Washing Powder or liquid and sensitive skin

purpleivy

Are you using the full amount it says on the bottle/box. In my experience, most washloads need nothing like the amount it says.

At the moment my manufacturer says 155ml powder for med soil in soft water area and I'm using about 1/3 of that! My conditioner is well watered down as well. £20 sounds like a lot of washing!

whatatwit

Lidl do little cartons of pure juice, 330ml they are in a pack of 5. Not sure of the price now, they were 89p but I think they have gone up.

How old is your son, you may be better trying to wean him off the juices, maybe not buying any.

Dioritt

I use soda crystals as washing powder and white vinegar as conditioner and the wash comes out lovely. My mum uses the same combination and is really satisfied. If you don't fancy using just soda crystals you can always mix 50/50 with soap flakes although I've found they aren't strictly necessary.

When it comes to the scent, the vinegar doesn't leave a nasty smell but as mentioned in a post above, you won't get any typical 'washing' scent either. But, if it's important to you that your washing smells of lavender, ylang ylang or whatever, you can always add a few drops of essential oil to the vinegar when you wash.

My daughter has psoriasis so I also have to be very careful with detergents. She has absolutely no problem with this combination though because there are no artificial chemical compounds in them. Regular washing powder's actually very nasty stuff. I have a post on my blog about it if you'd like to know more. Just click here.

Hope this helps.

bagpuss_fan

Capri sun now do "pure juice" in their packets. I know this because I bought some by accident! They're usually on offer in one of the big supermarkets!!

bargainbetty

I can echo the soda crystals and white vinegar combo.... lovely clean washing, no bumpy skin!

Why does he need small cartons of juice? Can he not have a refillable cup, and use the big carton which works out cheaper....

bagpuss_fan

How old is your son, you may be better trying to wean him off the juices, maybe not buying any.[/quote]

:eek: What sort of comment is this? In the "5 a day" world we live in, the longer he drinks pure juice the better. My kids are 12 and 13 and they prefer pure juice, yes of course it costs more, but how much better for them than squash with all its added sugars, preservatives and flavourings!

peb

Juice, yes Lidls do a five back for about 79/89 pence, I sometimes get them for work. I don't know where he drinks his jiuce but a litre carton is a lot cheaper and you could get a couple of plastic closing mugs (I have one that screwtops) which can be used again and again. I also sometimes get the Capri pure juice but having worked it out - even on BOGOFF it is not cheaper per drink than the Lidl - it may be cheaper per mil but obviously depends on when and why you want it. Plus when I have the capri I spent ages fighting with the straw and usually get juice on my top!

Gingham_Ribbon

bagpuss_fan wrote: »

How old is your son, you may be better trying to wean him off the juices, maybe not buying any.

:eek: What sort of comment is this? In the "5 a day" world we live in, the longer he drinks pure juice the better. My kids are 12 and 13 and they prefer pure juice, yes of course it costs more, but how much better for them than squash with all its added sugars, preservatives and flavourings!

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Juice only counts towards 1 of the 5 a day, no matter how many times we have it because the fibre is removed and it's a concentrated amount of sugar. Juice is certainly better than 'juice drinks' or squash but water is an excellent substitute and easier on the teeth!

horsechestnut

Yes Lidl for cartons of juice. It has gone up to £1.09, but still worth it.

Dioritt

Juice only counts towards 1 of the 5 a day, no matter how many times we have it because the fibre is removed and it's a concentrated amount of sugar. Juice is certainly better than 'juice drinks' or squash but water is an excellent substitute and easier on the teeth!

I was going to suggest that he has one glass of juice a day, perhaps at breakfast, and the rest water but I think that's probably what Gingham Ribbon was saying.

Drinking water's an excellent way to rehydrate and flush toxins out of the body so the earlier he learns to appreciate a cold glass of water, the better :-)

Sharon J