**contest closed**
For a lot of you Hard Rock is going to be the answer to many, many prayers. Only those who have hard water know the headache that comes with doing laundry.
The problem with hard water is the mineral content. Those minerals bind to your clothing fibers and are not broken up by regular detergent. Mineral buildup leads to many problems not just pertaining to cloth diapers. Your clothing will look drab and colorless for one. Your cloth diapers will leak, reek, and streak (okay I needed a rhyme there but what I mean is stain).
Many hard water families use Calgon or Borax to soften their water. Personally, I’ve never used them because I don’t want to have to add something else to my laundry.
With permission from Kim, here is an excerpt from her website Rockin Green Soap:
When I started making Rockin’ Green cloth diaper detergent, I knew that there would be a hard rock version. It was the trilogy that I had in my head from day 1. There was Soft Rock, Classic Rock, and there had to be a Hard Rock.Unfortunately, seeing my vision come to life was more challenging than I ever dreamed.
You see in many ways, the “green” cleaning industry is still in it’s infancy. Many in the detergent world, are still mourning the loss of phosphate based ingredients, and as such there is little out there in the way of effective cleaners that don’t have a negative impact on our planet. I have spent months testing different ingredients, researching any and all options, to come up with something that would clean the way that I wanted it to clean for the most challenging of situations. I researched what was currently being done, and found that nothing really addressed the needs of the cloth diaper market.
As most of you know, when it comes to making a cloth diaper safe detergent it is a whole new ball game. Mainstream detergents like Seventh Generation, work fine for clothing but cleaning a t-shirt or a pair of jeans is much simpler than today’s modern cloth diapers. To effectively wash cloth diapers, you need something that:
- disinfects
- neutralizes ammonia and odors
- rinses clean
- brightens clothes, without optical brighteners
- dissolves minerals (that can cause buildup and repelling)
- gentle enough on the most sensitive of skin types (which means no enzymes)
- and keeps working wash after wash
And we also threw in economical and yummy smelling, because that was important to us as well.
I have spent months talking to chemical suppliers all over the country, looking for ways to address these problems. And it was not an easy road! (Especially, when you have a 4 year old asking you to play bubbles and a one year old who wants to nurse 24/7
I chased down patents, looking for companies that were creating new and safe ingredients to include in cleaning products. We have worked with companies who have research grants, helping them test their products in detergent formulas. I have even gone so far as to get ingredients milled specifically for Rockin’ Green formulations.
It’s a good thing I am hard headed, because anyone else would have thrown a few not-so-earth-friendly chemicals into the mix just to get the job done.
But as a mom of 2 little boys, and an avid cloth diaperer, I know that it is something worth fighting for. All of our amazing customers deserve the very best and I am really excited to bring it to you.
Hard rock is coming very soon to a store near you, and I am excited about the prospects. We will be the first eco-friendly detergent ever to incorporate some of these new ingredients (and you will find them in all our formulas soon), and I am proud of what it means for the industry as a whole. I hope that we will set the bar a little higher and prove that just because something is “green” doesn’t make it inferior. It just makes it better for everyone!
Hard Rock is tentatively set to release March 24, 2010 (tomorrow!). Here are a list of retailers that will be carrying Hard Rock:
In case, you are in the stalking mood…here are the stores that will have it first (Some of the sites it took for forever to find Rockin Green listing. A couple I never found it because the site was not very searchable 
). The only 2 stores at this time (pre-release) that have a Hard Rock listing are marked with an asterik and bolded.
Sweet Baby Bottoms
Diaper Daisy
The Cloth Diaper Shop CANADA
Fluff Envy
My Diaper Piper
*Banana Peels Diapers
for the monster
Top to Bottom Baby Boutique, LLC
Little Ants Inc
SewCraftyBaby
RG Natural Babies
So Green Baby – CANADA
A Tall Giraffe – CANADA
One Posh Baby CANADA
babe on U boutique- CANADA
*Kelly’s Closet Inc
*Wee Willie Winks
Little Squigglers
Mom’s Milk Boutique
And of course in the Rockin’ Green store.
Banana Peels Diapers has offered to give one of my readers a bag of Hard Rock!!
The contest will end on Friday March 26, 2010 @ noon..ish 
To enter follow these rules:
- Name and what laundry detergent do you currently use.
- Tweet about this giveaway by copy/pasting this: Win @rockingreensoap HARD ROCK! Visit http://bit.ly/15DQGb to enter. Thank you @clothdiapermom for the donation! http://bit.ly/avhUCT
- Post a link to All About Cloth Diapers on any message board, forum or community. Hard Rock is for all laundry and everyone has laundry! http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/hard-rock-laundry-detergent
- Blog about this giveaway.
- Become a fan of All About Cloth Diapers and Banana Peels Diapers on Facebook and follow on Twitter (@autumnbeck @clothdiapermom)
March 26, 2010 at 10:42 am
I currently use the regular powder Tide detergent for my diapers and liquid Tide HE for our regular clothes.
March 26, 2010 at 10:07 am
I m not using any special kind of laundry soap just Dreft everything.
March 26, 2010 at 10:05 am
I’m a fan on fb
March 26, 2010 at 12:40 am
Nicole
nicolebang@gmail.com
Currently use Planet
March 25, 2010 at 9:42 pm
I’m a fan of All About Cloth on FB.
March 25, 2010 at 9:34 pm
I’m currently using Bare Naked Cleaners.
March 25, 2010 at 8:48 pm
I currently use regular Tide detergent.
allicat2424@aol.com
March 25, 2010 at 7:01 pm
I’m a fan of both and follow on Twitter.
March 25, 2010 at 6:41 pm
We use Nature Clean and find it works well for us after lots of trial and error.
March 25, 2010 at 4:57 pm
We use Charlies Soap and love it!
Hope to win, great contest!
March 25, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Courtney Cardosa-I use Charlie’s, but have been wanting to try something new!
March 25, 2010 at 4:06 pm
I follow both on Twitter (@jdeemarie)
March 25, 2010 at 4:02 pm
I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/jdeemarie/status/11053160659
March 25, 2010 at 4:01 pm
We currently use Arm&Hammer detergent – and I just realized the hard water and my detergent are turning all my cloth diapers a nasty dirty, dingy color.
March 25, 2010 at 4:01 pm
We recently switched to Rockin’ Green Classic Rock, and we love it! We do have VERY hard water, so this sounds like the absolute perfect detergent!!
March 25, 2010 at 3:01 pm
I am a fan of All About Cloth and Banana Peels on Facebook.
March 25, 2010 at 2:59 pm
I currently use Rockin’ Green Classic Rock…battling the dreaded skunk and dingy-looking dipes and would really like to see if Hard Rock can clear it up!
March 25, 2010 at 1:53 pm
I am a fan! I use crunchy clean for our dipes.
March 25, 2010 at 11:11 am
I’m Julie and I use Charlies’s. Love it but never tried anything else & would love to see what else is out there.
Our water is Very hard and full of rust. Does a number on my inserts
I posted the link on my FB page & I’m a fan.
March 25, 2010 at 10:57 am
I’m a FB Fan of Banana Peels Diapers!
March 25, 2010 at 10:56 am
I’m a FB Fan of All About Cloth Diapers!
March 25, 2010 at 10:55 am
I currently use Purex Free & Clear….would love to try this as we have super hard water!
March 25, 2010 at 9:51 am
I am a facebook fan of Bananna Peel Diapers
March 25, 2010 at 9:51 am
I currently use Tide.
March 24, 2010 at 10:01 pm
I currently use Plant liquid detergent. I’d love to try Rockin’ Green.
March 24, 2010 at 9:37 pm
I am a fan and I follow on twitter.
March 24, 2010 at 9:34 pm
tweet http://twitter.com/uschicana/status/11013076522
March 24, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Liset – I use Planet
March 24, 2010 at 8:15 pm
I am a FB fan of All About Cloth Diapers and Banana Peels Diapers. I also now follow @autumnbeck and @clothdiapermom on Twitter as Tinwomen.
March 24, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Tweet http://twitter.com/tinwomen/status/11008702514
March 24, 2010 at 8:10 pm
I just recently switch to Rockin’ green from Tide free. No more smelly diapers Yay! I would love to win some Hard rock!!!
March 24, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Posted a link on FB.
March 24, 2010 at 6:44 pm
I’m also a fan of All About Cloth Diapers.
March 24, 2010 at 6:43 pm
I’m a FB fan on Banana Peels Diaper!
March 24, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Hi! I’m Julie. I currently use Allen’s detergent.
March 24, 2010 at 5:54 pm
I’m a fan on facebook too
March 24, 2010 at 5:54 pm
I currently make my own detergent but with my first little one on the way, I won’t have as much spare time, so I’m looking for a safe detergent for cloth diapers. I’d love to try this!
March 24, 2010 at 4:21 pm
I’m a facebook fan!
I currently use homemade detergent, but it doesn’t seem to be cutting it with my cloth dipes.
March 24, 2010 at 3:49 pm
I’m a fan of both All about Cloth Diapers and Banana Peel Diapers on facebook.
March 24, 2010 at 3:49 pm
I’m Anna and I’m currently using Charlie’s Soap
March 24, 2010 at 3:43 pm
currently use allens naturally
March 24, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I am a fan of All About Cloth Diapers and Banana Peels Diapers on Facebook and follow on Twitter
March 24, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I currently use the classic rock formula of Rockin Green. It’s better than anything else I’ve tried. But I still get occasional repelling from my pockets. Turns out, I have hard water. Doh!
March 24, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Linked this to several online forums!
March 24, 2010 at 2:11 pm
I’m a facebook fan!
March 24, 2010 at 2:11 pm
I currently use soapnuts. I have heard amazing things about Rockin’ Green, and if I were to try it, I’d go with the Hard Rock version due to our well water!
March 24, 2010 at 12:23 pm
I have also posted about the giveaway on my blog. Here’s the link: http://norcalsalvadorfamily.blogspot.com/
March 24, 2010 at 12:23 pm
I also posted this giveaway on FB (here’s the link: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=750089243&ref=mf)
March 24, 2010 at 12:20 pm
I am a fan on FB!! =)
March 24, 2010 at 12:19 pm
I use Planet detergent currently and haven’t had any problems but have heard TONS of rave review for Rockin Green and would love to try any of their products!! =)
March 24, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Right now we use Nellie’s washing soda. Man, I wanna win this one!
March 24, 2010 at 10:35 am
My sister is pregnant of her first. I am following all of your reviews for her to see wich diapers are the best to use. I was allready looking around to see which detergent would be the best and Rockin’ Green looks very good. We would really like to try it!
March 24, 2010 at 9:43 am
I have been using All free and clear with Arm in Hammer and it works pretty well. I hang the diapers out side to dry and it keeps the smell down. But on days when it’s raining I have to put them in the dryer. I would love to try this and see if it gets rid of the smell on dyer use days.
Racheal
March 24, 2010 at 9:13 am
I use Maggie’s soap Nuts right now, but our hard water still reaks havok on the diapers. Dying to try some Hard Rock.
March 24, 2010 at 9:07 am
I am also a Facebook Fan
March 24, 2010 at 9:07 am
I use Lil Outlaws detergent.
March 24, 2010 at 9:00 am
We use Publix brand free and clear liquid, but I’m always up for something new!
March 24, 2010 at 8:57 am
i use tide powder right now, but my diapers are a bit stinky, so i would love to try this!
March 24, 2010 at 8:49 am
I use Rockin Green Classic Rock and I love it, but I am looking forward to the Hard Rock because I live in TX and have very hard water!! I don’t tweet though. But I can do everything else!! Can I still be entered?
March 24, 2010 at 8:47 am
I am a fan of AACD on facebook!
March 24, 2010 at 8:46 am
I use tiny bubbles right now. I would love to try Hard Rock!
March 24, 2010 at 8:45 am
I use Rockin Green! I can’t wait to try Hard Rock!
March 24, 2010 at 8:20 am
I am using Charlie’s soap
March 24, 2010 at 8:11 am
Blogged it http://mamahen16.blogspot.com/2010/03/hard-rock.html
March 24, 2010 at 8:08 am
Tweet http://twitter.com/mamahen16/statuses/10978017426
March 24, 2010 at 8:07 am
I currently use Allens and A LOT of Calgon. I’ve tried Country Save and Planet as well. We have super hard water so even with judicious use of detergent, I still have to do a RLR strip every 6-8 weeks. I’m hoping Hard Rock will simplify my life a little.
March 24, 2010 at 8:00 am
following @clothdiapermom on twitter. @howipinchapenny
March 24, 2010 at 7:58 am
fan of banana peel on fb
March 24, 2010 at 7:57 am
fan of aacd on fb
March 24, 2010 at 7:56 am
tweet!
http://twitter.com/HowIPinchAPenny/status/10977541447
March 24, 2010 at 7:55 am
I am a facebook fan
March 24, 2010 at 7:55 am
I currently use Rockin’ Green cloth (sensitive) – it TOTALLY got rid of my stinkies/ ammonia problem (and I’d tried everything imaginable but it kept coming back before RG).
I’d also like to add another store to your list of Canadian retailers: http://www.extraordinarybabyshoppe.com (based in Ottawa, Ontario). Suzie is wonderful to deal with, answered all my questions (so many questions – more than once) and started the first cloth diaper workshop in the area (which is awesome I might add and totally helped me wade through the different types of cloth diapers). They ship within Canada.
I’d love to try Hard Rock!
Thanks,
Dominique
March 24, 2010 at 7:55 am
currently i make my own detergent
March 24, 2010 at 7:55 am
I use soap nuts
March 24, 2010 at 7:54 am
I am a Banana Peels Facebook fan as well.
March 24, 2010 at 7:53 am
I am a facebook fan
March 24, 2010 at 7:27 am
I am a facebook fan!
March 24, 2010 at 7:25 am
We use tide free and clear high efficiency, but we have had such problems washing our diapers. I have tried a lot of things, but this soap sounds like what we need.
March 24, 2010 at 7:24 am
I’m a fan!
March 24, 2010 at 7:24 am
I have used Country Save for a little over a year. But just tried Rockin Green a few weeks ago. So far I LOVE it, but only time will tell over the long haul.
March 24, 2010 at 7:20 am
I use Rockin’ Green’s Classic Rock right now. We live in an area with very hard water (even the softener doesn’t do enough to make our water nice) – so I am really looking forward to trying Hard Rock.
March 24, 2010 at 6:53 am
I posted a link to this giveaway and ll about cloth diapers Page on my facebook!
March 24, 2010 at 6:51 am
I am a fan of both all about cloth diapers and banana peels!
March 24, 2010 at 6:50 am
I curently am trying Crunchy Clean…but my friend swears by Rockin Green so I would love to give it a try!!!
March 24, 2010 at 5:44 am
We use Tide HE powder because it’s the only thing thus far that has worked. I’d love to try this and would love if it worked!
March 24, 2010 at 5:43 am
FB fan
March 24, 2010 at 5:24 am
I use Allen’s Naturally plus Borax currently – dislike
March 24, 2010 at 4:19 am
I can t wait to use this stuff!!
March 24, 2010 at 4:08 am
I use country save. I would LOVE to try this!
March 24, 2010 at 1:03 am
I use Country Save but would love to try Hard Rock.
March 24, 2010 at 12:51 am
I use Rockin Green, cherry lemonade right now.
March 24, 2010 at 12:41 am
I am already a FB fan of Banana Peels diapers & All About Cloth Diapers! =)
March 24, 2010 at 12:41 am
I currently use Crunchy Clean regular & cloth diaper detergents.
March 24, 2010 at 12:37 am
We’re using Crunchy Clean hard water formula, but it’s not working as well as I’d like it to… I seriously need to try this stuff.
March 24, 2010 at 12:35 am
I use Rockin Green Classic Rock but would like to try Hard Rock because I have a high level of dissolved solids (but, bizarrely, soft water). Curious to see if it makes a difference to my wash routine.
March 24, 2010 at 12:34 am
I use a local (I live in Taiwan) “eco” detergent SeaPower. Although I found Country Save at my local Carrefour hypermarket so I’m going to try that next as I’ve had leaks and stinkies (unclear whether it’s my machine, washing routine, or the detergent!).
March 24, 2010 at 12:29 am
I use Arm and Hammer Free and Clear, with tons of variations (Bac Out, baking soda, vinegar and a million hot rinses, etc) , and am dying to try Rockin Green Hard Rock!
March 24, 2010 at 12:25 am
charlie’s…but I’ve been waiting for this soap to come out!
March 24, 2010 at 12:03 am
I was a tester for Hard Rock and I’m so excited to get some tomorrow!!! yay!!!!
March 23, 2010 at 11:58 pm
We use Rockin Green right now for all the cloth diapers. It’s been the Only thing that keeps them lean and fresh smelling