Homemade Fabric Softener

Stop spending money on store/brand name fabric softener. Here is a recipe to make your own, and it works and smells great too!!! This is made from all natural ingredients, so it is safe for your family and the environment!
What you will need: baking soda, distilled white vinegar, water, essential oil (if you want a fresh scent) and a large container, that holds at least one gallon of fluid. (You can use a large bucket or pot, and once the fabric softener is mixed, transfer it to the container you want to store it in.
Ingredients:
1 cup of baking soda
1 cup of water
6 cups of distilled vinegar
6 cups water (notice I listed water twice)
15 drops of favorite pure essential oil (opptional)

Directions:
Add 1 cup of baking soda to your large container. Then add 1 cup of water to the baking soda. No need to stir to dissolve the baking soda, the next step will do that for you.
Slowly pour in 6 cups of distilled white vinegar. This will cause a chemical reaction with the baking soda, and the mixture will start to fizz. (This is why you need to use a large container.) Let the mixture fizz for a few minutes to dissolve the baking soda.
Now add 6 more cups of water to the mixture. This will stop the fizzing. Stir to all ingredients together.
If you want to add essential oil, you may do so at this time. 10-15 drops of pure essential oil is generally enough to give the fabric softener a pleasant scent.
Pour fabric softener into a clean storage container. If you have left over fabric softener or laundry soap bottles, those will work great for storage of your new fabric softener.
Add 1 cup of your fabric softener to the final rinse of your laundry, just as you would a store bought fabric softener. Now enjoy the fresh scent and the money you are saving!