DIY Febreze With No Fabric Softener
on Jun 24, 2013, Updated Oct 20, 2020
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DIY Febreze With No Fabric Softener. Our home has been one that consumes bottles and bottles of Febreze Fabric Enhancer, ha ha! Febreze seems to be one of those items even when using a coupon it is still outrageously expensive. I seen some tips online on how to use Fabric Softener to create DIY Febreze at home. After reading the comments and seeing a trend, I decide to not use the Fabric softener route as it seems to leave a residue behind.
A few weeks back, I received in a trial of the Febreze Unstopables Fresh Scent. The thought immediately popped into mind at giving these a try in making some Homemade Febreze.
I had some who had been sick recently and was going to need to purchase more Febreze as they had my carpets smelling quite stinky ha ha. So, I whipped up this quick and easy batch of DIY Febreze without Fabric Softener. Made with quick handy ingredients, and at a fraction of the cost of normal Febreze and I would be a happy camper.
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Ingredients
1/4 Cup of Downy Unstopables – You can use less but I had some nasty odors lingering
4 Tablespoons of Baking Soda
1 Cup of HOT Water
In a mixing bowl or measuring cup combine all the ingredients and stir. Allow them to dissolve for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. After the 30 minutes, your beads and baking soda should be dissolved. Add your mixture to a spray bottle. My spray bottle is 14 ounces. Then fill the rest of your bottle with water.
After spraying my furniture, rugs and drapes last week I noticed that I had no film or residue left behind and it left everything smelling great. I love knowing that I can whip up a fresh batch on the fly. I did notice that I do not have to use quite as much as I did with real febreze. I lightly misted everything one time vs two times with Febreze. So, this will last much longer for sure.
This DIY project will save me and I’m glad I decided to give it a try. One container of Unstoppables was sale priced at $4.50 and I used a coupon for additional savings. I figured this one container of DIY Febreze will cost me about $0.60 instead of the high Febreze price. But, I REALLY liked the price of my first bottle FREE.
Tried it Baking soda didn’t Dissolve and when I poured it in the bottle it clogged up Waste of money!
Curious as to why the baking soda is needed
Please don’t do this! It’s VERY DANGEROUS!!! It will coat your house in flammable wax and because the substance was not meant to be made airborne and inhaled, the risks of breaking in those substances are unknown. Furthermore, this is an off-label use of the product which voids any possible warranty or protection you may have should your house burn down/ someone gets sick/ etc. Proctor and Gamble specifically states that there may or may not be health hazards directly related to using these as an air freshener when dissolved in water. The wax can coat surfaces and is therefore a risk for dogs and children because they aren’t meant to be ingested and when the wax coats the surface, they may accidentally be ingested. This is a dangerous post, please do further research before recommending things like this. In this case it’s MUCH better to buy the febreeze that smells the same way.
I’m in Australia, we don’t have Downy Unstopables…is there another product I can use or substitute?
I will try it, I hope it works. The comment I read said it didn’t work so I am Leary of trying it, need more feedback.
Awesome ideas thank you
is this stuff safe to inhale???? Commercial grade fragrances are supposedly dangerous and long-term exposure may be cancer causing! I would suggest using essential oils instead of the Downy product,
I mix it with (cheap) vodka, distilled water and spray wherever necessary.
It evaporates fast and leaves a fresh scent.
No way will this dissolve on its own. I put mine in the microwave for 10 minutes then let it cool down and then poured into a spray bottle. Be sure to shake the bottle overtime you spray to mix the ingredients because they settle.
I have mixed up the ingredients but I have a question. I had already purchased the lavender crystals so I thought I would use those for this awesome idea. But my dlilemma is that the water mixture is a pinkish-purple. Will that stain my carpet?????
I can’t wait to try this. I love DIY home cleansers and air fresheners. Thank you!