I got this great recipe from my good friend Tricia over at The Money Badger. I don't think she has posted this great recipe so I am on it! I've been making my own laundry soap for a while now and was wondering about fabric softener. I am a self proclaimed Downy-aholic. I had a stock pile so I didn't try this recipe out until recently. It is really simple.
What you'll need:
2 cups hair conditioner
3 cups vinegar
6 cups hot water
I used Suave conditioner that I got free at Walgreens. My dear Tricia informed me that the conditioner in hair conditioner is the same in clothes fabric softener.
Vinegar I also bought with coupons. Vinegar is a natural softener.
Mix your hot water and conditioner until the conditioner is diluted. Use some of your hot water to rinse out your bottle. Then stir in vinegar.
That's it!
I used an old Downy container to store my fabric softener.
My clothes come out nice and fresh. The scent is rather light. You can add a fragrance if you like. I would use a fragrance free conditioner and then add a couple drops of your favorite fragrance oils. Tricia uses the clean cotton fragrance. I have not invested in a fragrance oil yet but I will.
Total cost: about $.30 that I paid for the vinegar.
I found that you should shake it up before each use.
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