DIY soaps and cleaners

Kelsie is getting ready to move away so her husband can go to medical school. They are very frugal and do an amazing job managing their money! Kels went looking online to come up with some CHEAP cleaning supplies and she found some awesome websites! Each day this week, we will share a website and the product we made from their recipe. You can make most of them for pennies and they work just as well as the real deal. So grab a friend and have a girls night out making cleaning products...we did it and it was great fun!
Debbie

Homemade Fabric Softener from thefrugalgirls.com
Hop on over to thefrugalgirls.com to see the rest of their great homemade products!

By Heidi on October 18, 2010

"If you’ve been wanting to cut costs on Fabric Softener… try making Homemade Fabric Softener!
What You’ll Need:

6 cups HOT water
3 cups white vinegar
2 cups Suave Refreshing Waterfall Conditioner {or other favorite scent}

What You’ll Do:

Mix conditioner & hot water well, until conditioner is dissolved completely.
Add the vinegar, and mix well.
Store in a large container {empty fabric softener container, empty large vinegar bottle, etc}
Pour into a downy ball… or use approx. 2 tbsp. in the fabric softener spot in your laundry machine… then wash!"

Note: You can also add a few drops of essential oil to make the good smell stronger. I made this once before, a few months ago, and I didn't like that I could still smell the vinegar. This time, I added essential oil, and it does not smell so much like vinegar. I also used a Downey ball this time, and it seems to broadcast the softener better.