In my efforts to save money I have done a little reading and research on my household products.
Families with children spend alot of money on Laundry products. So here are a few ideas to save a few bucks - Plus keep your family free of all the chemicals in alot of the products we buy.
Dryer Sheets are related to tons of allergies and asthma. I personally don't use them. I used to use only fabric softener. But I have tried some new things lately.
Receipe for Homemade dryer sheets
I use the "Simplicity" hypoallergetic brand of fabric softener from Walmart. Very inexpensive!
Take a Dry Face Cloth and soak it in the Fabric Softener. Let the Cloth dry completely and presto you have a homemade dryer sheet. I have found that it last me about two weeks before i resoak it. It works great and will save you tons of money.
I also use vinegar as fabric softener in the washer. The combination of both vinegar and the homemade dryer sheet work awesome.
I also made (sort-of) my own laundry soap. I bought arm and hammer laundry powder and added a few cups of Borax and a few cups of baking soda to 1/4 of the box of Laundry powder. I put it in another container. I use about a 1/4 cup a load. This mixture lasted a month.
HAPPY WASHING!
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This sounds great. I will try it. I've used Tide/Downy for years because nothing else smelled right, but I'd love to simplify and cheapify. BTW, I found your blog from your post on tiphero.com .
Sorry i didn't respond sooner - moved from Arkansas to texas.
Enjoy. my laundry detergent really keeps whites white, without bleach or a tablespoon of bleach.
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