WASHING YOUR CLOTH DIAPERS

So, one of the first things that people think about when it comes to cloth diapers is the... washing of them. I have gotten all sorts of comments ranging from "That is great!" to "Are you crazy?! That is gross!" when people have learned that I am using cloth diapers.

I didn't give much thought to it when I decided to go with cloth diapers. It just so happened to come about when my daughter was potty training and I was pregnant with my third child. I couldn't get my daughter, Kyra, to potty train for the life of me! So, one day I just put regular underwear on her and said, "Well, she is going to have learn some how!". I cleaned up many messy underwear. So, when the choice to go with cloth came about, I had been cleaning poop for a while! LOL

I didn't give hardly any thought to the process of washing the diapers. Before Liesl was born I was informed that there were special ways to wash cloth diapers. So, I got nervous. Thinking that if I didn't clean them properly that my poor baby would get a rash because of it.

So, I did some research. I found out that homemade laundry detergent would work. I had been using homemade laundry detergent for quite some time so I was excited that I wasn't going to have to do some major revamping of my washing routine. :) Than I found this awesome cloth diaper detergent. Detergent made specifically for cloth diapers. And not just for cloth diapers, but to clean out all the built up chemicals and minerals that may be in the cloth diapers. How amazing! I was even more excited about this.

What is it?

ROCKIN' GREEN CLOTH DIAPER DETERGENT! (RnG) This stuff is awesome. When I received my first sample packet I rocked a soak. What is "rock a soak"? Well, you fill up your washer with hot water and 2-3 tbsp of RnG and then you let your diapers soak in it for at least an hour, over night if you want to. It is amazing what this stuff can do. The water turns so dark from all the built up chemicals and minerals that are in the cloth diapers. Once you have done this process you just do a normal wash. Your diapers come out smelling just as fresh as when you purchased them.

Another great thing about this detergent is that there are different formulas for hard water and for soft water. Hard water has all those minerals that can build up into your diapers and make your diapers smelly. There is a huge variety of 100% natural scents that you can chose from.

The only thing that this detergent, thus far, cannot do, is kill yeast that will live in the cloth diapers. There is a special wash to take of this and that is for another blog post. The word is that Rockin' Green is working on a formula to help with yeast. I will post when it launches! :)

I recommend this detergent to everyone! Good Luck!

CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE!
http://rockingreensoap.com/

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God Bless!
~Erin~