The 10 Best Laundry Detergent For Babies

Mama Bear Gentle (about $20) boasts a 95 percent bio-based formula and is packed in a bottle made entirely from recycled materials. It's specifically made for those seemingly impossible stains that come from baby food and is ready for your messy eater.

When you break down the price-per-load of Purex Dirt Lift Action (about $9), you'll see that it's great for families on a budget. It's safe to use in regular or high-efficiency machines, and parents rave about it creating that intoxicating fresh baby smell.

GreenShield Organic (about $57) is USDA-Certified, so you know you're only putting the purest formula on your cutie's skin. Furthermore, the company gets its ingredients from sustainable resources, meaning this one is good for baby and the earth.

Created by doctors, Puracy Natural (appx. $15) is one of the gentlest options to use on little ones with allergies. It contains no animal byproducts, brighteners, sulfates, or bleach. Plus it does an impressive job of eliminating stubborn odors and stains.

If you're using cloth, rather than disposable, diapers, the environment thanks you, but you're probably doing a lot of laundry. Luckily, Rockin' Green Powder (appx. $18) is effective at cleaning up those stinky garments and comes in unique scents, like sea breeze.

If you only allow limited-ingredient products into your home, then you'll like Molly's Suds Original (about $14). It's a blend of just five plant-based constituents that manages to be gentle on the temperamental skin of infants, while still tough on smears, smudges and soiled diapers.

Earth Friendly Products Ecos (about $33) gets the gold star for being considerate of our planet. The process of making it creates zero waste and carbon emissions. It's pH balanced, dermatologist tested, and a good choice for babies with eczema.

Made with newborns in mind, Dreft Stage 1 (about $21) comes from a company that has been making baby detergent for over eighty years. It will get out spit-up, milk stains, and the other special messes brand new munchkins make on onesies and blankets.

Since it's triple concentrated, you don't need to use much Babyganics Fragrance-Free (appx. $15) per load. It boasts the recommendation of pediatricians and dermatologists. Unfortunately, tough, caked-on stains must be pretreated for the best results.

Seventh Generation Fresh (appx. $26) relies on natural enzymes to pull seemingly permanent messes from your little one's garments. It can even break down blowout bacteria, so it could be good for babies in a diet transition. Unfortunately, it's not great at removing oil-based marks.