Diprobase staining clothes

Waffle_On

Help!!!

My toddler has been prescribed dibrobase for eczema on his face. For those not in the know, it's a greasy emollient moisturiser. It reminds me of Vaseline.

He keeps getting it on his clothes, and I've exhausted my usual stain removal options - I just can't get it out! I've tried: vanish spray, vanish bar, rubbing in neat washing up liquid, vinegar in the rinse.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

tina_malteser

just had a nosey, seems ppl recommend white vinegar in the wash load...hope this helps.

jools27_2

In my experience, Diprobase is a white water soluble emollient cream, my 23 year old daughter has used it for about 20 years to wash with and I have never had a problem with staining. What do you use for the washing? I used persil non bio liquid for years on her clothes with the odd dash of napisan, her skin is a bit better these days and I use a very small amount of ordinary persil

Waffle_On

Thanks for the help so far. I think there must be a couple of variations of diprobase - this is a clear ointment in a tube.

I'm currently washing with surf powder and occasionally add some napisan. I generally use standard fabric softener, but sometimes use white vinegar instead. I'll try chucking some vinegar in the drum with my next load and see how that goes.

Any other suggestions?

mummyyof5

My sons have very severe excema...when they were younger I just applied this cream and put them in PJs or old clothes...as they had this applied everywhere, over time it makes the clothes very thick and heavy...at first I tried every trick known to man to get the stains out but to no avail...good luck but I ended up throwing them...nothing worked for me at all...hence the old clothes only policy xxx

It was the clear ointment we were using..the white one is the cream version the clear one is ointment x

mrcow

I use the ointment and have always used Persil washing powder. I've never had a problem with staining on clothes. My ezcema is very bad indeed at times and sometimes my clothes get heavily covered. It always comes out with my normal wash.

Don't over load your machine. I've used both the biological and non bio and both are fine.

kitschkitty

Waffle_On wrote: »

Thanks for the help so far. I think there must be a couple of variations of diprobase - this is a clear ointment in a tube.

I'm currently washing with surf powder and occasionally add some napisan. I generally use standard fabric softener, but sometimes use white vinegar instead. I'll try chucking some vinegar in the drum with my next load and see how that goes.

Any other suggestions?

Vinegar works as a fabric softener too so you can cut that out of your wash, who knows it's possible your fabric conditioner isn't helping the stains anyway (you've nothing to lose).