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52 of 53 found the following review helpful:
 Great for stinky inserts/pocket diapers and stains! Jul 04, 2010
By 1kidmomma
My current CD stash includes Fuzzi Bunz, Swaddlebees, and Thirsties pocket diapers. After a couple of months these diapers were retaining a strong smell (ammonia). My microfiber inserts were suffering the same fate. We do have hard water and I was alternating between Thirsties pre-wash and super wash and Charlie's Soap. I was also using baking soda and vinegar in an attempt to get rid of the stinkies. My laundering system was obviously not working. I tried adding a full wash cycle w/o detergent, but this didn't improve things either. I bought a couple of Rockin Green samples (Hard water/bare naked babies). After one cycle of soaking and washing my diapers showed noticeable improvement and after a second washing--no more stinky pocket diapers. I'm thrilled!
41 of 42 found the following review helpful:
Wonderful detergent for cloth diapers Oct 07, 2010
By willow
For the first 4 months of cloth diapering, I used Country Save HE Laundry Detergent, Powder, 160-Load, 10-lb Boxes (Case of 4). I have a front loading LG Tronn machine, and I would do a rinse/spin cycle with a smidge of Country Save, then a heavy soiled normal wash on hot with 1/4-1/2 the "standard amount" of detergent, followed by one or two rinse and spin cycles. This worked pretty well, until I moved.
If there's one thing you'll learn about cloth diapers, it's that your laundry system will be completely different from everyone else's due to your child's body chemistry, your diaper brands, your water quality, and your washing machine. Though we kept the same machines, the water at our new location was incredibly different, and after a cycle or two of washing diapers in the new house, my son's rump was red and rashy! Needing some new laundry solutions, I decided to get Rockin' Green and I am so glad I did.
The Smashing Watermelons variety smells wonderful, just like watermelon Bubble Yum gum! Too bad the smell does not stay on the diapers (though I can see how that would be bad for babies with sensitive skin). The Rockin' Green website is brilliant - they have a very informative FAQ, as well as suggested washing cycles broken down by type of machine. Plus the small looking bag claims to last up to 90 loads! One important thing to keep in mind is that when you use Rockin' Green for the first time, you have to be very careful. It will suck the chemical residue out of your diapers, so if you do not run a whole bunch of rinses, your child might get a worse diaper rash than she started off with. If you have particular stubborn residue, stains, or stinkies, do a soak in Rockin' Green. My son's butt is back to being happy, and my diapers look and smell cleaner than ever. My new washing cycle is - delicate cycle with water plus option to rinse the diapers, cotton cycle with water plus and 2 tablespoons of Rockin' Green to wash, followed by one or two delicate cycles with water plus to rinse.
If you have hard water, you might need to use more than 2 tbsps, if you have very soft water, 1 tbsp might suffice. If your water is especially hard, use Rockin' Green Cloth Diaper & Laundry Detergent (Hard Rock, Bare Naked Babies), and if your baby has very sensitive skin, try Rockin' Green Cloth Diaper & Laundry Detergent (Soft Rock, Bare Naked Babies).
15 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Had such hopes... Nov 27, 2010
By S. King
I had used RnG for about 6-8 weeks. When I first got RnG I did 4, yes 4, overnight soaks per instructions. Mind you, I didn't have that big of an ammonia problem but jumped on the bandwagon and thought I'd do a major strip of my stash as RnG was supposed to be so fantastic. After the 2nd soak, my diapers reeked of ammonia! Which is why I did 2 more soaks. And, because everyone was so adamant that the initial soak was bringing up crud from the inserts I just had to keep using RnG and that the problem will go away with continued use. Well, 6 weeks later and my problem was NO better. In addition, with continued use, my inserts were coming out of my dryer smelling dirty.
It is 1 month later and I am finally getting my inserts back to normal with my original detergent. I do have to commend Kim (the RnG owner) as she personally worked with me to try and get it sorted and even sent me samples of Hard Rock, for free, to try in the event it was my water. This just did not work for us.
Lesson learned for me. Don't fix what ain't broke.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
I didn't want to love this... Nov 29, 2010
By DisneyMom
I tried several detergents before this because it was more expensive than some. I was hoping to be underwhelmed by it so that I wouldn't want to buy it again. Unfortunately, it's amazing. It still sometimes takes more than one time through to get my diapers clean, but where it was taking 4 washes with some detergents, I can get the diapers clean in 1-2 washes with RG. The fragrances are very mild- just enough to give a small olfactory reward after the pungent ammonia smell of the dirty diapers. The clean diapers are so clean that the cotton actually smells sweet to me, and when they get really clean, there is much less "ammonia" in the dirty ones. Additionally, because this detergent is specifically made for cloth diapers, the instructions are extremely clear and comprehensive on the package. I use Country Save as a backup and for the rest of my laundry- it's definitely my second favorite, it works well, and when purchased in bulk, it's significantly cheaper- but if you are having a stink problem and/or don't mind paying a bit more, this stuff is the best.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Wanted to love, but hated it! Feb 27, 2011
By AJ_Colo
I had heard good things about this detergent from the cloth diapering community. Aside from it doing nothing for our stink issues (it actually seemed to accelerate the stink issues after I stripped the diapers), it gave my daughter horrible diaper rash! And she never gets diaper rash. I've been cloth diapering for over a year, using Country Save until I decided to try this, and went back to Country Save and the diapers don't stink as much and my daughter's rash cleared up right away.
In addition to the functionality of this product, I have more gripes. 1) The powder is very, very fine. When you stick your hand in to scoop it out, so much gets stuck to your fingers that the product gets wasted and you have to wash your hands after. 2) More gets wasted because of the packaging - stuck to the sides of the bag and in the fold in the bottom of the bag. 3) There's no scoop included! Fortunately I had an extra tablespoon that I wasn't using for food so I left it in the bag.
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