Green Cleaning: Homemade Fabric Softener

This week’s Green Cleaning post is a recipe for Homemade Fabric Softener.

I don’t know if you can really call this one a ‘recipe’ with only two ingredients but we’ll go with it!  Vinegar + Essential Oil = Fabric Softener!

A while back, I came across multiple posts that suggesting using white vinegar in the rinse cycle as a fabric softener.  I wasn’t too sure since I don’t love the smell of vinegar but once I made the switch from dryer sheets to wool dryer balls I decided to jump on the vinegar rinse bandwagon.

I find that it works well for us.  I have a dispenser in my traditional top-loading washer that I fill up (approximately 1/4-1/2 cup) and it is dispensed in the rinse cycle.  There is no trace of vinegar smell once the clothes are dry either.

Side note: if you don’t have Wild Orange essential oil on hand, feel free to try out another variety.

I can confidently say that I don’t miss the overwhelming smell of dryer sheets.  Am I the only one who chokes when walking down the laundry aisle of a store? 

Homemade Fabric Softener

Ingredients:
4 cups White Vinegar
20 drops dōTERRA Wild Orange Essential Oil

Directions:
1.  Add the vinegar and essential oil to a quart size Mason Jar
2.  Close with lid (I like to use these storage lids with them) and turn to mix
3.  Add 1/4-1/2 cup to rinse cycle (If you don’t have a dispenser container built in  you can try using a dispenser ball)

Homemade Fabric Softener

2014-06-16 22:20:18

A super simple homemade fabric softener recipe.

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Ingredients

1. 4 cups White Vinegar
2. 20 drops dōTERRA Wild Orange Essential Oil

Instructions

1. Add the vinegar and essential oil to a quart size Mason Jar
2. Close with lid and turn to mix
3. Add 1/4-1/2 cup to rinse cycle

Notes

1. My washer has a built-in automatic softener dispenser but if yours doesn't you can try using a fabric dispenser ball instead.

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