Make Your Own Fabric Softener
Can you look in your laundry and bathroom cupboards and find umpteen
tins and bottles of pungent, toxic cleaners?
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One whiff of any of them will probably leave you short of breath.
These cleaners are wiped around toilet seats, baths and
kitchen surfaces, not to mention the fact that our clothes are
drenched in them each time we do the washing. A lot of
cleaning products are absorbed by our skin. Many are
carcinogenic and many can affect our central nervous system.
So far
we have only mentioned the affect on our bodies but what about the
affect on our environment. That's another story we don't need
to go into here as you are well aware of how fragile it is.
Lets get down to something constructive and make some healthy
cleaners. Most of ingredients are in your pantry right now, so
let's get started: |
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A very cheap fabric softener |
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Make your own fabric softener:
Instructions & Method
Depending on
the size of your
wash:
Add 1/4 - 1/2 cup
baking soda to
the wash cycle
and/or
Add 1/4 - 1/2 cup
white vinegar to
the rinse cycle
or
alternatively
If you have
Epsom Salts then
you can add a
tablespoon at
the beginning
of
the rinse cycle.
