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Dilute Fabric Softener For Twice As Much

I love using fabric softener for my laundry, and one bottle of fabric softener makes two for me, and I'll share how:

I saved one of my empty fabric softener containers and when I bought a new one the same size, I poured 1/2 the contents into the empty, saved, bottle and filled both bottles to the top with water. I use a 1/2 capful in each load and it lasts me for more than a month. Try it.

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Note: Most fabric softeners these days are ultra brands or very thick and loaded with perfumes and work just the same when diluted.

Umm al Quain, UAE

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May 15, 20080 found this helpful
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Here's another way to save on fabric softener.

Use 1 capful of liquid softener mixed in a 32 oz spray bottle of water. Spray a few squirts of this diluted fabric softener onto an old clean washcloth or other similar size piece of material and throw it into the dryer with your clothes.

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Use the same cloth over and over again. Just spray it again and throw it back into the dryer with the next load.

 
By Lisa (Guest Post)
May 15, 20080 found this helpful
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That's a good idea bluealt, but instead of fooling with 2 bottles of fabric softner and all that water, why don't you just use less fabric softner? That might be easier. Just an idea. One tip I use for dryer sheets is to cut them in half after buying and just just half a sheet for each load. Half works just fine, for half the price!

 
By Carol in PA (Guest Post)
May 16, 20081 found this helpful
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I really liked your suggestion sbb1. I am going to try it. My washer doesnt have a fabric softener dispenser so I use one of the Downy brand "balls" that dispenses it. I try to do half and half, but its not as good as the way you do it. (smile)

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My father always said, "Its not how much money you earn, but how you spend the money you have." I think that is why your suggestion appeals so to me.

Warm regards from the other side of our planet,

 
May 16, 20080 found this helpful

Wow, one capful in a 32 oz bottle sounds awesome. Thanks!

 
April 7, 20180 found this helpful

Our Service Technician recommended not to use full strength as it eventually gums up the dispenser. Thus, you have to take the top off the agitator, which can be a bear at times, and thoroughly clean out the dispenser.

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When it's gummed up, that also is a chore. Using the idea presented above, 1/2 & 1/2, you get the same benefit plus it doesn't gum up the fabric softener dispenser.

 
September 16, 20180 found this helpful

I use a plastic beer growler, 1/2 gallon and dilute my fabric softener with a little vinegar and a lot of water. I get the smell, the softening and a cleaner front load machine. I also like fabric softener sheets, but sometimes, I buy a brand I don't like(they leave white filaments on dark clothes or the clog the lint filter). They also fly all over the place when I remove the laundry from the dryer and when folding. I use a medium lingerie bag with the larger mesh holes and start with 2 new sheets.

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As the sheets wear out after several uses, I add more to the bag. I leave the bag in the dryer. When the bag gets a little full(many loads later), I empty the bag and start over. No filaments, a cleaner lint screen and easy to throw out or recycle. I get the same softening and smell w/o the mess. Yep, I know FS can be toxic, but I have 5 dogs and need all the hair removal and pretty smell options I can get. Works great so far!

 
March 10, 20190 found this helpful

White cleaning Vinegar is excellent laundry softener. I add vinegar to Downy Softener and shake it vigorously. Use it half and half. You will windup as twice Downy Softener. I pour it in Downy ball only twice as much.

 
August 1, 20200 found this helpful

Sounds like a winner. Dilution nice idea. My pet peeve in these comments regarding dryer sheets. I was told a long time ago, by an actual fire service personnel, the residual leftover from the sheets actually will build up on the screen slowly over time.

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Hampers the drying cycles and leads to danger.

 

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June 19, 20220 found this helpful

i shall try this!thankyou!xxx

 

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