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DIY Laundry Booster Crystals

Friday, December 30, 2016 by Jody 18 Comments

Amazing smelling laundry doesn’t need to be expensive or complicated. Adding a DIY Laundry Booster to your wash is a great way to end up with a dryer full of soft, static free, and scented laundry in a more natural, earth-friendly way.

DIY Laundry Booster Crystals from Food Fun Family. This homemade laundry booster smells amazing and is made from all natural, simple ingredients so you can feel good about what you're using on your family's clothes

Note: affiliate links are used in this post to point you in the right direction for the products we used and recommend. All prices are the same for you, but I can get a small affiliate commission for sales.

The beauty of this DIY recipe is that, besides being easy and inexpensive, you are able to use nontoxic ingredients and customize the scent to your liking. You can create a new scent profile every time you make it or keep a few varieties on hand for different family members.

DIY Laundry Booster Crystals from Food Fun Family. This homemade laundry booster smells amazing and is made from all natural, simple ingredients so you can feel good about what you're using on your family's clothes

DIY laundry crystals also make a great hostess or housewarming gift as well when put the mix in a pretty jar with a small wooden scoop (I LOVE these!!) and a homemade tag to identify the scent and ingredients.

DIY Laundry Booster Crystals from Food Fun Family. This homemade laundry booster smells amazing and is made from all natural, simple ingredients so you can feel good about what you're using on your family's clothes

How to Make DIY Laundry Crystals at Home

Supplies you will need:

  • 2 cups epsom salt
  • ½ cup baking soda
  • 25 drops essential oil
  • A pretty jar with a tight fitting lid

DIY Laundry Booster Crystals from Food Fun Family. This homemade laundry booster smells amazing and is made from all natural, simple ingredients so you can feel good about what you're using on your family's clothes

Directions:

1. In a large bowl stir together epsom salt, baking soda, and desired essential oils until well combined.
2. Transfer to a container with a tight fitting lid, mason jars or other pretty containers from the Dollar Tree work great for storage.
To use: Add 1 T. to washer before adding in clothes, turn on water, then begin filling the washer with clothing.

DIY Laundry Booster Crystals from Food Fun Family. This homemade laundry booster smells amazing and is made from all natural, simple ingredients so you can feel good about what you're using on your family's clothes

It’s really that simple! I love being able to use homemade products like these at home so that I know exactly what is going on my family’s clothes.

DIY Laundry Booster Crystals from Food Fun Family. This homemade laundry booster smells amazing and is made from all natural, simple ingredients so you can feel good about what you're using on your family's clothes

Some scent combinations that you might like:

  • Lemongrass and Lavender
  • Lemon and Ginger
  • Rose and Lavender
  • Cedarwood and Sandalwood
  • Peppermint and Eucalyptus
  • Grapefruit and Vanilla

What scent combination would you prefer…or do you have a favorite scent combo that you’ve tried. I’d love to add more variety to my laundry repertoire.

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Jody is a homeschooling, work at home mom of two from central Florida who loves shopping, gardening, junkin', scrapbooking, crafts, and cooking up a storm. Jody also has a couple of 4 legged babies, her dachshunds that are never far from her, and a hard working hubby too. She gets through these crazy days of life fueled by countless cups of coffee and a whole lotta’ Jesus. You can find Jody over at A Sip of Southern Sunshine, too.

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Comments

  1. Lolli says

    Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    Another user suggested using fragrance oils instead of essential oils, as the scent seems to last longer with the fragrance oils.

  2. Pallavi says

    Friday, January 15, 2021 at 6:54 pm

    Hi
    I tried this recipie. But the clothes do not retain any scent whether air dried or in the dryer even after doubling the essential oils. Please help

  3. Lolli says

    Friday, November 23, 2018 at 10:03 pm

    I’m guessing you could, but I’ve never tried that.

  4. Graham says

    Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 4:20 pm

    Can you use fragrance oils intead of essential oils in this recipe? Essential oil seems to fade in the dryer so the sent will not last with essential oil but fragrance oil will last longer.

  5. Barbara Carroll says

    Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 10:40 pm

    I use lavender and rosemary. I will add baking soda to my next batch. I make my own detergent and dryer balls. Merry Christmas to you and and yours.

  6. Martha Grant says

    Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 10:35 pm

    Wonderful! I’ve been using this recipe for bath salts for years!

  7. Lolli says

    Friday, September 22, 2017 at 11:26 am

    I can’t see why it would harm the clothes, but I’m not familiar with newer washing machines and can’t really speak to those.

  8. Jean Sayre says

    Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 6:08 am

    I have a brand new washer that you can’t fill with water without the Luz locking……will this harm the clothes ?

  9. Becky Pope says

    Friday, August 18, 2017 at 10:20 am

    I was so excited to try this but my laundry came out with no scent :(

  10. shelly peterson says

    Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at 7:23 am

    What a great gift idea this would be to make. I would love to this on my own laundry too.

  11. Cassie says

    Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 1:06 pm

    I’m kind of new to making my own detergents but I’m open to the idea. Looks simple enough, thanks for the recipe.

  12. Lolli says

    Monday, January 16, 2017 at 2:44 pm

    A laundry booster is meant to be used along with your normal detergent. Hope that helps!

  13. Eileen says

    Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 1:43 pm

    Is this meant to be used instead of laundry detergent or as well as detergent?

  14. Lolli says

    Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 9:44 am

    I’ve never used an HE washer so I’m not familiar with the rules. I would think that if you’re able to use store-bought laundry crystals in your washer, then these would be just fine.

  15. Stacy says

    Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    Can you use this is an HE washer?

  16. Gina N. says

    Monday, January 2, 2017 at 4:47 pm

    I love this idea and will definitely be implementing it into my laundry routine. I always used lavender essential oil on the dryer balls, but like this method so much better. I’m so excited to try this and pinned it so I can reference it. Thank you for the post.

  17. Margot C says

    Monday, January 2, 2017 at 3:59 am

    Wow, I make a bunch of my own cleaning stuff with essential oils, but I did not now about this!

  18. Lynne B says

    Friday, December 30, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    I’ve never seen a recipe like this before using epsom salt! I really want to try this. Thanks so much!

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