Laundry Time..

So I just had to share about my fabric softener. First I made my own dryer sheets but they did not work very well at all. I had to use like 5 for a large load. They are just pieces of fabric that I can reuse but it just wasn't working as well as I would have liked. So I went to re-search for the liquid softener recipe Josiah found a while back. I found it..well at least one with the same ingredients but I think it was a different site. But the point of the matter is that it is amazing! All it is, is baking soda, water and vinegar. I just use it like regular liquid softener in my downy ball. I have barely had any static and my clothes and towel are very soft.
                                                                  The Recipe
Baking Soda Distilled White Vinegar Water Essential Oil (optional) Large Bucket/ Container
A large Stick Instructions
First of all, you need to get a large bucket or container, which is enough to hold at least one gallon of liquid. Put 1 cup baking soda in your bucket or container. Thereafter, add 1 cup of water to it. Mix it well. Next, you need to pour in 6 cups of distilled white vinegar to the water-baking soda mixture. Make sure that you pour the vinegar very slowly, into the mixture. You will notice fizz forming in the bucket/ container, because of vinegar reacting with baking soda. Let the mixture fizz for a few minutes. Add 6 cups of water to the mixture. With this, the fizzing process will come to an end. With help of a large stick, mix the ingredients properly. Next, add 10-15 drops of pure essential oil. It will help give the fabric softener a pleasant scent. Mix the ingredients again, with the help of the large stick. Your fabric softener is ready! All you need to do is put it in a clean container of your choice and store properly.


I encourage everyone to use this it is so inexpensive and works so well. I did not put any sent in mine but that was only because I couldn't find my essential oil at the time. But either way it is great! I also just store mine in an empty gallon jug :) Another plus is that one website said this can actually help towels become more absorbant which also works well for the cloth diapering. For the diapers I use you are not suppose to use fabric softener and all kinds of other things but this is working just fine for the cloth inserts so far! Another side note I did not use a big stick I used a wooden spoon. Well actually Josiah made it lol :)