homemade fabric softener
Posted on Friday, April 8th, 2011 at 9:10 pmI’ve got a different kind of recipe for you tonight. I’ve been making my own laundry detergent and fabric softener for at least six months now…maybe longer. It’s incredibly easy and VERY inexpensive. I had to make a new batch of fabric softener tonight, and it took me less than five minutes. Here’s what you do…
| Homemade Fabric Softener |
Recipe Type: Cleaning Product
Author:
Prep time: 5 mins
Total time: 5 mins
What You Need
- 6 cups HOT water
- 3 cups white vinegar
- 2 cups of Suave conditioner in your favorite scent (I like lavender lilac)
What To Do
- Mix the hot water and conditioner together until conditioner is completely dissolved.
- Add vinegar and mix well.
- Store in a large container. I use a gallon-size vinegar bottle, but you could use an old fabric softener container as well.
- Use as you would store-bought fabric softener.
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I originally found this recipe on The Frugal Girls, which is a great site to visit if you want to find clever ways to save money. Suave conditioner usually costs less than a dollar for a regular sized contained (around $1.25 for the family size, which will make a batch and a half), and white vinegar is less than $3 for a whole gallon. Put that all together and a 2/3 gallon sized batch of fabric softener costs you around a dollar. Not too shabby, eh?
I promise to follow soon with the laundry detergent recipe…
Can’t wait to try this! I’m going to the website right now, cause I need to save more $ for the baby!
Thanks for sharing!