Kirkland Brand Laundry Soap (From Costco) Review - Free & Clear Scent

by Diane

Diane has shared her Kirkland brand laundry soap review, from Costco.

Diane says:

I purchased the Kirkland brand (Costco's signature brand) of Free and Clear Laundry detergent.


I chose to purchase this product based 1) on my experience with other Kirkland brand products and 2) on the cost associated with this product. The price was considerably cheaper when you based it on a per load basis.

I don't like the fact that it is more cost up front due to the size of the bottle, but it is worth it due to the cost per load.

I like this detergent because it does a great job of getting smells and stains out of all my clothes except my family's gym clothes.

For some reason this detergent does not work well with items that are extra smelly and sweaty. I had to purchase a more expensive brand just to wash our gym clothes.

Both my daughter and I have sensitive skin so it is important to me use a detergent that will not irritate our skin. I have found that this product lives up to this expectation.

If cost were not a factor, I think I would still purchase this product. It works just as well as name brand products and I can buy it in a larger quantity at a time. This is important to me because I don't have time to constantly run to the store because I ran out of detergent and with having children, I have to do a lot of laundry.

Taylor says:

Thanks Diane for sharing your review of Kirkland brand laundry soap.

I know what you mean about kids and an abundance of laundry. They seem to dirty clothes very quickly, don't they?

It is harder to find a hypoallergenic laundry detergent that is a generic or store brand version that you can feel confident about, so I'm glad you've shared your experiences with me.

Has anyone else used Costco's laundry detergent? If so, please share your laundry detergent review here, to tell me what you think about it. (You can also share reviews of other brands too!)

Kirkland Free & Clear Ultra Laundry Detergent Caused Allergic Reaction

by SR101 Reader

An SR101 Reader shared her experience with Kirkland Free & Clear Ultra laundry detergent.

SR101 Reader says:

I broke out in a rash which covered most of my body after wearing PJ's washed in this product.

We are taking the product back for a refund and I am awaiting, with interest, Costco's response to a letter that I wrote to them in this regard.

Taylor says:

I'm sorry to hear you had an allergic reaction to this laundry detergent. That can be very uncomfortable, and also frustrating since it is advertised as hypoallergenic. Unfortunately, even free and clear versions of detergents may cause some people to have allergic reactions, since everyone's exact laundry detergent allergy is different.

Has anyone else used this product and had problems with it?

I would love to hear even more reviews of it, good or bad.

You can share your laundry detergent review here, for this or any other brand, sharing how it worked for you.

Kirkland Free & Clear Ultra Gave Me A Rash Too

by Nick M

In response to the previous SR101 reader's experience Nick wrote in to share what happened when he used this detergent.

Nick says:

I have the Kirkland Free and Clear Ultra, but believe this detergent gave me rashes as well. I have it all over. I've tied it back to this detergent.

Taylor says:

Thanks for sharing your experience Nick, and I hope you begin to feel better soon.

Well, now that is two people who've said this detergent, which is supposed to be hypoallergenic, didn't work well for them in this department.

I would love to hear from even more readers, sharing their experiences with this detergent, good or bad.

Yet Another Allergic Reaction From Kirkland Free and Clear

by Than
(South Pasadena, CA)

After reading the other reviews and experiences above Than wrote in to share his experience too.

Than says:

Just wanted to chime in that I also got a severe rash after using this laundry detergent. We threw the bottle away afterwards and went back to Tide and everything cleared up.

A week ago my blessed Mother-in-Law decided to do my laundry. Two days later an awful rash developed. We asked her what detergent she used and sure enough Kirkland Free and Clear was the culprit.

I've never had any allergic reaction to any detergent, but this supposedly hypoallergenic detergent is anything but for me.

Taylor says:

Thanks Than for sharing your experience with Kirland Free & Clear, although I'm sorry this happened to you.

It is especially frustrating, I know, because it is supposed to be hypoallergenic. I guess it goes to show we all have different sensitivities, so we just have to be careful with what we use that will go close to our skin, like laundry detergents and other laundry supplies.

I would love to hear even more reviews and opinions about this detergent, good or bad. You can share your experience here.

***Update: Another reader has shared her experience with this detergent with me briefly. She says:

My daughter and I both have bad rashes on our faces, we are very fair skinned. I had to go to skin doctor - I am going back to Tide.

Kirkland (Costco) Free and Clear Ultra Review

by Margaret
(San Diego, CA)

Margaret has shared her experience with this hypoallergenic detergent too.

Margaret says:

This had worked well for us until the last bottle we bought about a week ago. It now has some sort of fragrance that lingers on the clothes.

I'm not sure if they changed their formula (no ingredient list!) or if it's just a one-off, but my husband is returning it.

Taylor says:

Thanks for telling me about this Margaret. I would be interested to hear from others who've used this laundry soap for a while, sharing if you've noticed in changes in the formulation or scent recently too.

Kirkland Free & Clear Laundry Soap Gave Me The Worst Rash EVER

by Penny

It seems, unfortunately, I keep getting stories from readers sharing their bad experiences with this laundry detergent which is supposed to be hypoallergenic. The latest is from Penny.

Penny says:

I tried the Kirkland Free and Clear laundry soap and holy geez I broke out in a HORRIBLE rash.

I didn't even think of the possibility that it could be the laundry soap because I've never had a reaction to laundry soap before. I spent 3 nights awake scratching before I finally realized that it was the laundry soap causing the problem.

It really was awful. Back to Tide Free and Clear for me.

I would like to say though, overall I have been happy with Kirkland products.

Taylor says:

Penny, I'm sorry to hear about your problems with this product. It definitely sounds like a laundry detergent allergy to me. I hope you start feeling better soon.

Based on all these bad reactions to this detergent I am updating my hypoallergenic laundry detergent page to warn against using this particular brand -- it seems to give too many sensitive skinned people bad reactions. That's too bad since it is a lower cost detergent, and it is often hard to find lower cost varieties that are scent free.

Does anyone else have another detergent they'd like to recommend that is both low cost and scent free? If so, you can nominate what you think is the best laundry detergent here.

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