Avoid Breakouts and Allergies with the Right Detergent
There’s really no better scent than the smell of fresh, clean laundry. Laundry detergents come in a vast array of scents from Fresh Mountain Air to Lavender Breeze to really almost any pleasant scent you can think of. But if you’ve ever experienced itchy skin or rashes, beware, it could be your heavenly-scented laundry that is causing the problem.
If you’ve noticed an itchiness to your skin, excessive dryness, or even rashes that just won’t go away, consider whether or not you’ve changed your laundry detergent recently. The scents in many laundry detergents, while they are most pleasant, can cause irritability for some consumers with skin allergies.
How To Tell If You Have a Detergent Allergy
The most prominent, and severe, reaction to a laundry detergent allergy is a prolonged rash that can lead to a hives breakout. Although less severe, itchiness and excessive dryness can also be symptoms of a laundry detergent allergy. If you’ve recently switched laundry detergents, the best way to tell if you’ve developed an allergy is to switch back to your original detergent and see if the symptoms persist. If you haven’t recently switched laundry detergents, try switching to an all-natural or hypoallergenic version of your laundry detergent to see if symptoms persist.
Tips For Dealing with Detergent Allergies
If you know for sure that what you are experiencing is caused by a detergent allergy, don’t stress, there are easy fixes for helping to alleviate allergies caused by detergents.
Use Less Detergent
If it’s your ‘favourite brand’ or the most economical option causing the problem, you may not have to throw away your preferred choice just yet. One way to eliminate allergies caused by detergent is to use less detergent to ensure the soap residue is completely washed from your clothes before wearing.
Stain Removal 101 suggests washing your clothes using less and less detergent each time. Once your clothes come out dirty, you’ll know that the previous amount you used is the least amount of soap required to get your clothes clean – use only this amount each and every time you wash. You can also run your clothes through an extra rinse cycle for further rinsing.
Buy Special Detergent
There are plenty of all-natural and hypoallergenic laundry detergent options available free of the dyes and perfumes that typically cause allergic reactions. Opt for detergents with wording such as ‘free and clear’ or ‘free and gentle,’ or that specifically mention all-natural ingredients or a hypoallergenic formula.
Trust the Professional Clean
If you have sensitive skin, finding the perfect detergent for your needs can be tough. Sometimes it’s easier to leave things up to the professionals. At Simply Laundry, your clothes will be thoroughly laundered in a professional manner with detergent that is both friendly to all skin types and the environment. We take strict care to use products in both our dry cleaning and laundering processes that will not cause allergies or breakouts for our customers. Additionally, if you have extra sensitive skin, feel free to leave us a note in the Special instructions section when placing an order; that way, we’ll know to take extra care with your order.