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Filed Under Cloth Diapering, Healthy Home, Product Safety

We did a Laundry Detergent Cheat Sheet a little while ago and while publishing it, I was introduced to Rockin’ Green by a reader. Having never tried it I was really curious to and coincidentally I got an email from the lovely Giselle at Granola Babies. If you haven’t seen their site it’s a great little shop that specializes in baby gear centered around a green lifestyle. They carry a large variety of cloth diaper systems, baby carriers and baby essentials for your natural baby. They offer great information for new and seasoned moms on cloth diapering and baby wearing. They also help you in deciding which system is right for you.

Rockin’ Green is no secret to some cloth diapering moms out there, in fact it’s one of the preferred laundry soaps. It’s a simple formula that is designed to just clean and not leave any residues behind like many detergents can. If you are a cloth diaperer, you know that a residue on your cloth diapers reduces the effectiveness of the diaper. Rockin’ Green comes in 3 formulas that are tailored to your water type or skin sensitivity but they are all gentle and safe for use on baby clothing and diapers.

Granola Babies sent me a bag of their Classic formula in Smashing Watermelons and I got to work trying it out right away. I should note that I am not an exclusive cloth diaperer. I’d like to be but it just doesn’t work out that way for us all the time. However I do use a few and I also use cloth swim diapers as well. So I tested it out on my stash and also gave it to my husband to test it on his stinky gym clothes. I then tried it out on my kids laundry. We do a lot of laundry around here and after all my tests I have to give Rockin’ Green a huge thumbs up. It worked stellar on my cloth diaper stash. No residues, no smells, just clean clean clean. Same went for my kids laundry. Everything came out looking great and just smelling totally clean and not masked with fragrance. My husband had some trouble using it on his gym clothes but that’s because he did it wrong and put too much in and (hello! A little patience!) he didn’t have much success. So I tried it out myself and lo and behold, his gym clothes came out stink free. Which is nothing short of a miracle since his gym clothes (he’s an avid runner) are really foul.

GET IT! You can pick up Rockin’ Green in all its various scent options from Granola Babies!

Posted by: SafeMama Kathy on August 2, 2010

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6 Responses to “Review: Rockin’ Green Laundry Detergent”

Julie A. on August 2nd, 2010 10:38 pm

I heard from some friends recently that use this detergent said there was a recall on it due to burning of babies skin. They were told that they do not have to turn in their bags, but could use the left over detergent as a household cleaner scrub. Now I personally do not use it, but this is just what I heard. Gosh, it is seems like there is a recall for almost anything and everything these days, so sad!
SafeMama Kathy on August 3rd, 2010 12:11 am

@Julie: There was one earlier for the hard water formula due to a mixing error: http://rockingreensoap.com/?p=617
Melissa Phinney on August 3rd, 2010 2:26 pm

There was only a recall because the hard rock formulation of some of the bags was too strong and some babies were sensitive to it, they recalled it and are sending free replacements. There is nothing wrong with rockin green hard rock, I”ve used the classic with good success, and testing out hard rock on for a review/giveaway soon on my blog SAPsMaMa, looking forward to it!
Andrea on August 3rd, 2010 2:50 pm

I just started using Rockin Green and am happy with it…I had a recalled bag, which was just due to a mixing error…and I have to say – the customer service is INCREDIBLE. Like nothing I’ve ever seen. Kim at Rocking Green is really amazing and she has really taken care of her customers…not only with the recall but with any questions you have. She will help you troubleshoot your routine if you are having trouble getting it right. In a day where customer service isn’t always very good, this company is top notch.
Carli Cook on August 3rd, 2010 10:03 pm

They did have a recall but have since switched the company they use for mixing their product, plus Kim’s husband is there doing quality control now. I had several bags that were part of the recall and Kim promptly replaced them, free of charge. Their customer service has been excellent during this whole thing and I’ve been really happy with how well the soap cleans my diapers
Rachel C on August 4th, 2010 2:12 pm

After trying the Classic Rock I was not sold. Every dirty diaper came out dirty. I thought that EB stains were supposed to wash right out. I washed exactly as directed. I emailed the company and got a pretty disappointing reply that basically said too bad try the Hard Rock (I have read in reviews that most people were sent a free sample of the Hard Rock after emailing them). I was hesitant to spend more money on a product that I had no idea would work but I bought 2 more bags of the Hard Rock formula during a sale. Tried it on a couple of loads with the same disappointing results. Then I read about the recall and received 2 replacement bags of the 2.0 and reluctantly tried one last time…and guess what…my dipes were super clean with NO STAINS!!! I couldn’t believe it! I am sold!