Tumble drier sheet alternatives?

angie_loves_veg

I could do with something to freshen my tumble drying, but I don't want to buy those special sheet things (they seem terribly expensive) ...... does anyone have any ideas for something I could put in, (ideally natural) that I may already have in the house??

odds-n-sods

I dont use anything, why add yet another chemical to our clothes??

angie_loves_veg

Normally I would agree, but things aren't coming out as fresh as usual for some reason at the mo .... ?? .... hence my asking for something, ideally natural.

bizarrely, i was wondering if lemon juice or something else (herbs??) might be an option, but I cannot think how, and i have never heard of people doing this.

snails's_pace

i buy the drier sheets...but reuse them with a little tiny drop of fabric conditioner on them

Alisonpennypincher

I seem to remember seeing or reading something about putting a muslin cloth or similar in with a couple of drops of essential oil on. I have not tried this though, so can't vouch for it, but it might be worth trying to find out a bit more about it.

HTH
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angie_loves_veg

Thats a good idea Alison... will try that, maybe on a cotton hanky.

For the moment I am experimenting with a small amount of lavender flowers from the garden in a little drawstring bag. Who knows!

angie_loves_veg

snails's_pace wrote: »

i buy the drier sheets...but reuse them with a little tiny drop of fabric conditioner on them

That's sounds very thrifty, but I don't have the sheets to start with! I could use a muslin instead an put some conditioner on it..... thanks for the tip

lil_me

Firstly if the clothes are smelling bad when they come out check the drier, all the seals, filters etc give them all a good clean

Secondly with the sheets, essential oils can be ok but careful they don't mark clothes, conditioner is fine but a small amount, usually helps reduce static aswell. Putting it on a flannel/cloth rather than a drier sheet if you don't have any should work fine.

GreenNinja

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

I could do with something to freshen my tumble drying, but I don't want to buy those special sheet things (they seem terribly expensive) ...... does anyone have any ideas for something I could put in, (ideally natural) that I may already have in the house??

A friend bought me a box of these when I moved into my new house. What I do is use them 2 or 3 times over, theres still loads of scent on them after they have been in the tumble drier first go.

:j

Gingernutmeg

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

Thats a good idea Alison... will try that, maybe on a cotton hanky.

For the moment I am experimenting with a small amount of lavender flowers from the garden in a little drawstring bag. Who knows!

You can buy lavender bags for tumble drying, so I'm sure it must be fine. Just make sure you tie the bag up tightly! And make sure that you don't buy lavender that's been treated with essential oils to make it smellier, as this might cause staining etc.

angie_loves_veg

Gingernutmeg wrote: »

You can buy lavender bags for tumble drying, so I'm sure it must be fine. Just make sure you tie the bag up tightly! .

Great! I didn't know that - thanks. I *did* give the little bag an extra knot just to be sure, and the kitchen is smelling great at the moment. I only put a little in as lavender can be very 'heady' - but at least the flowers are from my garden, so un chemical-ed and free!