By the time the baby was born, the parents picked up baby clothes, bought a stroller, and arranged a cozy nest for the baby. Sometimes the question remains without due attention: “How to wash children's things?”

For newborns, careful removal of liquid feces and urine from diapers, vests, and slips is required. It is important to choose a “soft”, hypoallergenic product without irritating components for washing children's clothes. Explore the range of safe washing powders and gels, find out the rules for washing a newborn's wardrobe by hand and machine.

How to wash things for newborns

Names are presented in supermarkets household chemicals with hypoallergenic properties. Imported and domestic samples remove dirt well from the things of the newborn, but do not irritate the delicate skin of the crumbs.

Manufacturers offer special gels and powders without aggressive components. ECO formulations are in demand foreign manufacturers. non-toxic, safe means are more expensive, but there is a guarantee that the powder or gel will not provoke an allergy.

How to choose the right tool

Requirements for powders and gels for baby clothes:

• The delicate detergent is made by a well-known company with a good reputation. Quality compounds, especially those with the prefix "bio", are never cheap;
• minimum or complete absence of phosphates, conditioners, optical brighteners;
• soft, natural surfactants;
• effective stain control in hot/warm water;
• no pungent odor;
• ideal option - the inscription "hypoallergenic" on the package;
• in ECO powders there is a mark "biodegradable". This indicates the absence of harm not only for the baby's skin, but also for nature;
• the goods are sold in a pharmacy or a large supermarket (guarantee that you will not buy a fake).

Note! Hypoallergenic gels and powders are labeled “for washing baby clothes”, “for children”, and other similar inscriptions on the packaging. Some brands produce formulations in the same line for adults and children, such as GALA (regular powder) plus GALINKA (for babies). Refuse to buy "adult" household chemicals, do not risk the health of a newborn.

10 rules for washing children's things

• always pay attention to good condition children's underwear, but do not bring the fight for cleanliness to fanaticism;
• Always wash new undershirts, slips, bonnets, diapers, and other items of your baby’s wardrobe before putting them on for the first time. Things will become softer, tender things will not rub skin. After washing, be sure to iron the fabric with a hot iron;
• use only special formulations without irritating components marked "for washing baby clothes";
• at heavy pollution for diapers, slips, rinse them well under the tap, lather, soak, after half an hour put in the machine or wash by hand;
• rinses, conditioners, bleaches - compounds that are prohibited for use to remove dirt from children's clothes. Excess odors, aggressive components provoke allergies;
• Always wash undershirts, bonnets, sliders, diapers, and other items of children's wardrobe separately from things of other family members, even older children;
• always thoroughly rinse out things that come into contact with the newborn's body, remove foam well from baby bedding. The washing machine gives a better rinse;
• mommy should wash her things that come into contact with the baby's skin (nursing shirt, bra, and so on) with the same means as for children's clothes;
• a hot steam iron after washing will help to disinfect and soften the newborn's wardrobe items;
• dry clothes away from the road: the less dust gets on the baby’s things, the lower the likelihood of negative reactions.

Washing baby clothes in the car:

• put only underwear and clothes of the newborn into the drum;
• load the machine in moderation: in a full drum, things are washed and rinsed worse;
• use only baby powders or soap shavings dissolved in water;
• if the machine has a program for washing children's clothes, use only this type of treatment. In the absence of a program, set the "delicate wash" mode;
• until the baby has grown up, do not wash heavily soiled adult clothes, rugs, shoes in the machine;
• For a perfect removal of detergent residue, always use the Extra Rinse programme.

Handwash:

• pour into a bowl hot water, to protect your hands, put on thin cotton gloves, then rubber gloves. The hotter the water, the better;
• use baby soap or special powders. Soap foam has a more delicate effect on the skin, does not cause allergies;
• pre-soak heavily soiled items for 30–60 minutes in soapy foam, water must be hot;
• after washing, rinse the laundry several times with hot, then cold water: particles of powder or soap irritate the skin of the newborn;
• washing by hand is harder and longer. Buy if possible washing machine: while the device is working, you can relax a little, take time for your baby or husband.

The best washing powders and gels for baby clothes

Pay attention to popular brands of contaminant removers. The products are designed taking into account the characteristics of the skin of a newborn, do not contain toxic substances and fragrances.

amway baby

Characteristic:

• phosphate-free concentrated agent SA8™ Baby;
• country of origin - USA;
• hypoallergenic product with a delicate effect;
• the BIOQUEST Formula™ mark confirms the hypoallergenicity of the product;
• all ingredients are obtained only from natural sources (trona mineral and grain);
• things are easy to rinse, the composition is quickly removed after washing;
• no strong odor;
• the product is ideal for sensitive, delicate skin of children;
• concentrated washing powder approved for use from the first days of life;
• not suitable for heavily soiled, does not always wash the remnants of juice or food stains;
• water temperature during stain removal - from 30 to 90 degrees;
• the average cost of an organic product is 2000 rubles, the weight of the package is 3 kg. This amount is enough for 85-88 washes.

Burti Baby

Characteristic:

• safe components, eco-friendly product based on natural soap;
• phosphate-free powder, concentrated agent;
• the composition contains enzymes, components that prevent color fading;
• fraction - small, but there is no "dust effect" when laying in a washing machine container;
• softens clothes well, perfectly removes biological contaminants;
• removes "difficult" stains without aggressive action;
• after processing by hand or in a typewriter, pleasant softness of fabrics remains;
• country of origin - Germany;
• the estimated cost of a package weighing 900 g is 490 rubles;
• The volume is designed for 28 hand washes or 18 machine washes.

eared babysitter

Characteristic:

• product of the company "Nevskaya cosmetics";
• well washes various pollution;
• concentration of phosphates - less than 30%, surfactants - from 5 to 15%;
• economical consumption;
• packaging of different volumes - from 400 g to 9.0 kg;
• suitable for hand and machine wash;
• unobtrusive smell;
• often have to additionally rinse things;
• causes skin irritation in some babies;
• in large packages there is no measuring cup;
• the powder cannot be called hypoallergenic;
• the average cost of a package of 400 g is 55 rubles, 2.4 kg - 355 rubles, 4.5 kg - 580 rubles, 6 kg - 720 rubles.

garden kids

Characteristic:

• high-quality powder is made on the basis of baby soap;
• silver ions kill harmful bacteria;
• the composition does not contain irritating components, fragrances and bleaches;
• Components: baby soap, silver citrate, soda;
• an environmentally friendly product must be poured directly into the drum, set the temperature from 60 degrees;
• dissolves quickly, removes dirt well, rinses out easily various kinds fabrics;
• biodegradable composition;
• means disinfects things;
• a concentrated product is a replacement for three standard packages;
• the average cost of 400 g of powder is 135 rubles.

our mother

Characteristic:

• high-quality product from soap shavings of the category "Extra";
• delicately washes baby clothes;
• hypoallergenic agent;
• does not dry out the skin of the hands;
• can be used in the machine or hand washed;
• no pungent odor;
• packages of different weights, economical consumption;
• the average cost of 500 g is 270 rubles, 900 g is 480 rubles, 2200 g is 1000 rubles.

Hypoallergenic products

Positive feedback has earned high-quality compositions of well-known brands:

• Our mother, Mir detstva, Garden Kids (Russia);
• Amway baby (USA).
• Baby Born, Burti Baby, Frosch (Germany).

Folk methods

Good results are obtained by the use of natural remedies:

• soap nuts. Order online or buy at a phyto-pharmacy. The fruits of the soap tree contain a high concentration of saponins - safe natural foaming agents. Miracle nuts are suitable for hand/machine washing, give abundant foam, delicately care for things, do not cause skin irritation and allergies;
• you can bleach diapers with soda or hydrogen peroxide. Be sure to rinse things well.