Homemade Wrinkle Releaser
Posted: November 2, 2011 Filed under: Money Saving Recipes, Saving Money | Tags: recipe, saving money 10 Comments
I have to iron all of my husbands shirts. I disdain this task. I’m really not that good at ironing. I used to buy Downy’s Wrinkle Releaser to help with quick touch-ups. My sister informed me that you could make your own! Here’s the recipe:
2 cups water (distilled is best, but I use tap water)
2/3 cup liquid fabric softener
A few drops of rubbing alcohol
Pour in spray bottle (I use my old Downy bottle) and shake well! Test on inconspicuous area of clothing before spraying entire garment.
Here is a roughly estimated cost break-down.
1 33.8 fluid ounce bottle of downy wrinkle releaser costs approximately $9.99 according to drugstore.com I used the cheapest fabric softener I could find, Cuddle Soft. I bought a 60 fluid oz bottle for UNDER five dollars in August. It’s now November. I still have a lot of it left. Believe me, I do a LOT of ironing and de-wrinkling. I love this money-saving recipe!
You can also make your own “febreeze” and save. Go HERE
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Imterruble at ironing! Sounds like this would make it much more palatable! Cool tip!*
LOVE this. I’m totally going to try it, because I too, HATE ironing!
Thanks for the link love, too 🙂
No, prob for the link love! I don’t know if you have ever used wrinkle releaser….it’ s not an ironing substitute. I usually spray it on my hubbies shirts AFTER I’ve ironed them 3 times and STILL can’t get the last few pesky wrinkles out…It works well for that 🙂
This sounds perfect for me, I usually just spray plain water on stuff and shake, shake, shake! Thanks! 🙂
I’ve tried that trick, too. I didn’t know what I was agreeing to when I said I would do the ironing for our household! Wrinkle Releaser helps..but the iron is still a necessary evil! Thanks for commenting!
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My friend advised me to take all my wrinkled laundry, dampen a towel, and throw them all in the dryer together for about 5 minutes. Then hang dry. I hate ironing! But I’m also not wife of the year, because I haven’t even tried the dryer/damp towel method on my hubbies poor wrinkled work pants…
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I advise you to tell your husband to de-wrinkle his own shirts. Then – poof! You don’t have a problem anymore.
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