Easy Homemade Fabric Softener

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. Show more

Ready In: 5 mins

Serves: 15

Yields: 15 cups

Ingredients

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