DIY: Make Your Own Febreze-like Fabric Spray for Pennies

Although I am rather a connoisseur of scents in all forms: incense, essential and perfume oils, room sprays, and the like, until recently I have been rather perplexed by the hype over Febreze fabric spray. I likewise have never payed particular attention to laundry products, usually going for the $2.99 -zillion-ounce-drum store brand to offset the outlandish cost of my landlords' pay machines, and the other tenants' help-yourself-washing-room-communalism.

And what's this thing called fabric softener? Do I mingle in delirium with the charmed, gossamer-winged denizens of the fairy nation, dancing dazzling jigs on delicate dew-laden petals of buttercream colored snapdragons? No, fabric softener and its mysteries were the stuff of fantasy.

Having recently moved into a house with my own washer and dryer, I have begun delving into the world of higher quality laundry products, with pleasing results all around: Tide, Cheer, Gain. Behold: I even use fabric softener now. Unfortunately, no fay folk have been spotted.

However, I have discovered fabric softener can do far more than lend your clothes a more pleasing texture and fresh scent. It can be used to make a Febreze-like fabric freshener. I finally smelled that ubiquitous, highly touted household product in person, and realized it had a similar smell and lingering scent like fabric softener does. My long-established DIY sensibilities translated that into a no-brainer. In just a few seconds, I had a bottle full of fabric freshening spray that beat the pants off the name brand.

Supplies

Empty, clean spray bottle

Fabric softener

Tap water

Sharpie

Directions

Pour 1 -2 ounces of liquid fabric softener into a clean spray bottle. Fill the bottle up with tap water. Label the bottle "Fabric Softener" with a Sharpie in large, bold letters, so there's no mistaking it for something else. That's it.

Notes

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