Homemade laundry supplies don't have to be unscented unless
you want them to be. Even more than with
homemade cleaners, a major complaint some people have of homemade laundry soaps
and fabric softeners is that they just don't leave the clothes smelling fresh
and clean with use, although they are actually clean.
To add a nice scent to your laundry all you need to do is
add some of your favorite essential oil or oil blends. Best of all the essential oils are natural,
and you can choose exactly how much or little scent you wish to add, and some
essential oils even help boost the cleaning power of the laundry supplies.
Some of the most common oils used in essential oils recipes
for homemade laundry products have some additional properties besides just being
a scent to add to the recipe.
For example, citrus essential
oils, such as lemon and sweet orange, actually help boost the cleaning power of
homemade detergents.
In addition, other essential oils
can help with those suffering from colds and congestion, such as peppermint and
eucalyptus oil.
Finally, tea tree oil can be added
for its antibacterial and antifungal properties.
You can add essential oils directly into your homemade
laundry detergent recipes, which can give the laundry a great scent. In addition, you can add essential oils to
your homemade fabric softener recipes.
For example, if you add baking soda as a laundry booster to
each load of wash, you can make it scented baking soda to add both a great
scent and to help with the wash at the same time.
All you need to do is add 15 drops
of essential oil to each 16 ounce (1 pound) box of baking soda you use. You can
even just add the oil directly into the box and shake, if you are careful to
break any big clumps up with a fork.
Similarly, if you add white
vinegar to your rinse cycle, you can add 3-5 drops of essential oil to each cup
of vinegar added to help add a fresh scent and help deodorize at the same time.
Essential Oils Recipes for Laundry
Detergent, Fabric Softeners And Dryer Sheets
No matter whether you add the essential oils to the laundry
detergent itself, or into the fabric softener (either with liquid fabric
softener or with dryer sheets) you can choose from several of these essential
oils recipes to add a nice scent.
Flowery sweet blend: 2 parts lavender essential oil, 1 part
vanilla essential oil
Flowery savory blend: 2 parts lavender essential oil, 1 part
rosemary essential oil
Flowery fruity blend: Equal parts geranium and sweet orange
essential oils
Romantic blend # 1: Equal parts rose and geranium essential
oils
Romantic blend # 2: Equal parts jasmine and ylang ylang
essential oils
Herbal lemon blend: 2 parts lemon essential oil, 1 part
lemongrass essential oil, 1 part chamomile essential oil
Fresh citrus blend: Equal parts lemon, lemongrass, and tea
tree essential oil
Citrusy blend: Equal parts lemon and sweet orange oils
Minty blend: Equal parts peppermint and eucalyptus oils
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