Rockin Green or Charlie's Soap?

shainamarie

I'm sure this post is up here somewhere else, but I am 3 weeks postpartum and lack the ability to google anything without falling asleep.    We are cloth diapering with BG 4.0 and FuzziBunz.  DS is only 3 weeks old and I'm (impatiently) waiting for him to put on just a little more weight until we start using the CDs.  I want to get them prepped and ready because I am SO sick of disposables, and I've heard good things about both of these detergents.  Any recommendations of one over the other?  Thanks in advance for your help!

jenn1981

I've actually read not so great reviews on both but I'd definitely go with Charlies btwn those too. Just made sure you're using enough- it's VERY mild. Use what you would use for a normal size load of laundry, dont skimp!

Bookelly

I've been using Charlie's on our BGs and FBs, and I haven't had any issues so far.  We've only had her in CDs for a month (I usually do a load per day), but they always come out fresh, clean and unstained!

rubyjem00

Charlie's gave DD a terrible rash. I haven't tried Rockin' Green.

NYGirl02

I'm a huge fan of Charlie's. you only need a tiny amt of the deterrent. 1tbs each load. My diapers always are super clean. Rng left horrible build up on my diapers and there were a couple times that it did not wash them properly. There was plain poop still on the diapers. 

adoxyinherear

We have hard water and Charlie's didn't cut it for us. I switched to RnG, but I still have to use a ton.

sarenu1

Charlie's was okay.  I didn't have any major issues. 

That being said, I am now going back to Tiny Bubbles.  It works a lot better for me, and my hard water.

Do yourself a favor, whichever one you go with, buy only one regular sized container.  Regardless of the price savings, it's better to test it out for a month or two before deciding.  Your little one could have a bad reaction to a detergent, or it could cause build-up issues.  You won't know until you start using it for a few weeks and see what happens.