Castile soap
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Anonymous
| I use the unscented soap in the shower and at the bathroom and kitchen sinks, so I always have lots on hand. The call it "baby mild," but is it really ok for baby skin? |
Anonymous
| I found the Dr. Bronner's baby-mild castile soap to be unusually harsh, actually. But we have sensitive skin in our family! |
Anonymous
| ^^^ Still use it to clean the tub and sinks, though |
Anonymous
| Castile soap, IMO, is way too harsh for a baby. Oddly, our pediatrician recommended Dove white unscented bar (not any other Dove bar just the white). Works fine for the little body but it's too hard to rinse out of her hair so I still use California Baby shampoo. |
Anonymous
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Real Castile soap, made with olive oil only, is pretty mild and fine for baby. But it's really hard to find.
Dr. Bronners is very harsh. We just use California Baby. |
Anonymous
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Dr Bronners is meant to be diluted. It is technically a concentrate.
I use it mixed equal parts with water for DD - she is the only kid I know who has a mom with eczema (me) and didn't develop it herself. I csm even use it with my eczema. Not sure how wnyone would ever find it harsh! |
Anonymous
| It stings like crazy if you get it in your eyes! |
Anonymous
| We use Dr. Bronner's bar soap with no problems, although we also have a baby shampoo for hair washing. |
Anonymous
| That stuff is way too harsh on my skin, even diluted. |
Anonymous
OP here. That is true, now that i think about it. I use it diluted in a self-foaming pump for my face, and i have to rinse well or it stings. Good reason not to use it on a baby. |
Anonymous
Dr. Bronner's is pretty harsh. I only use it in the baby's bath in a very diluted form (like 1:25 ratio) and even then just a squirt for the whole bath. Babies generally don't need much soap. |
Anonymous
What? I've never head this. We have sensitive skin and allergy issues and no one has had a problem with Dr. Bonner's baby soap. (We do have reactions from the scented versions, though -- wheels on the skin and headaches.) |
Anonymous
You do realize that it is sold super concentrated and meant to be diluted, right? |
Anonymous
Doesn't matter if you've heard of it before or not, it's my experience with the product. Even properly diluted, it caused redness and irritation for me and my baby. |
Anonymous
I believe you. I'm just saying I've never heard that. We have all kinds of allergies and this is the mildest soap we've found. (Thought ONLY the baby version, NOT any of the others.) Are you sure you're just using the baby soap and not a scented soap? |