DIY homemade fabric softener

Home fabric conditioner The effectiveness of natural laundry detergents has been proven by our grandmothers. They didn’t have such a huge selection of household chemicals, but they always washed everything. In addition to laundry detergents and soaps, a fabric softener is needed to care for your laundry. In modern parlance it is called a rinse aid or conditioner. And it is not at all necessary to buy it in the store, since you can very quickly prepare it at home with your own hands.

Vinegar-based recipes

The most common substance used for rinsing clothes is table vinegar; it is especially suitable for wool products. In addition, vinegar preserves the color of clothes. You can use vinegar alone, but only for hand rinsing. It is not worth pouring it into the machine. There are several recipes based on this substance.

Important! When preparing this or that conditioner, observe the proportions of all the substances from which you make the composition.

The first recipe. You need to take a convenient container, for example, a bottle from an old conditioner, volume 1 l. Pour a liter of table vinegar and 5 drops of lavender oil into a bottle. Mix the mixture well and use 1 cup each to rinse clothes while washing in the automatic machine. With a half load, half the amount of rinse aid is enough. And it is stored for about 2 months.
The second recipe. This recipe is slightly different from the previous one. Take 1 liter of vinegar and six drops of mint oil, mix them and use them as a rinse. Softness of things is guaranteed.It is best to store this composition in a dark glass or plastic bottle for no more than 60 days.
Recipe three. To obtain conditioner you need to mix soda ash or regular soda, vinegar and lukewarm water in equal proportions. It is best to mix the ingredients with a wooden spatula or spoon in an enamel container. Be careful when doing this. To rinse in the washing machine, you only need the same amount of detergent as you pour into store-bought detergent. You can add essential oil with any scent to the composition, about 20 drops per liter of conditioner. And don't forget to store in a dark place.
Recipe four. Prepare vinegar essence, distilled water and hair rinse. Pour 300 ml of vinegar and 200 ml of rinse aid into 600 ml of water, mix everything well and use for washing in the washing machine. Not the cheapest option, but despite this, housewives like it the most.

For your information! Acetic acid has good disinfectant properties and also washes away laundry detergent well; it is inexpensive, and therefore a home conditioner based on it will be very cheap.

Composition of borax

borax Borax has the property of softening hard water, so it can be used to wash things with your own hands. You don’t need to do anything special, just pour a quarter glass of this substance into the water while rinsing the clothes.

Borax not only softens fabric, it kills linen mites, as well as various fungi and mold. Things washed this way become cleaner and softer. However, be careful, borax can cause irritation and allergies to the skin, do not apply too much.

"Aromatic" rinses

For those who don't want to deal with acetic acid because of its unpleasant odor, we offer ways to make conditioner without vinegar. home fabric conditioner

Method one. Buy 250 g of Epsom salt (magnesia) at the pharmacy, then add 10 drops of orange oil to the salt. The resulting mixture is placed in a cuvette for rinse aid, a couple of tablespoons is enough. Store this conditioner in an airtight container.
Method two. In a glass of warm water, dissolve 3 tablespoons of baking soda and add sandalwood or jasmine oil. This recipe is machine safe.
Method three. To make your own thick fabric softener suitable for a washing machine, you need to mix 6 tablespoons of hair conditioner with 10 tablespoons of sea salt and add a few drops of essential oil. This conditioner makes the laundry pleasant to the touch; you need to put it in a volume of 3-5 spoons in a special compartment.

What to replace it with?

Some housewives use tennis balls instead of air conditioning. This is no coincidence. The balls have a smooth surface and do not harm the fabric. They, constantly rotating in the drum along with the laundry, shake it well, making it soft and pleasant.

Of course, tennis balls won't leave your laundry smelling like DIY home conditioners, but if you don't like smells, this is the one for you.

And what is important, tennis balls have the least effect on the performance of the machine, which cannot be said about vinegar or borax. In our opinion, such substances should not be added to the washing machine.