Homemade Febreeze

With the commercial air and fabric fresheners being expensive I researched how to make my own.  Here are a few I have personally tried myself.  With all these recipes I add it directly to a spray bottle via a funnel then gently shake to get it all mixed up.

Recipe #1

- 1 cup Fabric Softener ( I use the stuff I make) 
- 1 cup vinegar
- 2 cups water

Recipe #2

-3 cups water
- 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol
- 1/2 fabric softener

Recipe #3

- 3 cups hot water
-  1/2 cup fabric softener
- 1 Tbsp baking soda
( I didnt like this one only because I used my Diy fabric softener and it has vinegar in it and the combo or vinegar and baking soda..... well you know lol)

Recipe #4

Fill container with water and add as many drops of your fave essential oils as you like for the scent. You can also use an extract. I used pure vanilla extract.

Recipe #5

Fill container with warm water leaving a little room at top for the rest of ingredients
-3 Tbsp Rubbing Alcohol 
-a few drops of fave essential oils or extract




So there ya go a few recipes to try. :) 

Home-made Fabric Softener

Ok so we made our laundry soap so of course the next thing is fabric softener!  


The best part is that it is very easy to make!  All you need is conditioner, vinegar and hot water. 


This will make a gallon of fabric softener. This recipe was adapted from one I found on Discount Queens website. Although there are many sites that have a version of it! 


Things you need:

• Measuring cup
• Bucket
• long wooden spoon
• empty container to put end product in
• 3 cups vinegar
• 2 cups of any brand of conditioner, I have used Suave brands and a cheap brand I bought at the dollar store.
• 6 cups hot water

Pour the conditioner in the bucket followed by the vinegar then pour the hot water in and stir until mixed well. 

Then pour into your container.  (I actually used two containers I found at the dollar store that were for juice.)

Use it like you would the store bought kinds.  My washer actually has a place I can put it that has the measuring line for it.  Or you can put some on a wash cloth and throw it into the dryer with your load. 

Shown are two different scents of softener that I made. the white one is coconut with a small hint of strawberry ( mixed two conditioners together) and the yellowish one is actually a green apple scent.  I haven't used the white one yet but love the green apple.  The best thing about making your own fabric softener is you get to decide the scent and there are 

a lot of possibilities with all the different kinds of conditioners. 

Another great thing is that you are saving money and it works  good too! Makes the clothes soft and no static cling!

Let me know your results! I would love to hear from you!

It's Laundry Time! The DiY way

Alright so now we have the Washing Soda we are ready to use it in some DiY Laundry Soap! 
The recipe that I based mine on is on David Suzuki's Site  here  
I will add pics when I make my next batch.


Here are the ingredients you will need:  Washing Soda, Borax, 1 bar of Ivory soap and Water and baking soda.  You can add some drops of essential oils if you want a nice scent.  There is also other things you can use instead of the Ivory soap: soap granules found in health food stores, Fels Naptha Bar, or really any laundry bar or soap bar. 


OK I kind of tweeked the recipe to what I liked. 


1 cup Borax 
1 cup Washing Soda
I bar of Ivory Soap flaked. Look here to see how I turned it into flakes. You can also grate the bar. 
1/2 cup baking soda
Water
First you need to heat the soap flakes in 1 litre (4 cups) of water, until it dissolves. Add the borax, washing soda and baking soda to the mixture.  Stirring till well mixed.Do not let it boil over.   Pour into bucket and 6 litres of hot tap water.  Leave for 24 hours covered. 


This mixture will gel up. Stir and add to whatever container you want to store it in. I'm using old detergent bottles I have around. 


I use a cap full with each laundry load.  Swish the bottle around before using each time. 


You could also add fragrance oils to the mix but I haven't tried that yet. 


I have found that our clothes come out softer and do have a clean smell to them.  Love it! 


Here is another recipe that uses Dawn dish soap  that I found on One Good Thing by Jillee's site


3 Tablespoons Borax
3 Tablespoons Washing Soda
2 Tablespoons Dawn Dish soap


Put these ingredients in a one gallon jug. Pour 4 cups boiling water into the jug. Swirl until ingredients are dissolved in the liquid. Let liquid cool. Then fill almost to the top with cold water. The bubbles will overflow out of the bottle.


I have tried this version and love it.  It is fast to make and works great. 


Have fun trying out your new laundry soaps!!