Why choose a detergent compatible with washable diapers?

Choosing the right detergent is essential to ensure the proper care of cloth diapers. An inappropriate detergent can clog the fibers, reduce their absorbency, and cause leaks. Choosing the right detergent ensures effective cleaning while preserving the softness and durability of your diapers.

Ingredients to avoid

Certain components present in detergents can alter the effectiveness of washable diapers and cause premature wear:

• Softeners: They coat the fibers and reduce their absorbency.
• Glycerin: May leave a greasy film that reduces absorption.
• Marseille soap, Aleppo soap, vegetable soap, black soap: Naturally contain glycerin and promote clogging.

Pay attention to labels! If a detergent says "soap made from..." followed by an asterisk indicating "synthetic fragrance," it's compatible. However, if it contains real soap, it's best to avoid it.

Compatible industrial detergents

Commercial detergents suitable for cloth diapers should be free of greasy residue and provide good performance even in hard water. A well-chosen detergent guarantees optimal cleanliness without damaging the fabrics.

List of compatible detergents

Here is the list of detergents suitable for washable diapers:

• Ariel Clean & Fresh Liquid & Powder
• Ariel Actilift liquid and powder
• Ariel Original Liquid and Powder
• Ariel color liquid and powder
• Ariel professional color and Ariel professional
• Ariel Alpine Liquid and Powder
• Bonux the origin liquid and powder bicarbonate
• Carrefour aloe vera and liquid sweet almond flowers
• Crossroads expert
• Carrefour expert optimal clean
• Colruyt everyday
• Outdoor powder dash
• Dixan Mushio White Liquid
• Dixan lavender fresh liquid
• Dixan color liquid
• Dixan extreme power liquid
• Dixan total liquid
• Dixan total + powder
• Eco+ (not very efficient)
• Expert powder and liquid Carrefour brand blue packaging
• Liquid Expert Carrefour Brand green packaging
• Epsil perfect liquid and powder Leclerc brand
• Formil active green liquid and powder package
• Formil active powder blue package
• Formil active relaxing powder
• Formil original powder
• Formil Marseille soap powder and liquid (does not contain Marseille soap, just perfume)
• Formil withe powder
• Freshness powder and liquid Super U brand
• Liquid and powder sensitive fillets
• Professional powder range
• Gain + aroma boost
• Gain oxi boost
• Original gain
• Lavex
• The cat the professional expert bicarbonate powder
• The cat the expert liquid and powder bicarbonate
• The cat with liquid essential oils
• Professional Omo
• Omo color & care liquid and powder
• Persil universal liquid and powder
• Skip active clean liquid and powder
• Super Cross All Exotic Flavors Liquid
• Xtra total liquid and powder

Conclusion

Using the right detergent is essential to maintain the effectiveness of washable diapers and ensure their longevity.

• Avoid detergents containing fabric softeners, glycerin or Marseille soap.
• Choose an effective, well-measured detergent suitable for hard water.

This article is based on discussions and feedback from the group "Washable diapers: We're talking about the real deal (Europe - Pacific)" , a discussion space dedicated to parents and professionals sharing their knowledge.

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