Fluffdom Express: Lulu's in the Fluff {Review & Giveaway}

Totally GLAMOUROUS!!! And... it's not just for your cloth diapers either. Lulu's in the Fluff is great for many other things as evidenced by the chart on their web site. We had been having problems with our cloth diapers. Since J's surgery, he'd been having constant bouts of diaper rash and we were using creams like Calmoseptine which coated our diapers and prevented them from wicking. You can read our review of Lulu's in the Fluff and how to do a glamour sleep on your diapers here. 

When we started using cloth diapers back in March, we thought we'd just stick with our regular laundry detergent, ALL free & clear, since no one in our family was sensitive to it. Unfortunately or fortunately, our diapers didn't do well with it. It was taking waaayyyy to long to wash diapers. From the 8-10 hours for washing till the inserts smelled somewhat decent to now, with using Lulu's, only 5 hours. I'm still working on cutting it down and my ultimate goal is to be able to wash, dry and stuff diapers in 4 hours! Using Lulu's, I'll think I'll get there soon.

Lulu's in the Fluff also has Sparkles Deodorizing Pail Freshener in the same scents as the glamour wash. I love using pail fresheners for keeping down smells in the wet bags on trips to clinic. It would definitely go in a 'cloth diapers in hospital basket'.

Not only is Lulu's in the Fluff a wonderful detergent, but Lulu and the moms who work with her are wonderful as well. Good customer service is something that every company should strive to have. Personally, I think that some companies would do well to take lessons in good customer service from the moms at Lulu's in the Fluff.

For not being really big on scents in general, I love Zippity Doo Dah! and I almost can't wait to try Dimpled Booty and Lavender Vanilla!

This is what our diapers looked like after doing a glamour sleep with Lulu's In The Fluff. Kinda makes you wonder what's in your diapers! 

There's a list of retailers that carry Lulu's in the Fluff on their website. But, since Mothering Grace doesn't carry it yet.... I'll be getting my Lulu's and pail freshener from Country Drawers. 

Buy It: Country Drawers sells Lulu's in the Fluff for $10.95 for regular formula and $11.95 for hard water formula. Country Drawers is also donating 50% of the proceeds from all instock Lulu's in the Fluff to The Cloth Diaper Foundation. You can read more about the CDF here.

WIN IT: Lulu's in the Fluff has generously offered one (1) reader their own full size bag of Lulu's In The Fluff Glamour Wash in their choice of Naked Booty (regular) or Unscented Hard Water and a Lulu's in the Fluff label for some laundry room glamour

Mandatory: Visit Lulu's In The Fluff and tell me what scent you'd like to try.

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This contest is open to the US only and ends August 28th, 2010 at 12:00 PM EDT. The winner will be chosen by Random.org and notified by email as well as announced on Happily Southern. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen and notified.

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Lulu's in the Fluff {Review}

Zippity Doo Dah! in a glass jar in the laundry room.

These diapers ran two wash/rinse cycles before I moved them from the washer to the tub.

and I used about 2 1/2 tablespoons of Lulu's in the glamour sleep.

First hour.

second hour...

third hour...

This picture is from the next diaper load we did. It was late and I thought I'd try agitating it with sticks to see if I could get more out. I used warm water, 2 tablespoons of Lulu's and agitated it for about 15 minutes... The picture above is the result. UGH!

I'm really pleased with the end result of the diapers. We were having repelling issues from the the diaper ointments we were using and after doing the glamour sleep on all the diapers, I've only had 2 out of 35 diapers repelling liquids. Today, it didn't take as many rinses for the diapers to smell 'clean' and I didn't notice that lingering ammonia smell after washing and rinsing.

I didn't see a big difference in the inserts or diapers looking whiter, but that's not a big deal to me. We also got a scented version and if you smell it in the bag, it is overpowering. But after using on the diapers, I didn't really notice any scent.

Before we tried Lulu's, I'd stripped the diapers and then boiled the diapers and neither did any thing to help with the repelling problem. So I'm happy with the end result and everyone else is happy that they don't have to clean up the leaks anymore. :)

Will I get more Lulu's in the Fluff? Absolutely! and I can't wait to try the different scents, too!

Disclosure: We purchased Lulu's in the Fluff to try and received no compensation for this review... It is however, our honest opinion of the product!

Lulu's in the Fluff

Coupon Mommy of 3 is hosting a giveaway for a bag of 45/90 Lulu's in the Fluff Glamour Wash. Do your diapers need some extra help coming clean... I'm pretty sure our's do. Why not head over and enter this great giveaway!