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Sensitive / Baby
Your clothes deserve an ingredient list.
The Comparison Journey
What's actually in your wash?
Conventional
Optical Brighteners
Stilbene · Coumarin derivatives
UV-reactive dyes cling to fiber and transfer to skin with every wear. Not biodegradable. Linked to contact dermatitis and aquatic toxicity.
Fold Method
Oxygen-Based Whitening
Sodium percarbonate → H₂O₂
Releases hydrogen peroxide on contact with water. Breaks stains through oxidation, leaves zero residue on fabric. Fully biodegradable within 24 hours.
“Fabric care is skin care. What brightens your shirt touches your body all day.”
Conventional
Perchloroethylene (PERC)
Cl₂C=CCl₂ · Chlorinated solvent
Classified "likely carcinogenic" by the EPA and IARC. Penetrates concrete to reach groundwater. Elevates indoor air toxicity in rooms where dry-cleaned clothes are stored. Transfers through breast milk.
Fold Method
Professional Wet Cleaning
Water + plant-derived solvents
Uses water with biodegradable citrus- or soy-derived solvents. No hazardous waste. Cleans cashmere, silk, and structured garments with zero solvent residue. Regulation-ready.
“PERC doesn't stay at the dry cleaner. It comes home in the bag, off-gassing into nurseries and closets.”
Conventional
Synthetic Fragrance Pods
"Fragrance" = up to 3,000 undisclosed chemicals
72% of products with "fragrance" contain phthalates — endocrine disruptors. Chemicals are engineered to bind to fiber so the scent persists. As fabric wears, they migrate into skin. Children absorb more phthalates per body weight than adults.
Fold Method
Zero-Fragrance Finishing
No masking agents. No essential oils.
The cleanest finish is no finish. Not "unscented" — which means chemicals added to mask scent — but genuinely fragrance-free. Nothing to absorb. Nothing to react to. Returned smelling like warm cotton and nothing else.
“The word "fragrance" on a label is a legal black box. We don't use it — and we can prove it.”
By the last item in your bag, this isn't a choice between two services.
It's a choice between two philosophies of touching your own body.
The Science
Laundry is a health decision.
The research is unambiguous. We built Fold on it.
5×
Thinner Skin
Baby skin is up to five times thinner than adult skin. Detergent residues on fabric become a direct skin-absorption event — not a laundry question.
Westlake Dermatology / Dr. Kellie Reed, MD
72%
Fragrance Products Contain Phthalates
Of products tested with the ingredient "fragrance," 72% contained endocrine disruptors. The label "fragrance" conceals blends of up to 3,000 undisclosed chemicals.
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
IARC
Classifies PERC as Carcinogenic
The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies perchloroethylene as "likely carcinogenic to humans." Dry-cleaned clothes off-gas PERC indoors for days.
EPA / IARC Classification
100%
Ingredient Disclosure
Every enzyme, every solvent, every pH buffer in Fold's process is listed on our transparency page. Protease, amylase, lipase — and nothing else.
Fold Ingredient Registry
Active Enzymes in Every Wash
Protease · Amylase · Lipase
Targets protein (spit-up), starch (baby food), and fat (formula). Effective in cold water. Fully biodegradable.
Personalised Care
Find Your Clean.
Five questions. A care protocol built around your household chemistry, your skin, and your schedule.
From Our Clients
The results are in the laundry bag.
“Our daughter had eczema flares every week for four months. We changed nothing except our laundry service. Six weeks with Fold — gone. I wish someone had told me this was a laundry problem.”
Meredith Calloway
Mother of two, Brooklyn, NY
“I have multiple chemical sensitivities and I'd given up on dry cleaning entirely. Fold's wet-cleaning process is the first time I've worn a blazer to work without spending the afternoon with a headache.”
Jonah Reisberg
Corporate attorney, Manhattan, NY
“I read the ingredient list before I read the pricing. That's how I make every decision — skincare, food, now laundry. Fold is the only service that understood the question before I finished asking it.”
Priya Venkataraman
Functional medicine physician, Tribeca, NY
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