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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (236g) Recipe makes 15 servings
Calories 17
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 4092mg		170%
Potassium 1mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 0.0g		0%
	Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
	Sugars 0.0g
Protein 0.0g		0%
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Homemade Fabric Softener

Recipe #179890 | 5 min | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: Littlemomma
Jul 31, 2006

A good homemade recipe. I use a clean extra used vinegar bottle. If you try this tell me what you think. Makes about a gallon.

SERVES 15 , 15 cups (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 cup baking soda
6 cups distilled white vinegar
8 cups water
10-15 drops orange essential oils (optional) or lemon essential oils (optional) or essential oils, of choice (optional)

Directions

1
You will need a one gallon container.
2
First add the baking soda to the plastic container.
3
Next add 1 cup of water to start with.
4
Slowly add the vinegar to the bottle as the vinegar and baking soda will start to fizz.
5
Then add the rest of the water swirling around & cover venting the top a few times.
6
Last add the essential oil.
7
Add 1 cup in your final rinse cycle for each load but give the bottle a good shake to stir up the essential oil if using.

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From: Chef Rrrrrrose

On Nov 1, 2009

We hang our clothes to dry and the clothes have been noticeably less crunchy in the drying process. This receipe is simple easy and there are good results!

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From: falconemomma

On Oct 27, 2009

Fantastic! I use an old fabric softener container and make a half batch at a time. No need to add essential oils as the container still retains the smell of the previous softener. Kids like to watch it fizzle as we make it.. One note...when storing leave the lid off

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From: tecrz

On Jun 24, 2008

Nice alternative. I'm allergic to most fabric softeners so I have never used them. I made this as directed only a word of warning - it can be dangerous. I was so careful when adding everything and then I capped it and gave it one swirl and immediately realized my mistake as the plastic jug swelled instantaneously and as I fumbled for the cap it exploded. It would have been a very entertaining sight to watch if I wasn't shrieking because gritty vinegar was burning my eyes. My two kids (playing underfoot) went running and screaming and my baby was cracking up in her bouncy seat at all of us running around. It was everywhere, even inside my cabinets and on my ceiling! Ha! Be careful! But it really does work nicely. What was left after it exploded anyways. I use a Downy ball by the way.

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From: Chef #726534

On May 2, 2008

Great alternative to commercial fabric softeners. I used a citrus liquid potpourri for scent, believe it or not, and that worked fine. Clothes came out with a little static but I'm not not too concerned about static. I'm more concerned about the softness of my clothes since I live in a very hard water area. But with this homemade softener, the clothes certainly came out acceptably soft....and without that fake "chemical" feeling. I'll definitely use this instead of Downey. Update: After 2-3 months of using this, my clothes are now much more noticeably whiter. We live in a very hard water area and hard water can really make clothes dingy, so this stuff is a godsend. I will never buy commercial fabric softener again!

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