Cloth Diapering - Soap/ Detergent

During the time we were cloth diapering Juni, I constantly had to strip. Diapers... We had barnyard stink and ammonia. I followed the advice of blue dawn and extra rinses. I used only "safe" detergent. Hell, I even spouted off that advice myself. My diapers were crunchy, stinky and not absorbing well.

I joined a few Facebook groups. They all praised Tide. They all said the blue dawn thing only worked for grease. Everything I knew was wrong?

I thought I would give their advice a try. I refuse to use P&G products - so no Tide for me. I picked up a super cheap box of PC Ultra Free Laundry Detergent. I used the full amount. Then I prayed. Forrest's diapers came out fluffy. There was no stink! 

A couple weeks later, I decided to try Melaleuca since it is what I use on the rest of our laundry (it gets delivered to my door. I'll leave the Melaleuca praise for another day). Similar results. The diapers were the cleanest they have ever been. I'm a convert. No special detergents around here anymore. 

Side note: I've had very good results with Country Save detergent. It is super cheap, powdered and works well for diapers.