Low Allergen Products

Guide to Low Allergen Home, Personal Care, and Beauty Products

Low Allergen Products that are fragrance free are your best defense in preventing sensitization of the skin. Clearing out your home and personal care products can be a challenge. I’ve pulled together a list of what I’m currently using and found it safe. (note, I am not allergic to Methylisothiazolinone, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, or Nickel which are common allergens).

I keep all fragrances, botanical oils, formaldehyde (and its releases), and Gold out of my products. I do link as many of these products as I can to Amazon for your convenience. Some low-allergen products you can find at Target and Walgreens – places I frequent. These are the products I use daily in my home.

Fragrance Free Laundry Routine

I love my low-allergen, fragrance free and safe-for-me laundry routine with Nellie’s; I wrote a detailed post about it. I enjoy using Nellies! These products do a wonderful job on my whole family’s clothes, and I feel great knowing they are fragrance-free and free of my other allergens. If you haven’t tried them, I highly recommend you do!

Here are some of their best products:

Nellie’s Washing Soda – This is the only detergent we use for our clothes! It is a great fragrance free washing soda and does a great job of cleaning and removing stains from fabric. It doesn’t have any fragrances or dyes in it which makes it even better suited for those with chemical sensitivities.

This washing soda is also very effective at removing stains and odors from clothes. It is made from sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate. It works especially well on stains that have set in over time, like grass stains or food stains. I like letting stains soak in my laundry tub overnight with the washing soda and water. This really helps remove set in stains.

Nellies also rinses completely and leaves no residue in the washer or on your clothes when you take them out of the dryer. This is important because if there is any residue from detergent left behind on your clothes, it can cause skin irritation and itching for those who are sensitive to chemicals in fabric softeners or detergents.

I send Nellie’s Laundry Nuggets with my son to college. They are single use portions and it was an easier form for him to manage with the dorm washer and dryer. The best part is that his clothes do not smell of fragrance when he brings them home while on break from school at the end of each semester. The laundry pods have simple ingredients: Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Chloride, Laureth-7, Disodium Metasilicate, Polyvinyl Alcohol Polymer.

Nellies Oxygen Brightener might remind you of another familiar oxygen stain remover and that’s because they share very familiar ingredients minus the fragrance! I use this as fragrance free booster as a stain remover in each load but also as an additive during those overnight soak sessions for the stains that seem to pop up on my children’s shirts constantly! It does a really nice job.

Nellie’s Washing Soda • Nellie’s Oxygen Brightener • Nellie’s Washing Soda and Oxygen Brightener Combo Pack • Wool Dryer Balls (replaces Fabric Softener)

Laundry Low Allergen products

Cleaning with Low Allergen Products

When you have allergic contact dermatitis or chemical allergies, it is important to use low-allergen fragrance free cleaning products. Traditional cleaning products can contain chemicals or ingredients that can cause a severe allergic reaction. These reactions can include redness, itching, and blistering of the skin, as well as other symptoms such as sneezing, watery eyes, and difficulty breathing.

Additionally, if someone with allergic contact dermatitis or chemical allergies is exposed to the same allergen frequently, it can cause the sensitivity to the allergen to increase. I have personally experienced this as many of my allergens are worse today then when I was first diagnosed. Avoidance is the best strategy. By using low-allergen cleaning products, a person can help reduce the frequency of exposure to these allergens, which can help to prevent the sensitivity from increasing.

My favorite way to clean around the house is with a simple water-and-cloth combination. It’s all I need for most jobs, and it helps keep my hands chemical-free.

I’m so excited about the ecloth microfiber cloths because they help me get the job done quickly and easily. The microfibers are super soft, but they’re also incredibly durable, so they don’t go bald after just a few uses. And since I don’t have to use any chemicals, I don’t have to worry about chemical exposure when cleaning! I started with their simple starter kit, but now have their mop and dusting wand and many others. I really love their sponges for the sink!

Low Allergen cleaning products

Cerave Moisturizing Cream • Cerave Light Daily Moisturizing Lotion

Body Care low allergen products

I know what it’s like to have sensitive skin.

I have both allergic contact dermatitis and sensitive skin. That means that my skin reacts badly when I touch certain products and that I can’t use most body care products available in the store—they either burn or make me itch. It’s made even worse by the fact that I love to be clean, so I have to be careful about what I use on my body.

The best part about all of this is that there are so many great products out there for those of us with sensitive skin! Whether you’re looking for something gentle enough for a baby but effective enough for an adult (like Vanicream Gentle Body Wash) or something moisturizing enough for your whole family (like CeraVe Moisturizing Cream), there’s something for everyone!

I have to admit it: I’m a little bit of a product junkie. But I’ve learned that not all products are created equal, and I always have to be very selective when it comes to products I put on my skin. With allergic contact dermatitis and sensitive skin, I am always looking for products that are fragrance-free and low allergen. That can be hard to find!

But…I have found some gems in my search for safe products that work well for me and using Cerave Light Moisturizing cream as a facial cream is one of those favs I’ve found! It’s the perfect weight for me.

Using CeraVe Healing Ointment as an ointment for chapped lips during winter weather is another all around BEST for sensitive skin. It’s non-greasy, fast-absorbing and contains three essential ceramides to help restore the protective function of skin.

This product is great if you’re looking for something that will heal your dry, cracked lips while also providing some protection against the elements. The ingredients in this product are designed to help restore the protective function of skin and keep it moisturized without feeling greasy or heavy on the lips.

I keep a tube of this in my purse, my car, the junk drawer and even in the kid’s backpacks. They love it. It’s used in our house to heal up boo boos, chapped lips, dry cheeks and hands, and literally everything in between. I’m constantly asked, mom… where is the blue tube. Your family will love it!