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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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 Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 06:28:44 AM
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fabric softener? I make my own laundry detg. but someone recently gave me a bottle of softener and got me thinking do I need to use this or is it just another way to get your money? So give me your thoughts on the subject. Blessings,Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 06:48:30 AM
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Karen, I use vinegar to rinse. And I started putting lavender flowers in for scent. I can't remember the exact measurement but in a quart of vinegar use 1 cup lavender flowers. Leave for a week and strain out the flowers. I have the rinse thing in the agitator so I fill that up. I also put some lavender essential oil in the homemade laundry soap. too. Smells good.
Kris
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 07:10:00 AM
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Another vinegar user here...with a few drops of lavender oil :)
Siobhan, wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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marjean
True Blue Farmgirl
3851 Posts
Marsha
Deltona
FL
USA
3851 Posts |
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LakeOntarioFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
933 Posts
Brenda
North Rose
NY
USA
933 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 07:26:32 AM
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When I did my big green/natural/organic overhaul last year, I quit using anything in the rinse water, until I read on here about using vinegar, so that's what I use now. For my things, and our sheets I add lavender eo also.
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
Nothing we achieve in this world is achieved alone. It is always achieved with others teaching us along the way. Lee J. Colan
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 8:11:49 PM
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I use fabric softener when I have to hang the clothes out in the summer. I mostly do it for the smell though. It really doesn't do much as far as really making them soft.
The vinegar is great for the softness and super much cheaper. :)
hugs
Jess
Miss you gf! <3
"I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go." ~Abraham Lincoln
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
2355 Posts |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4737 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4737 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2010 : 06:53:13 AM
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White vinegar here too.
Dawn in IL |
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
917 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2010 : 09:48:11 AM
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I just started using the white vinegar when I made my own laundry detergent. It is really doing great. I will try the lavendar in it and see how that works also. Thanks for the great ideas.
Delicia |
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Perennial
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Bea
Southwest Virginia
USA
85 Posts |
Posted - Feb 01 2010 : 05:49:03 AM
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I put a little white vinegar in the softner place in
the washer - it also helps to get any residual soap out of
clothes and if you hang them out, this will help make them - especially if you hang them out on the line. |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2010 : 1:57:25 PM
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How much white vinegar does one need to put in a big load of towels, wash rags, etc...? Can I do the same for dark clothes?
Those dryer sheets or getting a bit expensive.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
3470 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
3470 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2010 : 2:23:05 PM
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I just pour it into the place marked"fabric softner" in my washer. it doesn't take much. I'd say it's about 1/4 cup...if that much. My sister was amazed how nice her clothes felt when she came to visit last summer.
Sister-chick# 905
Judy
Hugs&Squeezles!
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KayB
True Blue Farmgirl
540 Posts
Kay
Del City
Oklahoma
USA
540 Posts |
Posted - Feb 08 2010 : 09:21:45 AM
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Just vinegar in the rinse water and then a couple of tennis balls in the dryer to cut static.
KayB
Life's a dance you learn as you go |
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BeckyB
Farmgirl at Heart
5 Posts
Rebecca
Cincinnati
Ohio
USA
5 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2010 : 12:38:49 PM
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I will try the vinegar and lavender. Thanks for the tips!!!
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katalind
True Blue Farmgirl
177 Posts
Kathy
Chapin
SC
USA
177 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2010 : 2:31:54 PM
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2010 : 07:19:34 AM
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kathy you are right about the chemicals. the main scarey thing is what they use to make it spread onto all the clothes evenly. it is actually a chemical thats other purpose is to KILL BUGS. it does this by destroying the porphyrin pathway or blood of the bug. it does the same thing to people only slowly. it is neurotoxic and carcenagentic. which means it messes with nerves and causes cancer. it also mimics hormones and fills the recepter sites that need hormones. hence goofy emotions and hot flashes. one of the most toxic products in a HOME. i use vinegar also happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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MrsRooster
True Blue Farmgirl
1168 Posts
Amy
Seabrook
TX
USA
1168 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2010 : 07:42:30 AM
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I have begun using vinegar. But I still use Arm and Hammer dryer sheets for bedding. They are made with natural oils for scent. As long as I am not using so much chemicals, I don't see where this would hurt.
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Dawniamw
Farmgirl in Training
24 Posts
Dawnia
Mapleton Depot
PA
USA
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Posted - Jul 04 2010 : 6:22:44 PM
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I use vinegar as well, but following the suggestion of one of the ladies on here, (I don't have a softener bucket) I put it in a downy ball and toss it into the wash. It helps to get the musty smell out, softens the clothes, and my son's clothes don't seem as staticy (he doesn't like line dryed clothes.. sigh).
Blessings,
Dawnia |
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njaw09
True Blue Farmgirl
397 Posts
Annie
NJ
USA
397 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2010 : 8:50:10 PM
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I never use vinegar very interesting though. I must try that one day.
What I do use is those "reusable dryer ball" I even bought it for my mom and sister and we rarely use any softerner. |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
2355 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2010 : 05:05:51 AM
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I love see these old post come back up from time to time, I too have started using vinegar and love it. Thanks girls for all your great info! Blessings,Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10
Farmgirl sister #1156
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