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When I was in college, I made it my personal goal to avoid ironing at all costs. I managed to go for weeks without every ironing a thing. And I wasn’t wearing jeans and t-shirts, either. I attended a conservative Bible college where the men wore shirts and ties and the ladies wore dresses. Yet, I managed to avoid the ironing board (because who has time for that at 6:00 AM after staying up late doing homework the night before) by utilizing my favorite laundry product: Downy’s Wrinkle Release Spray. Fast forward *gulp* 17 years (yikes!) and I still hate ironing.
My poor husband. He’s on his own when it comes to ironing his dress shirts. But we also have this little thing called a budget, and $5 wrinkle removing spray is not in it. Now, thanks to my love of all things Pinterest, I have discovered an insanely cheap solution: DIY Wrinkle Releaser! You are going to laugh when you realize how easy and inexpensive this is!
What you need:
- Spray bottle
- Fabric softener
- Water
What to do:
- Open spray bottle
- Pour 1 Tbsp fabric softener into bottle
- Pour 1 cup water into bottle
- Shake to mix.
- The end.
- Seriously, that’s it.
I bought a giant bottle of fabric softener for $2.67 (on sale) at Kmart. It is 100 fluid ounces. One TABLESPOON of the stuff will make 8 fluid ounces of wrinkle releaser! I hate math, but I know that you will get so much more for your money than you would paying $5 for a small bottle of wrinkle releaser at the store! And the best part? Your clothes will smell fresh and amazing all day! You can even stretch the time between washing! Honestly, I have nothing bad to say about this. I’m as thrilled about this as I was when I discovered DIY foaming hand soap!
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Joyce A Bell says
Thank you so much for this recipe. I hate ironing, I don’t iron and I don’t own an iron. I’ve been using Downey spray release on my clothes for years. I look forward to using your recipe and definitely cutting down on my costs.
Dolly says
My friend smokes and my cloths smell of a smoker
Will the spay cover that odor on the cloth
Nicole Burkholder says
It will help some as a fabric refresher, but there’s not much that will take away cigarette smoke other than a good washing and airing out in the sun.
Paula says
Plain water does the same thing. I used it for 25 years. I don’t like the chemicals in fabric softener.
Dawn says
I’ve never used wrinkle release? Do you just lightly mist the garment or what?
Nicole Burkholder says
Yes- I mention it in the post- just spray a light mist and then smooth it out with your hands. I leave mine on the hanger.
Jessie says
This is fabulous! I will be making this! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Nicole Burkholder says
Thanks, Jessie! I link up to your party every week- it’s nice to have you visit 🙂
Sharon says
Definitely had to check out the wrinkle releaser. I hate ironing and this would be perfect for me. This would be perfect for my teenager, too. She’s another one that hates to iron. Plus, this is so simple to make.
Jeanie @ create&babble says
Oh, I’m telling my grown sons who don’t own irons about this!
Nicole Burkholder says
Yes! 🙂 This is very “single guy” friendly 🙂
Michelle says
I cannot wait to try this! This is a lot more cost effective than the little Downy bottles I’ve been buying. Great to meet you on SITS Sharefest this morning! Following you everywhere now!
My Pleasant Nightmare says
I can’t wait to try this!!! The stuff the sell at the store is so overpriced. I always have fabric softener on hand though. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for this post 🙂
Ps. Found you via the sits sharefest
Nicole Burkholder says
Isn’t Sharefest fun? I love that I get to interact with a different group of bloggers than I do on FB or G+. Thanks for coming by!
Christina @ Juggling Real Food and Real Life says
Really Nicole? That easy? I would have thought that it might leave stains. I sometime had that trouble in the wash so I switched to dryer sheets. I don’t do ironing. I really should because we wear dress clothes all the time, but I usually just warm it in the dryer and hang it. I need to try this………like now.
Nicole Burkholder says
No spots! It leaves spots on the shirt until it dries (about 5 minutes) but they evaporate. It must be because there’s so little softener liquid compared to the water in the bottle. I use dryer sheets or bars because I like them for static cling, but they don’t help with wrinkles!
Brittnei says
I’ve been doing ok with ironining once in a while. Hubby gets to wear very casual clothes to work so I don’t typically have to iron much. My laundry schedule is like yours. I have this toddler and I’m a multi-tasker so it works better for me that way. This is a great tip though. I’m going to pin it! 🙂 xoxo
Nicole Burkholder says
It’s a great little product, even if you just use it as a fabric refresher between washings!