Best laundry detergent for acne prone skin
Do you have acne on your chin, cheeks, or back?
Do you also sleep on your side?
If so, your linens and pillow cases may be causing your acne!
Pore-clogging ingredients found in everyday products cause acne. Obviously, you should check the products you directly apply to your body, like your shampoo & conditioner, make-up, soap, and toothpaste. But you should also check your laundry detergent.
Most commercial laundry detergent brands contain sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), a common foaming agent and one of the worst acne-causing offenders. Natural detergents may not have SLS, but contain pore-clogging oils.
If you wash your sheets and pillow cases with pore-clogging detergent, your skin will absorb the ingredients while you sleep. This is especially true for side-sleepers and people who have body acne.
Need a new detergent? See below for our top 10 acne-safe laundry detergents.
Top 10 Acne-Safe Laundry Detergents*
- All Free & Clear
- Charlie’s Soap Laundry Powder
- Eco Nuts Natural Laundry Soap
- Dapple Baby Laundry Detergent
- Grab Green 3-in-1 Laundry Pods (vegan)
- Molly Sud’s Laundry Detergent (vegan, gluten-free)
- NaturOli Soap Nuts/Soap Berries
- Nellie’s Laundry Soda Tin
- Planet 2X Ultra Laundry Detergent Free & Clear
- Tide Gentle & Free
*This list is valid as of April 5, 2017. Companies change their ingredients labels without warning, so always double-check the ingredients against our pore-clogging ingredients list!