Dettol Baby Blanket Donation

Like most mums, my children’s first ever blankets are a treasured keepsake, but many babies across the world never get to experience the comfort of a warm, clean blanket.

Dettol has teamed up with celebrity mum-of-two, Rachel Stevens, to encourage mums to “keep the memories, not the bacteria” in a new campaign which highlights the dangers of bacteria on baby blankets: did you know that even after washing they can still harbour a variety of unpleasant bacteria? The campaign also supports disadvantaged families in need of baby blankets and raises money for the charity Sparks.

Dettol Anti-Bacterial Laundry Cleanser kills 99.9% of bacteria even in washes as low as 30 degrees. Dettol and Sparks are asking mums to send in unwanted baby blankets to their freepost address below, where they’ll be hygienically washed then redistributed to families in need.

For every blanket collected Dettol has also pledged to donate £1 to Sparks. Sparks’ projects find ways to diagnose, treat and prevent conditions in four key areas: pregnancy and birth, first months of life, infancy and early childhood and rare childhood diseases. You can find out more about their work by visiting www.sparks.org.uk.

To donate a blanket to the campaign simply send it to the following address:

FREEPOST RTKJ-YSGS-SSHR
Dettol Baby Blanket Donation
c/o Spink
Balcombe Place Stables
HAYWARDS HEATH
RH17 6AZ

You can also share on Facebook your special baby blanket memories and photographs. Or tweet @DettolBlanket using the hashtag #sharethememories.

It’s such a great campaign and couldn’t be easier to get involved!