So I haven’t blogged in awhile. I have been busy testing lots and lots of DIY
projects like homemade deodorant, almond milk, liquid handsoap, and a liquid
laundry soap. I like to test my projects
for a little bit before I post anything about them. I want to make sure they actually work in the
long run and see if they even save money.
So I had stumbled on this recipe a couple months ago and have been testing
it for about a month now.
So, to begin with, when trying to save money, Febreeze was
one of the first things I ditched. I
couldn’t see paying 5 bucks a bottle for my house to smell good. I saw this recipe and, to be honest, for the
price it would cost me to make a bottle, I didn’t really figure it would
actually work. Well, after a day of my
daughter spilling her soy formula bottle everywhere, I got sick of it. I proceeded to whip a batch of this up. I
liked it so much, I proceeded to spray the entire bottle on everything in my
house! Below are the main reasons I like
this recipe:
Smell – I can pick and choose what fragrance I want in it. Right now, I am using Downy Ultra concentrated
Convenience - I can
whip this up anytime and I don’t have to run to the store.
Price – I can make 32 ounces for so cheap! A bottle of
Febreeze costs 5 bucks per bottle these days.
I can whip up a bottle of my own for myself for under 20 cents! To get
this price, I bought a bottle of Downy (51 oz) for 4 bucks and a box of Baking
Soda (it has 107 tablespoons in it) for 2.24.
Here is what you need and how to make it:
2 Tablespoons Fabric Softener
2 Tablespoons Baking Soda
32 oz Hot Water
A Bottle to Spray with
Directions:
1.
Mix fabric softener and baking soda in the
bottle and shake them up.
2.
Fill HOT water the rest of the way up and shake
until mixed up.
3.
Shake each time before use.
One main question I have heard is that will it stain. I sprayed my daughters pack n play every
single day for a week until it was soaked and have not seen any staining at
all.
So, I hope you enjoy!
This is one of my favorite recipes because of how cheap it is!
