Miss Lily's Washing Powder
A little over a month ago my friend Kristen entered a giveaway for Miss Lily's Washing Powder. It popped up on my Facebook and I felt the need to try it out myself. Guess who the lucky winner was? That is right, me! I was so excited. About a week later the owner, Jill, posted she was looking for bloggers to write reviews for her products and get her product out to more people. I thought this was the perfect opportunity for me. After all, I did just win some of her product, so I had the supplies needed to write a review.
After receiving the product I could not wait to get the laundry started. Laundry is one chore that is not really a chore for me. I find it some what therapeutic. We dirty clothes, they go into the wash, and come out clean. Folding clothes and hanging them all in their place gives that sense of order. Having a child in cloth diapers adds to the laundry. I wash diapers every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. It has been a month using the washing powder and I still have half a bag left.
For a normal wash I add three tablespoons of washing powder (you would use less if you have an HE washer). Miss Lily's recommends using 1-4 depending on load size and the machine itself. I sprinkle the powder in the machine, add the clothes and turn it on. With diapers I add the detergent, add the diapers and set the machine for "whitest whites" (after reading my manual and some trial and error this setting works best for us.) turn the temp to hot/cold, add an extra rinse, and turn it on.
Miss Lily's washing powder works great for getting out stains and for people who have hard water. When I wash Charlotte's diapers they always come out clean and smelling fresh. The washing powder does have the fragrance of your choice, but I can't smell any type of scent on my clothes after they are dry. They simply smell clean.
Up until I received the Miss Lily's Washing Powder I was using Rockin' Green. Both of the detergents are great for hard water. They both come in scented and unscented formulas (and Miss Lily's has a wide variety of scents). I have noticed that Rockin Green often has chunks of detergent that I need to break up so I can accurately measure. The washing powder seems smoother and does not have any chunks in them at all.
The packaging of the product could be better as right now it is just in a gallon size Ziploc bag inside a little sac (which is cute and Charlotte started putting toys in and carries around like a little purse.) I also took a marker and wrote on the bags the scent because I can't really tell them apart. Those are my only complaints, and neither affect the actual product performance.
Since starting cloth diapering I have tried making my own detergent twice, I have used Tide, Rockin' Green, Grovia detergent, and Bum Genius detergent. Of all of these I had liked the Rockin Green the best. Now, I am thinking about switching. I have one bag of Rockin' Green left. After that is used I will be using Miss Lily's washing powder.
Want to try Miss Lily's Washing Powder? Now is your chance! Enter below. The winner will receive 2 bags of Miss Lily's Washing Powder directly from Miss Lily's and will also be able to choose their favorite scent. Winner will be announced on 09/17/2014.
The Ingredients include Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Percarbonate, Sodium Borate Decahydrate, Essential Oils (essential oil version only), Fragrance Oils (scented version only).
