Make your own fabric softener sheets.

RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By Joan Bloan (Guest Post) (02/29/2008) New trend in clothes manufacturing! As others have mentioned, harsh chemicals such as bleach can literally eat a hole in clothing. From the other angle - many clothes have been deliberately designed to fall apart. The new trend is for clothing that literally rips apart while you wear it for the first time. - Buyer beware. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By june (Guest Post) (02/06/2008) Some one told me recently that if you put a safety pin in the dryer with the wet clothing, that it will keep the static electricity from building up. It won't soften the clothes though. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By mikey (Guest Post) (01/27/2008) Soaking the fabric softener and then returning the liquid back? I've heard of living thrifty but, I ain't THAT broke that I would be recycling the liquid. You do realize that the active ingredient of the Downy (or whatever you are using) gets stuck on the towel and with every return of your "liquid" you are basically diluting the efficacy of the fabric softener, right? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By Jeannie (Guest Post) (03/26/2007) Good idea, but fabric softener does go rancid after awhile... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By Ed (Guest Post) (06/19/2006) White vinegar is a natural fabric softener (1/2 cup a load usually works - in the washer). Helps with absorbancy of towels and the like - regular fabric softeners tend to block absorbency. If you want, you can simply add an appropriate fragrance to a sponge as was mentioned above to put in the dryer to offset any vinegary smell. Also 1/4 cup 20 Mule Team Borax in your rinse water will do the trick. One idea I've not tried yet but certainly warrants mention is to buy a jumbo jug of cheap hair conditioner, and dilute approx. 3:1. (water - 3, conditioner - 1). The best non-chemical solution I've seen are http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q ... s&hl=en&lr=&sa=X&oi=froogle&ct=title> DryerMax Dryer Balls. Looks more like a dog chew toy, but they certainly work well and are cost effective. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By Shelia (Guest Post) (03/11/2006) so how long will one quarter sheet last? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By Jo from Ont (Guest Post) (09/09/2005) do you put it in the wash or in the dryer....it could go either way but you figure that if you put it in the wash it would get clean like the rest of the clothes Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By Saftanaomi (Guest Post) (09/01/2005) I take a regular size sponge & cut it into 4 pieces. I then put liquid fabric softner in a jar & add the pieces of sponge. Then when I use my dryer, I take one of the pieces of sponge from the jar, squeezing to remove excess fabric softner, & throw it in the dryer with my clothes. Works like magic. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By Alex (Guest Post) (05/24/2005) So what is in the fabric softener that makes it work?? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By Curious (Guest Post) (12/23/2004) Anyone tried this? Does it work? We use natural fabric softener and it's expensive, almost out trying to determine how we will use the last portion. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post by BigMommaLynne (2) | (11/28/2004) Contact I only use fabric sheet to get rid of static cling. I have found that half a sheet works well for me, less doesn't work at all. I would love any ideas for static removal. We hate getting shock so much lol Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By brenda (Guest Post) (10/07/2004) I started off using one sheet for a few loads, then tried to cut the original into 1/2, then 1/4 and now I find that if I cut the fabric sheet into 2" x 3" squares, this size still works great and I just throw one into a load. Plus one box really does last a long long time. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By Guest (Guest Post) (09/23/2004) I buy the fabric softener sheets but I cut each sheet into 4 pieces. These strips work just as well as a full sheet, IMHO. One small box lasts a long time. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Make your own fabric softener sheets. Post By Jackie (Guest Post) (09/22/2004) So, just put it in the dryer with the clothes? Interesting. I will try it. Report Spam or Abuse