicals say, do not use various conditioners and fabric softeners when rinsing baby clothes. They are also chemicals that carry the risk of an allergic reaction in children. Do not risk the baby's health for the sake of a pleasant smell or softer fabric of clothes.
  • All things a newborn must undergo heat treatment. To do this, iron the clothes on both sides. This allows you to destroy all harmful microorganisms and parasite eggs, if any.
  • All new children's clothes before the first wear must be washed and ironed on both sides.

Important! Depending on the age of the child, you may need information on how to remove stains from clothing. For any occasion, we have a selection of useful tips:

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Baby powder rating for newborns

So which baby powder is better? Which brands should be trusted and which should be avoided? In the list presented by us you will find the most popular children's powders with a brief description of each. Based on the information provided, each parent will decide for himself which powder to wash children's clothes for newborns.

“Stork” Extra-soft with Aloe Vera content

This laundry detergent is a frequent choice for young parents because of their excellent characteristics. After washing, the laundry is always clean and odorless.

Its features:

  • This product is equally suitable for both machine and hand wash.
  • They can wash all types of fabrics, with the exception of silk and wool.
  • The basis of the detergent is soap, so it is well rinsed from the fibers of the material.
  • “Aloe Vera” extract makes the baby’s clothes softer, has anti-allergic and soothing effect on the baby’s skin.
  • The powder perfectly removes protein, fat and other complex spots, while the water temperature can be slightly higher than 30C.
  • Also, this tool has in its composition substances that protect the washing machine from scale formation.
  • Country producer - Russia.

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Important! Of the harmful components, the washing powder of this brand includes optical brighteners. According to Roskontrol toxicity indicators exceed the permissible norms for children's powders.

“Myth” gentle freshness for automatic washing of baby clothes:

  • The tool is hypoallergenic. The manufacturer claims that the children's washing powder passed a special dermatological test and do not have contraindications for washing children's things.
  • Its basis is baby soap of natural origin.
  • It does not include fragrances and dyes.
  • Suitable for automatic washing of all types of fabric except silk and wool.
  • It includes components that protect the washing machine from scale.
  • Manufacturer - Procter & Gamble.

“Tide” children's machine with chamomile extract:

  • Suitable for washing clothes in a washing machine.
  • It perfectly erases all types of fabrics, except wool and silk.
  • The formula of the product is approved by dermatologists, suitable for washing things of children with sensitive skin.
  • Protects the machine from scale formation.
  • Produced under the Procter & Gamble brand.

Important! It contains such undesirable components as phosphates, optical brighteners, anionic surfactants. Rostest recognized this powder as very toxic and dangerous.

Kurnosiki:

  • It is a universal synthetic detergent for washing white and colored children's underwear.
  • Even after numerous washes with this powder, things do not change their beautiful appearance, thanks to the special composition of the product.
  • It perfectly cleans even the most difficult stains.
  • The special granular form prevents dust formation during falling asleep in the tank of the washing machine.
  • The basis of the powder is soap shavings.
  • It does not include fragrances and dyes.
  • Manufacturer - “World of childhood”.

Important! Includes optical brighteners.

"The world of childhood":

  • Suitable for hand and automatic washing.
  • It is hypoallergenic.
  • The basis of the composition is soap shavings.
  • Does not contain fragrances, dyes and other synthetic substances.
  • It copes with the most difficult spots, disinfects linen and has an antibacterial effect.
  • During washing by hands, it does not dry out the skin of the hands and does not cause irritation.
  • Suitable for all types of fabric.
  • Country producer - Russia.

Important! This powder is very poorly rinsed from the laundry, so it is worth activating an additional rinse in the washing machine.

Pemos:

  • Suitable for washing absolutely all types of fabric.
  • It is a universal detergent: designed for both automatic and manual washing.
  • It cleans stubborn stains well.

“Eared Nannies”:

  • Perfectly removes dirt from clothes of newborns and older children.
  • It works even in cold water, does not damage the fabric, so things keep a beautiful appearance for a long time.
  • Product of Nevsky cosmetics.

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Important! The composition of this powder includes up to 30% sulfates and phosphates, perfume and surfactant.Therefore, the use of this powder when washing things in newborns can lead to an allergic reaction in infants.

"Peanut":

  • This tool is universal in relation to the type of fabric and type of washing.
  • Effectively removes impurities even in cold water.
  • The basis of the powder is baby soap, so it is perfectly rinsed from the fibers of the fabric.

Important! The powder is well dispersed, causing sneezing, coughing and terrible itching in the nasopharynx.

Baby soap powder “Our mother”:

  • The basis of the powder is soap shavings.
  • Does not contain chemical synthesized substances that can cause allergies in babies.
  • Well suited for soaking, hand and machine wash.
  • It has a disinfecting and disinfecting effect on children's underwear.

“Baby Sitter”:

  • It is an elite detergent.
  • Suitable for washing children with sensitive skin.
  • Perfectly removes stains and heavy soiling without additional curing and soaking.
  • The powder takes great care of the fabrics, so things even after numerous washings retain their original appearance.
  • Gives linen softness, freshness and pleasant aroma.

Children's washing powder Amway:

  • Suitable for washing things from the first days of his life.
  • It removes dirt from diapers and clothes very easily, without extraneous efforts.
  • It has a disinfecting and disinfecting effect on the linen of the child.
  • Suitable for hand and machine wash.
  • It does not cause allergic reactions - neither in children nor in adults during hand washing.
  • Country of origin - USA.

“Garden”:

  • It is a universal concentrated washing powder made from natural ingredients.
  • The composition of the powder is natural soap, soda and citric acid.
  • It is perfectly rinsed from the fabric.
  • It does not harm either the baby or his parents during hand washing. Also safe for nature. After using the powder for its intended purpose, dirty water can be used to water plants.
  • Suitable for all types of fabric.
  • Manufacturer: Arnest.

Important! If a child has a rash or other signs of an allergy after applying a new washing powder, it is worthwhile to immediately sort out all the things with a safer product and stop using the already tried one.

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When choosing a powder for washing baby clothes, be very vigilant. Often, manufacturers mislead consumers by indicating incomplete detergents or replacing already familiar names of harmful substances with their synonyms. Choose powders that do not contain harmful components. Take care of your health and the health of your children. Do not use unfamiliar laundry detergents not purchased in specialized stores.

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