How to Add Scent to Laundry

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Written By
Melissa Lewis
Melissa Lewis
Published: Aug 24, 2011
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

Things You Will Need

  • Fabric softener
  • Baking soda
  • White vinegar
  • Fabric sheet
  • Essential oil

Therefore, go to a natural food market, herbal store, skin care store or aromatherapy shop and select your favorite scent, such as rose, lavender or jasmine, to add to your laundry.

  1. Add a fabric softener -- which usually has a pleasant scent -- to the load of laundry. To make your own scented fabric softener, mix 1 cup of baking soda, 6 cups of white vinegar, 8 cups of water and 10 to 15 drops of essential oils. Alternatively, add a pleasant smelling fabric sheet to the dryer to add scent to your laundry.

  2. Fill the laundry cap to the appropriate line with laundry detergent, per label instructions. Add three or four drops of essential oil before pouring the detergent in the washer water. This helps add a scent to laundry detergent that does not smell or has very little scent.

  3. Add three or four drops of essential oil directly to the wash water if you use powdered detergent that has little to no scent. Fill the washer with water before adding the essential oil and detergent. Then, add the clothes and launder.

Tips

Adjust how much essential oils you add to find the scent strength you prefer.

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Melissa Lewis

Melissa Lewis is a former elementary classroom teacher and media specialist. She has also written for various online publications. Lewis holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

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