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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 bottle 714g

Recipe makes 1 bottle)

The following items or measurements are not included below:

fabric softener

spray bottle

Calories 0
Calories from Fat 0 (0%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 14mg 0%
Potassium 0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 0.0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Sugars 0.0g
Protein 0.0g 0%

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Faux Febreeze

Recipe #71485 | 1 min | 1 min prep | add private note

By: Loves2Teach
Sep 15, 2003

A wonderful dirt cheap alternative to buying a $5 bottle of Febreze. This version is about 5 cents to make and the scent is much nicer too. I use it all the time.

1 bottle (change servings and units)

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2-4 tablespoons ultra downy clean breeze fabric softener
  • 25 ounces water
  • 32 ounces spray bottle, new and clean (please don't re-use a cleaning product bottle unless it is an old Febreeze bottle)

Directions

  1. 1
    Put Downy and water in bottle and spray on furniture, carpeting, pillows, shower curtains -- etc -- To do a fabric test, spray small amount in an area where it cannot be seen.
  2. 2
    I never sprayed this on anything white, but I spray it all over my house, once a week.

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From: Ma Field

On May 15, 2009

yeah, I know it doesn't need another review but I had to give my 2 cents. And now that's about all it costs to make the house and furniture smell fresher. We have cats, dogs and teenagers, so any help is greatly appreciated. Not only does it work great, it's economical and uses less packaging. Yippeee! Thanks for the great recipe!

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    From: megs_

    On Apr 30, 2009

    To put it simply, this stuff ROCKS! I used Cuddle Soft Lavendar Vanilla and put it in a cheap spray bottle that I bedazzled with leftover rhinestones from an art project. It looks cute, SMELLS GREAT, and most importantly *works*! I will be using this forever! Thank you so much.

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  • From: PeachieKeen

    On May 28, 2004

    Just a FYI, I use this in a different way. If you spray your carpet as you vaccum, the anti-static properties make it easier to get pet hair out of the carpet. The smell is just a bonus! Anyone who has a pet like my sheltie will absolutely love this.

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  • From: Denise!

    On Sep 25, 2003

    I've been using this for about a week. My couch smells good, but I wanted a little stronger smell, so I put in about 4 tablespoons of Downy in a 32 ounce spray bottle. My house smells fantastic and the cost is outstanding compared to Febreeze. I just used this on white pillowcases, and it didn't stain. And the price can't be beat! I'll be using this from now on instead of expensive Febreeze. Thanks, B!

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