Elaundry's Penny Pincher Tips!

Here are several quick tips for cutting costs on fabric softeners and dryer sheets- Hey we can all penny pinch here and there!

Enjoy!

1. Using 1/4 cup vinegar in your laundry’s rinse cycle keeps clothes soft. You can set aside a vinegar jug just for laundry and add about 2 dozen drops of your favorite essential oil to the vinegar if you’d like (or as much EO as you feel necessary).

2. In a pail mix 1 gallon of water and 1 cup concentrated liquid fabric softener. Dip a sponge or washcloth in the liquid, squeeze out excess and toss in the dryer with your laundry. Seal pail when not in use.

3. Pour liquid fabric softener and hot water in a spray bottle (50/50 mix) and lightly mist wet laundry before starting the dryer. Two or three good shots should do it. You could also just spritz a clean washcloth and toss that in the dryer.

4. Cut dryer sheets in thirds or halves, use one strip per dryer load.

5. Mix equal parts hair conditioner and water and store in spray bottle. Mist a washcloth or sponge and toss in dryer with wet load.

6. Use about 1/4 to 1/2 of the liquid fabric softener that they recommend on the bottle.

7. 1/8 cup baking soda added to laundry and 1/4 cup vinegar in the rinse cycle.

8. Use a Downy ball if you have one–just use vinegar instead.

9. Soak a washcloth in full strength liquid fabric softener. Wring out excess, then lay out to dry first before using–helps prevent staining laundry the first time. To use: toss the dried washcloth in the dryer and use again and again until it no longer works. Re soak when needed (you should be able to do a few dozen dryer loads per soak).

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