Comments on: Simple Homemade Fabric Softener (4 Ways)

By: Kristin Marr

Kristin Marr — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 22:13:14 +0000

In reply to Ainsley. So happy to hear that, Ainsley!

By: Ainsley

Ainsley — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:36:24 +0000

This worked great.

By: Kristin Marr

Kristin Marr — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 17:46:45 +0000

In reply to Rare. Hey, I think you might have misunderstood the recipe. There isn't a salt/vinegar combo here.

By: Rare

Rare — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 16:44:15 +0000

I really like this information, but I must add something here. Adding salt to vinegar lowers the pH under 2.0, making it even more acidic than pure lemon juice and on the way to being as strong as gastric acid in your stomach.

Many people in the jewelry business use a bath of distilled white vinegar and salt to remove the outer coating on sea shells so that the shiny nacre can be seen. Left alone in this vinegar/salt bath for more than a day, sometimes just half a day, the shell will dissolve entirely. I don’t know enough about clothing, which is why I was reading this site, but if it will dissolve calcium, it might not be that friendly to cotton.

By: Tig

Tig — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:19:12 +0000

In reply to Tig. Oops. Forgot to mention that I look forward to trying the salt. Thank you for this post!

By: Tig

Tig — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:17:15 +0000

I’ve also used vinegar for decades with great success. One thing I’ve also done is add baking soda tablets in the pre-wash for super-smelly stuff. Think sports uniforms and such. With the baking soda in the pre-wash and vinegar in the rinse, they don’t meet or have a chance to react.

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Sun, 26 May 2019 05:01:24 +0000

In reply to Bethany. Don't forget that vinegar in any shape or form is acidic.

By: Kristin Marr

Kristin Marr — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:55:26 +0000

In reply to Cat. Hey, Cat. I wonder if the vinegar was reacting with another product in the wash. What kind of soap/detergent was being used with the vinegar?

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 05:41:15 +0000

I used vinegar for a while but my sheets developed light spots, like bleach can do. Anyone else experience this? I loved the vinegar before that happened. I have a front loader, don’t know if that has anything to do with it….

By: Kristin Marr

Kristin Marr — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 00:56:48 +0000

In reply to Diana. Hey Diana, If you're using a castile soap-based laundry soap, the vinegar will result in unsaponified soap, which may result in grease stains on garments.

By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 19:00:48 +0000

why would the vinegar cause grease stains?

By: Kristin Marr

Kristin Marr — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 19:24:07 +0000

In reply to Ellen. Hey Ellen, I totally understand the vinegar issue. I'm not a huge fan of the smell either, but luckily when it's used for a laundry softener, the odor disappears. We just got a new washing machine, and in my machine there's a little compartment for "laundry softener." That's where I've been adding it, when needed. I wonder if you could also use a Downey Ball?