if you use vinegar as fabric softner.....

MrsSstrug

how much are you using? i use Method laundry detergent (four pumps to a load) and am trying to steer away from buying fabric softner. i have been putting vinegar in the wash as i have seen other door but might be using too much as some thing have a vinegar smell to them....

 not sure how much i am using or is there is a way to get the clothes to smell better.

CDMay2006

I don't always use it, but when i do, i just fill the fabric softener compartment (probably 1/4 c).  Never noticed a smell, and we use unscented detergent.  You could probably use essential oils if you're worried about it.

CutesBoots

I sometimes notice a vinegar odor when I first pull things out of the washer, but it seems to fade quickly.  No one has told me I smell like a salad or anything.  I also don't expect my clothes to smell "good" after I clean them, the way they would smell with chemical fragrances.  I just want them to be clean and de-odorized.

My washing machine has a reservoir for fabric softener so I dump my vinegar to the max fill line, which I'm guessing is around 1/4 cup.

My other tip for subbing vinegar is to hang dry any fabrics with a high synethetic content, like fleece and nylon.  This will greatly minimize static problems.

mrs_j_may_08

I use it in almost every load. My fabric softener dispenser holds about 1/2 c and I usually fill it. I've never noticed a vinegar smell and I also use unscented detergent.

MaryWithoutSound

I have a Downy Ball and I just fill it with vinegar to the "fill line"

PHNII

I use about 1/4 to 1/3 cup. I have a front loader. I make my own detergent made with my own homemade unscented soap. I use dryer balls in the dryer. I've never noticed a vinegar smell.

belovedbride07

MaryWithoutSound:

I have a Downy Ball and I just fill it with vinegar to the "fill line"

Ditto.  I think it's 1/4C.

tigerhearted

mrs_j_may_08:

I use it in almost every load. My fabric softener dispenser holds about 1/2 c and I usually fill it. I've never noticed a vinegar smell and I also use unscented detergent.

Same here.

sunshine_day_dreams

MaryWithoutSound:

I have a Downy Ball and I just fill it with vinegar to the "fill line"

Me too.

doctorblue

MaryWithoutSound:

I have a Downy Ball and I just fill it with vinegar to the "fill line"

This

Jen&Joe06

Since it is winter I fill the fabric softener dispenser to max. In the summer I will probably cut back to the min line.

AmyLane542010

I use probably arounf 1/4 a cup. My clothes smell a little vingegary untilthey dry. The smell is gone when they are dry. (the smell goes away in both dryer dried clothes and hang dried clothes.)

Daisy07gray

does anyone have trouble with laundry coming out with lots of static?  I haven't gotten those dryer balls, but heard tennis balls might work- any thoughts?