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Eco Score 3/10

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Dreft

Dreft Stage 1: Newborn Liquid Laundry Detergent (32 Loads)

★★★★★ 4.7 / 5

The best-known mainstream baby laundry detergent in the US, marketed as gentle on sensitive skin, though its own published ingredient list includes added fragrance and dye.

$11.99 per 50oz bottle (32 loads)
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Pros

  • ✓Widely trusted, decades-old baby-detergent brand
  • ✓Effective on formula, spit-up, and diaper stains
  • ✓Available at nearly every US grocery and drugstore

Cons

  • ✗Contains added fragrance despite the 'gentle' marketing, per Dreft's own ingredient disclosure
  • ✗Also contains dye and optical-brightener-adjacent cleaning agents
  • ✗Not positioned as fragrance-free or dye-free
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