Homemade 2 in 1 Wrinkle Release and Fabreze

For once in my life, I knew what I wanted to wear last Friday, but it was wrinkly. With my morning routine, I had about 30 seconds to do something about the wrinkles, or choose something else to wear as I don’t leave enough time for myself for another one of my no ironing hacks. I found my spray bottle and figured a little bit of water would help loosen up the clothing fibers and if I sprayed it lightly enough, the shirt would be ready to wear in 10 minutes. When I walked out the door 10 minutes later, I was wearing that shirt, wrinkle free.

I did add my favorite cleaning ingredient to the water to make sure that it smelled fresh as well. Here’s how I quickly made my 2 in 1 Wrinkle Release and Fabreze.

You will need:

• Spray bottle
• Water
• White Vinegar

Simply mix a 50/50 solution of the water and vinegar together in a spray bottle. Use more water if you are worried about a vinegar after smell. On my shirt, there was a slight vinegar smell, but only if my nose was touching the shirt. So if your toddlers dislike the vinegar smell, keep the 50% solution as snotty nose repellent. :)

 

Step One: Hang your shirt up to ensure max air flow so it can dry quickly.

Step Two: Spray shirt lightly to dampen, but not soak, to release wrinkles. The weight of the dampened fabric will cause the wrinkles to fall out.

You can see some of the wrinkles already coming out shortly after being sprayed.

Step Three: Give the shirt, or other article of clothing, a few minutes to dry.

Enjoy your wrinkle free shirt! I missed a spot at the bottom there but I would still wear this. The vinegar will help to get rid of any dirty laundry odors that might be in your clothing without leaving any residue.

I have seen other DIY wrinkle release sprays that use fabric softener but I would caution against using fabric softener. Using a fabric softener in the spray can leave spots on your clothing that may be hard to wash out and may leave a waxy residue on your clothing as it is in higher concentration in the spray than it would be in the washer. Note: Fabric softener used properly in the washer shouldn’t do this to your clothing.

Anyways, aside from the fabric softener tangent, which is totally cool if you use it in your washer, I am pretty sure this 2 in 1 Wrinkle Release and Fabreze spray is going to be my saving grace in the future for those last minute, wrinkly outfits I want to wear. (Because sometimes getting the clothes hung up after a week in the clean laundry basket is still a win.)

Happy Cleaning Wrinkle Busting!

Angela

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