Your skin itches after putting on a clean shirt. Your baby develops red spots after their onesies are washed. Or you pull a freshly washed towel over your face and think: “This smells far too strong.” Sound familiar? The cause is often not your clothing, but what you use to clean it.
What is actually in your laundry detergent?
Most liquid laundry detergents contain a cocktail of synthetic fragrances, preservatives, and optical brighteners. The latter category is particularly interesting: optical brighteners are tiny chemical particles that remain in the fibres of your clothing and create that “brilliant white” appearance. They do not dissolve during rinsing and therefore come into direct contact with your skin.
For people with sensitive skin, eczema, or psoriasis, these are precisely the substances that can trigger a flare-up. But even for people without a diagnosis, the principle applies: the fewer chemicals that come into contact with your skin, the better.
Fewer ingredients, fewer irritants
Lavoa’s laundry strips contain no unnecessary additives. No synthetic fragrances that cling to the fibres, and no preservatives that remain after the rinse cycle.
The result? Your clothes are clean, but without the chemical “afterglow” that can irritate sensitive skin.
Ideal for babies and young children
Baby skin is thinner and absorbs substances more quickly than adult skin. Many parents specifically buy “baby detergent” at a considerable premium, but most of these products still contain fragrances and preservatives.
Lavoa’s fragrance-free option is a logical alternative: clean laundry without the extra substances you would rather not have against your child’s skin. And because the strips dissolve completely, nothing is left behind in the machine or in the fibres.
Washing at low temperatures also helps
High washing temperatures can push the fragrances and chemicals in your detergent deeper into the fibres of your clothes. Washing at 30 degrees with a Lavoa strip is not only good for your energy bill, but also gentler on sensitive skin.
Conclusion
Sensitive skin deserves clean clothes without the side effects of unnecessary ingredients. By choosing a fragrance-free formula, you immediately eliminate the most common irritants.
