DIY Laundry Scent Boosters | DIY Natural Laundry Products
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- DIY laundry scent boosters are the perfect thing to add to your laundry routine to make your clothes smell fresh and clean. Follow this simple homemade recipe made with essential oils, epsom salt, and baking soda.
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Just did it. With melaleuca, lemon, ylang ylang (a bit) and a bit of orange. Can’t wait to smell and look at the cloths after ❤ thank you
I use this recipe for my bath salts. I use natural seat salt in my laundry cleaning recipe. Just use vinegar in your rinse cycle if you don’t use a dryer or make the dryer sheets she makes if you use a dryer.
This recipe sounds amazing so I decided to give it a go. I have used it a few times and I agree it does make my laundry softer but not really scented. I then researched the benefits of epsom salt and it turns out Epsom salt is magnesium sulphate which makes hard water even harder creating more soap scums.
Knowing this fact I’m feeling a little reluctant to continue using this recipe to avoid damaging my expensive washing machine.
Has anyone experienced any issues with their machine after using this recipe for a long time?
You're correct epsom salt will make your water hard due to the magnesium ions. I recommend using citric acid, baking soda, and kosher salt (or any coarse table salt) in a 1:2:2 ratio and adding your preferred scent. The citric acid is a chelating agent, another name for water softener, baking soda will help buffer the excess acidity and it is a filler that can absorb added fragrance oil. The salt is another filler that doesn't have any water hardening ions. The salt is unnecessary but we probably want it in the mix since we want scented crystals as opposed to scented powder. I hope this helps! Cheers 😊
Also, if you want to clear hard water deposits and soap scum from your HE machine you can use citric acid, washing soda (sodium carbonate), and sodium percarbonate (oxiclean or similar oxygen cleanser) in a 1:2:1 ratio. Use about 1 cup of the mixture on your longest and highest temperature wash. So this would be 1/4 cup citric acid powder, 1/2 cup washing soda, and 1/4 cup oxy-booster powder. Add them straight into the washing machine drum. A little oxalic acid (barkeepers friend powder) would also be beneficial in this blend. If you read the ingredients on commercial washing machine cleaning tablets like Affresh this is basically the blend of chemicals they include. Affresh recommends cleaning your machine with a washing machine cleaning tablet once a month. You could include some tea tree oil (melaleuca oil) and/or lavender oil in the mix as well since they both have antiseptic and antifungal properties. Cheers!
Also, you can use the scented epsom salt blend you've already made in the bath. Epsom salt is great for the skin in a bath! It's just bad for your laundry. Again, I hope this helps! Cheers 😊
I just started adding a little more baking soda and essential oil to my regular detergent mix to bypass the epsom.
Eeep! Glad I read this.
I live in London which has very hard water, so making it harder is absolutely the _last_ thing I need. 🥴
Chlorogenic acid and Vitamin C in the scented tea can make the skin become exquisite, white and glossy.
I am going to stick with just plain white vinegar and a few drops of lavender pure oil and a few drops of tea tree oil.
I think too many ingredients causes too much build up in your machine which can cause damage to your machine and to your clothing and even your health.
Many DIY laundry detergent which is mainly in dry ingredients don't really dissolve in water and just build up on your machine as well as your clothing.
A personally rather use name brand liquid laundry detergent 1 tbsp to 2 tablespoons per load is more than you need to clean your clothing.
And plain white vinegar with a few drops of your favorite pure essential oils is more than enough to soften your clothing.
If you want to add some sent to your clothing just do it in the dryer with a wooly ball and some pure essential oils.
One 8 oz glass spray bottle.
2 tbsp of witch hazel.
25 drops of lavender pure essential oil or whatever sent you would like.
I do 20 drops of lavender and 5 drops of tea tree.
It depends on how strong you want the smell of your laundry to be.
Some distilled water mix it all together in a bowl use a funnel to fill your glass bottle.
One or two wooly balls.
Spray once or twice or more onto the wooly ball before placing it into the dryer with your clothing.
The simple way is the easy way.
And less is always more.
And hand washing and hanging your clothes outside saves on energy.
I believe that everyone should know how to hand wash their clothing as well as gather water for emergency purposes.
Just in case your washing machine or your dryer breaks.
And just in case the power goes out.
It is hard work but someone has to do it.
It is always nice to know how other people wash and dry their clothing.
Can't wait to try this! Thank u for sharing such amazing recipes. I truly believe in essential oils in certain applications. They have helped me so much!
I am so glad and thankful you are following along with me!
Finally something natural and I have the stuff! YOU EARNED A SUB
Made today and it smells so good. #2020 saving money
YAY! Great motto for the year!!
Do you make your own liquid fabric softener ?
How do I make the scents last though a dryer? It smells amazing coming out of a washing machine but the smell gets reduced by like 90% after a dryer cycle.
You can add more oils or you can add a few drops of oil to a piece of clothing (a sock or towel) before throwing it in the dryer.
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Thank you so much!! I love this as a scent booster and I’m just glad to not have to rely on chemicals for nice smelling laundry
I add essential oils to my dryer balls and it helps a lot!
@@101marsi how many drops of olil do you add to the drying balls per load?
Thank You so much
I’m making a lavender box of diy products for my mom. Definitely going to make this!
Wonderful idea!
Another great DIY essential oil video! :)
Thank you so much!
Good day. I did this step by step, BUT I only used Lemon Grass Essentiol Oil. I am very disappointed because I can not smell the fragrance at all. My close smells like old soap without fragrance.😢 What did I do wrong?
Os this laundry detergent safe to use HE washing machines?
Yes
Frank Gutowski are you on the board of the mega detergent corporations? You get around these home made channels like an infectious rash, giving extremely poor and negative advice. You u need to get a life and stop stalking these women.
Magnesium makes the hard water harder thus fades the colour of the clothings.
Just wondering what kind of degree you have in this area? Directed to the oily house?
Hi, can I use epsom salt with lavender sent or any other sent already added?
I ask this because that’s the one I have for now.
Thank you in advance.
GOD bless you.
Yes you can, but sometimes those scents aren't natural and contain fragrance. I prefer using essential oils!
I've been searching for this!! Thank you for sharing Laura!
Perfect timing! You're welcome!
Where can I get essential oils that are affordable? I have only found the small sizes. I use them in my air diffuser aswell so want something that ain't too pricey and last a while. Available online would be great!
Here is a link to the oils I use: www.doterra.com/US/en/site/lauraascher
This sounds amazing can you use this instead of of bought laundry powders ? I love to try something new
Yes I do!
@@ouroilyhouse thank you I better start buying
Can i use fragrance oils?
Hi i have made this but it all hardens up in jar after like a day does anybody have any advice or had this problem too? Thanks ❤❤
Are doterra cleaning product and laundry detergent natural and safe for the enviromental?
Yes they are!
Any substitutes of Epsom salt i have sulphate allergy
I'm so interested in the essential oils for laundry booster. Where to purchase the oils.
Here is a link: www.doterra.com/US/en/selectRegion/WC/1451451
I have a ton of fragrance oils, can I use that instead of essential oils?
You can but they aren't as healthy as essential oils. fragrances are highly toxic. Fragrances commonly contain phthalates, which are chemicals that help the scents last longer. This is the main reason I make my own laundry products, to avoid the fragrances.
@@ouroilyhouse thanks for the reply.
@@BJsCorruptedLyrics Brambleberry, Nuture Soap and Nature’s garden (they’re the most fairly priced) sell phthalate free fragrances, that are completely skin safe. Unfortunately not all of my family like essential oils - which can also be dangerous, if there isn’t enough education around it, therefore i’ve grown to learn that you can benefit from both. All natural doesn’t necessarily mean utterly safe. I use both.
@@Char.Chi. thanks a lot
Is there an alternative for washing powder ?
Hello wat can u use instead of baking soda, it made me itch in deodorant So I’m thinking it might do the same with clothing
I have a liquid laundry soap recipe you can try!
If you are wanting to make a blend simply to scent your laundry you could use kosher salt or any coarse table salt. I wouldn't recommend epsom salt since the magnesium ions will make your wash water hard (or harder if you already have hard water). You can scent the kosher salt alone or you could add some citric acid powder which acts as a chelating agent, another name for water softener. I would recommend 1 part citric acid powder to 3 parts kosher salt and then add your preferred fragrance oil. I hope this helps! Cheers 😊
Can baking soda replaced by sodaash ?
Do you need to preserve the products that you make or use distilled water instead of tap water? Natural products tend to mold after a week
You can add one.
Safe with septic system?
I stopped using bicarbonate of soda after I realised it was breaking down the fibres over time.
Is this recipe cloth diaper safe?
Instead of essential oils could I use body safe fragrance oils?
Yes you can but know that they are most likely not natural!
Hi! So i made this booster and made it exactly with the measurements you did and the smell is amazing inside the tub! But when i wash with it, my clothes don’t smell like it at all :/. Hoping i am just doing something wrong. I even tried adding more oils, adding more of the mix into the wash. Nothing is working. My clothes are soft! But no smell. And that’s what i want so badly haha!
It could be the brand of oils you are using, do you know what kind they are?
Our Oily House , hi! Sorry it took long to respond! I hopped back on here actually to ask another question . I have been using these for my wash and fold business and selling it as well and customers and i have continued to have issues with it getting hard as a rock and having to like chip away at it to use it :/ any reason or solution to this? I have used young living oils as well as maple holistic oils :)
Is this safe for delicate fabrics?
I have used it in all my loads and never had any issues, but I am not 100% sure.
This is to replace laundry detergent or can use it together?
Use both! I sprinkle this on top of my clothes and still use my homemade detergent too.This just adds scent and softens clothes.
How much ingredients
Written instructions here: www.ouroilyhouse.com/diy-laundry-scent-boosters/
Hi can I use baking powder instead of baking soda ?
I am allergic to epsom salt. Could I omit it?
Yes
you said to use 2 TBSP but your blog says 1/4 cup. so which should we use? and do you need to add the baking soda? what is it for?
I just listened to the video and I said 1/4 cup baking soda and 1 cup Epsom Salt. That is what my blog says too. I don't see or hear anything for 2 tbsp? The baking soda neutralizing odors and softens fabric.
You said to use 2 Tbsp. After you added the essential oils and mixed it. You said when you go to use it I just sprinkle 2 Tbsp on my clothes
At 3:15 stamp time
lillie pad Oh ok sorry I thought you were talking about the recipe! If it’s a small load a couple tablespoons is good, if it’s larger do 1/4 cup. 😊
You could really use a funnel for your teaching channel, my dear!
Do you make your own liquid fabric softener?