Clever Homemaking

You can save a lot of money by making the popular fabric refresher yourself. All you need is your favorite fabric softener and water. If you are like me, you choose your fabric softener by standing in the aisle and unscrewing every cap until you find the scent you love. Now you can have that scent eliminating odors throughout your home. Just follow this simply recipe and save!

Ingredients

Fabric Softener
Water

Directions

In a clean spray bottle, mix 1 Tbsp of your favorite fabric softener per 6 oz of water. Spray fabric evenly until slightly damp. Allow to air dry.

You can save a lot of money by preparing cleaning products at home. Homemade cleaning products are healthier for your family and the environment because they do not contain the harsh chemicals used in commercial products. In my opinion, they work better as well.

Ingredients

1 tsp borax
1/2 tsp washing soda
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 cup hot water

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a spray bottle and shake until dissolved. This mixture will store indefinitely.

Due to the acidity of lemon juice, you should not use this cleaner on natural stone. This includes granite and marble counter tops.

A spray bottle can be purchased at your average dollar store. You can also find spray bottles near the “travel” toiletry items in larger stores.

The washing soda you need is pictured here. Be careful to purchase “(Super) Washing Soda” and not a different type of “soda”.