No one likes to get shocked while trying to pull their socks off of the towels. I am also sure that no one likes paying the price of fabric softener. Here is a recipe for homemade fabric softener that really works great.
1 part baking soda-added to laundry soap (I do not add this when I use my homemade detergent which is half baking soda)
1 part white vinegar- added to fabric softener ball or dispenser
2 parts water- added to fabric softener ball or dispenser
drop of essential oil
If you are like me and do not want to have to mix this concoction up for every load it is easy to make in bulk and stores well.
I use an empty fabric softener bottle (44 ounces) and add
3 cups of water
1.5 cups of white distilled vinegar
1/4 to 1/2 tsp of essential oil (optional for fragrance only) I really like vanilla for the laundry
Add 1/2 cap full to fabric softener ball or fabric softener dispenser.
I bought this gallon of vinegar at Dollar General for about $2.50 I have since found it for less at Save-A-Lot grocery stores for $1.99 a gallon. The water is basically free and the empty softener bottle we will count at free. The only other cost is optional. I bought my fragrance oils at Walmart they were about 5 dollars a bottle but since you are using 1/4 tsp at a time I think they may actually last forever.
Fabric softener (cheap brands) on average costs about $3.65 for a 52 load bottle. The cost of the homemade version is 19 cents or a penny more if you use the fragrance oil. I normally purchased 2 bottles of fabric softener a month so I saved at least $75.84 cents a year in fabric softener.
1 part baking soda-added to laundry soap (I do not add this when I use my homemade detergent which is half baking soda)
1 part white vinegar- added to fabric softener ball or dispenser
2 parts water- added to fabric softener ball or dispenser
drop of essential oil
If you are like me and do not want to have to mix this concoction up for every load it is easy to make in bulk and stores well.
I use an empty fabric softener bottle (44 ounces) and add
3 cups of water
1.5 cups of white distilled vinegar
1/4 to 1/2 tsp of essential oil (optional for fragrance only) I really like vanilla for the laundry
Add 1/2 cap full to fabric softener ball or fabric softener dispenser.
I bought this gallon of vinegar at Dollar General for about $2.50 I have since found it for less at Save-A-Lot grocery stores for $1.99 a gallon. The water is basically free and the empty softener bottle we will count at free. The only other cost is optional. I bought my fragrance oils at Walmart they were about 5 dollars a bottle but since you are using 1/4 tsp at a time I think they may actually last forever.
Fabric softener (cheap brands) on average costs about $3.65 for a 52 load bottle. The cost of the homemade version is 19 cents or a penny more if you use the fragrance oil. I normally purchased 2 bottles of fabric softener a month so I saved at least $75.84 cents a year in fabric softener.
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