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Natural Fabric Softener Ideas

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

I’m busier than ever getting ready for the wedding and I still want to write in my blog.  So, I’ve decided to try a new tactic:  write and post first, add photos later.  Taking the time to shoot nice photographs and then upload them to my computer and then crop and adjust the photo’s resolution and then upload them to the blog seems to take the most time.  We’ll see how this new tactic works.Meanwhile for this post…I have yet to try something I read on GreenDaily about ditching fabric softener and dryer sheets.  It should have been obvious they contain tons of chemicals which are bad for the environment, not to mention the sheets end up in the dump and the wastewater is harder to clean and reuse.  The hardest to give up will be the perfume and having clothes that smell clean.The replacement:  1/2 cup of vinegar in the washing machine, a cloth doused with essential oils in the dryer and Nelly’s Dryer Balls.  I can’t get them in Germany as they are only available in North America, but I think I saw something similar by the cash register at Real.