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Dryer sheets are pretty standard in most houses. But what if you could make your own, with more natural ingredients and in a way that would save you money? These Homemade Reusable Dryer Sheets are amazing! Choose Lavender or any scent that suits you and save money with these DIY Dryer Sheets.
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How to make your own reusable dryer sheets
These dryer sheets are super easy to make and they’re reusable!
Ingredients
- Vinegar
- Lavender essential oil, or your favorite scent! Change it up in the Spring to citrus, lemon, orange, etc.
- Jar with a sealable lid
- Lint-free face cloths
Instructions
- Take the fabric or napkins and cut them into squares. Or use new lint-free wash cloths. Either will work.
- Take your glass jar and pour approximately ½ cup of vinegar.
- Add your favorite essential oils and carefully swish to mix.
- Roll your fabric scraps and place them into the jar and seal to save freshness and scent.
Notes
Note, the fabric scraps will 100% fray over time unless you take a serger and seam up the edges. You can also “cheat” and use a liquid sealer which is much faster and easy to grab at the fabric store if you don’t have a serger or a sewing machine. Something like Liquid Stitch or No Fray Spray would work. Make sure to change up the scraps when fraying occurs (otherwise, you will have fun frays in your clean clothes, but that’s probably not the worst thing as a parent that I’ve found in my dryer before!).
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Homemade Reusable Dryer Sheets
Materials
- Vinegar
- Lavender essential oil, or your favorite scent! Change it up in the Spring to Citrus, Lemon, Orange, etc,
- Jar with a sealable lid
- Fabric Scraps
Instructions
- Take the fabric or napkins and cut them into squares. Or use new white wash cloths. Either will work.
- Take your glass jar and pour approximately ½ cup of vinegar.
- Add your favorite essential oils and carefully swish to mix.
- Roll your fabric scraps and place them into the jar and seal to save freshness and scent.
Have you tried to make your own homemade reusable dryer sheets yet?
1. Do you swish the jar around and around to distribute the scented vinegar onto the cloths? Seems like the bottoms would be wet and the tops or in the middle wouldn’t get any.
2. Approximately how many drops of EO do you use in yours? (Just for a guide)
3. Your recipe says there are 9 reviews, but where can I find them? I always like to read what others have to say about it. Thanks!
Hi there!
1. You could. But if you get decent cloths they sort of soak up the liquid upwards.
2. That completely depends on how strong you like your fragrance to be. You could start with something like 10-20 drops and adjust.
3. Reviews are currently set to private so only I can see them. Sorry.
I have a question. It looks like you have the fabric standing in the jar, does the liquid just soak up into the fabric? How many times can one fabric cloth be used without going back in the jar with liquid? Do you just use them all and then restart with fresh mixture? Thank you. Love what you are doing here!
sorry didn’t see the other comment re: soaking issue.