Homemade Fabric Softener

You'll Need:

-6 Cups Of Hot Water...I used HOT tap water, but we have a gas hot water heater, so it gets hotter than electric ones. If your house has an electric one, I'd recommend heating the water first, because our hot tap water is hotter than water that's been heated in the microwave. It has to be hot enough to dissolve the conditioner well/easily.

-3 Cups White Vinegar (I used the off brand...same thing when it comes to stuff like this...It was only $1.70 @ Target for a BIG bottle).

-2 Cups Of Your Preference Of Hair Conditioner...I used one of the "runnier" ones (Suave Ocean Breeze...Suave is what the person I got the recipe from used...saves even more money, because it was only $1.39 @ Target...I think it's cheaper at Wal-Mart), but I assume you could use any kind.

Directions:

-Mix the conditioner and hot water in a bowl. I used a hand mixer to make sure I got all the little lumps out.

-After that's mixed well, add the vinegar and mix well again.

Store it in on old fabric softener container, gallon jug, or whatever your choice of easy pour container is. It makes 2 & 1/2 quarts, so you'll need one big enough to hold that...or do like I did. I already had a 1 quart Rubbermaid "drink" container, so I bought a bigger, 2 quart one (only $3 at Target) and just used them both.

You CAN pour it into a Downy ball just like you would "bought" softener. If you don't use one, just pour about 2 Tbsp. into the rinse water or "softener" spot in your machine, like usual.

***And I was skeptical as to whether or not your clothes would smell like vinegar since it's in it, but it really doesn't. After it's mixed, you can smell the vinegar a little, but after the wash it just smells like the conditioner.***