Thursday, September 9, 2010

Review: Rockin Green Soap ROCKS

We cloth diaper and for a while I used my own homemade laundry soap for everything, including Gray's diapers (though it was a different laundry soap, one that didn't include actual soap). It worked pretty well, especially considering how hard our water is (everything gets residue on it, yuck!) Though after a while, my diapers would start getting stinky. They wouldn't really stink when they came out of the dryer, but as soon as they got wet, WHEW! It was like an Elementary School's Boy's Bathroom in Gray's pants (or maybe High School? I think High School boys purposefully pee on the walls, whereas little boys accidentally do). It was pretty gross, not to mention embarrassing (I don't want people to think I don't change Gray frequently, or that his diapers aren't clean!) I'd end up stripping diapers every 2 weeks, which was a lengthy and time-consuming process of -
Cold rinse (to remove pees/poop residue)
HOT wash & soak (at least 4 hours) with blue Dawn and as many pots of boiling water as I could manage before the washer filled up (usually 3-6)
Hot washes/rinses until the water was no longer bubbly - sometimes as many as 6!
--so my washing machine would be tied up for at least 24 hours and then - even then!- sometimes I'd still get the stinkies. (Plus I didn't want to put anything PUL in there, or GroBaby shells because the velcro gets weak in super hot water, so I'd have to wash those items separately!)

BUT NOT ANYMORE! -and here's where I go all infomercial on you. (not really!) I heard about this detergent Rockin Green and wanted to try it but was a little worried about cost, especially if it didn't really work because I'm Frugal! (maybe this blog should be the Frugal Green Housewife... hmmmm). And then I heard that she was doing this whole new marketing thing and changing stuff and getting new scents (another thing I was worried about because I'm very sensitive to strong smells) so I held off - and tried to win my own bag - and waited... then she came out with the new stuff, which is 100% natural and organic and I bit the bullet! (I also learned that she is out of San Antonio and so I liked that I could get it LOCAL, too!) I ordered a sample of each scent (excluding orangevana and lavender mint revival b/c I thought I wouldn't be a big fan) and a full bag of the scent I thought I'd like the best - Motley Clean. First off, the scents are MARVELOUS! (I have since been to the store in San Antonio and smelled them all - and amazingly loved all of them!) Motley Clean & Plain Green T's are my two favorites - they smell clean and slightly sweet like grapefruit and linen. I also love Rage Against the Raspberries and Smashing Watermelons but they smell like Kool Aid to me so I feel like I might mistakenly mix them with water and drink.

BUT on to the important stuff - my fluff! I took 6 tablespoons of Rockin Green and threw it in the washer with my rinsed diapers, turned it on hot/heavy duty then soak and left it overnight. The next morning, I was disappointed to open the washer and see clear looking water! Argh! Then I turned the washer ON and Voila! yuck water! It was dingy in there - gray-brown water that I couldn't even see through. Apparently it had all sunk to the bottom. I rinsed the diapers 3 times, dried, and since that day, I have not had any stinkies. We LOVE Rockin Green so much, I've stopped making my own detergent and started using RnG on everything! I even use this detergent to clean - the kitchen, the floors, the carpets, the couch! It is magic! (I used it to clean my toilets this last weekend - it's awesome, great srubbing ability, all natural, organic and it smells nice!) My kitchen sink was disgusting - stains from foods (we have a white ceramic sink) and stains from tea and marks from pots and pans. I mixed RNG with enough water to make a paste and scrubbed the paste into the sink, then left until it dried and srubbed it back off - and ended up with a shiny, sparkley and most importantly, WHITE, sink.

My regular wash routine now is 2 tablespoons RnG into the washer on hot with my rinsed diapers, leave it to soak overnight and rinse in the morning. It works like a charm, and only using 2 tablespoons per load means one bag lasts for 45 loads! If you have an HE machine, you can cut the use in half (1 tbs per load) and get 90 loads from one bag. It is amazing stuff!

WIN YOUR OWN BAG of RnG! I'm keeping things simple because I hate those blog contests where you have to do 15 different things. So, please, if you haven't before, check out RNG's website, read about it. Find them on facebook and "like" them (you can get great hints from other mama's and find out fast about RnG giveaways and discounts!) and if you feel like it, find me, Squeaky Green Housewife, on facebook and friend me, too! Leave a comment below letting me know the scent you'd like to try and if you have hard, soft or regular water in your home. One comment per person, please! Giveaway ends September 17!

24 comments:

  1. I "like" Rockin Green on facebook and that is where I followed the link to your blog. I have tried a few of the old scents but would love to try the new smashing watermelons scent. I have regular water in my home.

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  2. I also got your link via Rockin Green's FB page. I have hard water in my home and would love to try the plain green t scent.

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  3. Hi! I saw your post on Rockin Green's FB page this morning and decided to check out your blog! :) I am a friend of Rockin Green and your blog on FB :) I'd like to try Rage Against the Raspberry in Hard Rock. Thanks for hosting this giveaway! I hope I win :) Pam

    i_love_my_misfits at hotmail dot com

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  4. Hi! I found you through the Rockin' Green FB page. I am now a friend of your blog on FB! I would love to try the Hard Rock in Smashing Watermelon. Thanks!

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  5. I too got your link from the Rockin' Green FB page!!! I "Like" them on FB and I will "Like" your blog as well as soon as facebook lets me!! I have regular water and I would like to try Rage Against the Raspberry.

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  6. I found your giveaway via RnG FB page. I have soft water and really, really need some RnG! I'd like to try Rage Against the Raspberry this time.

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  7. Got your link from Rockin' Green's facebook page. I would love to try Motley Clean Classic Rock!

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  8. got here from rockin greens fb page! i just switched to rockin green for my two little one's diapers. My toddler is having a reaction to the scent so i'd really like a bag of bare naked babies! i'e loved not having the stinkies in my diapers, but my toddlers little bum doesn't agree!

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  9. I would like to try the Classic Rock in the Orangevana scent. I got here via Rockin' Green's facebook page too!

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  10. I found you through the RG fb page! I'd love to try the Smashing Watermelons. I have a water softener that makes my average water softer.

    szogediek at yahoo dot com

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  11. I would like to try the Orangevana scent and I have regular water in my house. Thanks!


    angiedkelly at gmail dot com

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  12. I found you on Facebook because I 'like' Rockin Green. I have soft water and would choose Bare Naked Babies scent.
    missybysterveld(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  13. I found you through the Rockin Green FB page. I love Rockin Green. My favorite is the classic rock Smashing Watermelon.
    mhacwhitney at comcast dot net

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  14. I followed this link from liking RnG on FB. I would love to try the hard rock formula in the Green Tea scent as it's the only one I haven't tried. Love it for carpet cleaning too, like you said!

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  15. I found your blog through rockin' green on facebook. I love the motley clean and have hard water.

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  16. I like Rockin' Green on Facebook and would like to try Plain Green Tees. We have regular water.

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  17. Saw your blog / giveaway through RnG facebook, Love the blog, definatly a new read.
    I have hard water and would try any scent!

    Kristingates at bellsouth.net

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  18. Would love to try Rage Against the Raspberries, in Hard Rock. I 'liked' both on FB! :)
    katherine dot tyndall at gmail dot com

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  19. I learned about your giveaway thru RnG's Facebook. I'd like to try Lavender Mint Revival, and I'm pretty sure I need the regular formula.

    ishatan at gmail dot com

    PS Thanks for not making us comment a zillion times!

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  20. I'd love to try the Orangevana and I have regular water. Thanks for the review and the simple and easy giveaway!

    madelinemiller at gmail dot com

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  21. I like rockin green on facebook and that's how I found you! I'm now following your blog and look forward to reading more posts! Oh, and I have hard water.

    www.ohsosavvymom.blogspot.com

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  22. Cool contest! I would love to try Classic Rock Smashing Watermelons. Thanks!

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  23. Neat! I "found" your blog through Facebook as I was researching laundry detergents. I'd love to try any of the scents for hard water, but if I had to choose just one, I'd start with Lavendar Mint Revival.

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