Homemade "Febreze"

I love Febreze. I love (some) air fresheners. I love fabric softener. I love for my house to smell good. I amvery sensitive to smells, especially bad ones, so I was excited to find ‘recipes’ online for homemade fabris refreshers. It is so easy to make, here’s what I did:

I had an old Febreze spray bottle that was 16.9 ounces. I modified some of the measurements I found, because most were for the 32 ounce bottles. In the bottle, I put 1 Tablespoon of baking soda, 2 Tablespoons of liquid fabric softener, and then filled the bottle the rest of the way with warm water. Shake it up, and that’s it!

I tried it first on our mattress, since I was getting ready to change the sheets anyway. I sprayed it on, and it seemed much wetter than regular Febreze (I’m thinking the real stuff must have alcohol in it to make it dry quickly?). It was not a problem, I just waited a few minutes before I put the sheets on.

I also tried it on the armchair in the living room. My husband had a set of furniture when we got married, but every time I sit on it, I notice a musty sort of smell. I went back several hours after spraying the chair, and no more musty smell!.

By the way, I used a cheap, generic fabric softener that I believe I got at Save-A-Lot, and I just picked the one that smelled the best. I am very happy with the results, and I will definitely be using this a lot!