Take the Stink Out of Your Laundry

** I wrote this post for The Good Oils a few months ago.  You can see it there too :)

Who has stinky clothes after working out?  Yep… it happens to everyone.  And then you wash your clothes, throw some extra soap in and then when you take it out of the dryer… and they still stink!  Well, not as bad before you washed them, but they smell more like detergent plus B.O.  No one wants that.

The last time that happened to me and my husband, I thought of my oils.  Which one would take away that crossfit stink?  Purification!

I usually wash all of our work out stuff together in one load.  One night I noticed my husbands shirt still smelled bad so I washed everything over again.  I added 5 drops of purification into the laundry detergent.  Guess what?  The clothes smelled wonderful.  All of the B.O……. GONE!  I was pretty impressed by that little bottle of goodness.

I had tried a couple different things before purification, including – using more soap and using vinegar with my laundry soap. Neither of those worked as well as adding purification in to the laundry detergent.

So next time you get back from a run, a crossfit workout or the gym, put that purification in your wash!!!

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I have also been using Citrus Fresh Essential Oil in our laundry as of lately, instead of Purification.  I just switched because I think it smells good for the summer.  But you can choose your favorite oil to add to the laundry!  All of them smell wonderful!

You can Visit Mandy and I at The Good Oils, too.  We blog there as well as here.   And also- if you wanna get your own oils see the Get Your Oils HERE page.

Air Freshener

One of my favorite uses for my oils is a really simple one.  Air Freshener.  I used to buy regular air freshener but I always figured I could make something with a few less ingredients.

There are a lot of uses in my house for Air Freshener.  First one is my doggy.  She's usually pretty clean but when it rains she comes in smelling like, well, a wet dog.  I spray the air not the dog.  I also like having it in the bathroom for people for a poopoui and for that smell that comes along with little boys who miss the potty.  Sometimes we also use it before people come over to freshen up the couches and air.  

Air Freshener Spray

Recipe

• 2oz Amber Glass Bottle
• 5-7 drops of Purification Essential Oil
• water

(You can find the amber bottles on our Resources Page)

Fill up your amber bottle with water then add 5-7 drops of Purification Essential Oil to your bottle.  Screw on the lid.  Shake before use!

Purification Essential Oil

It almost feels like cheating to post this recipe because it's so easy.  But it's really nice and makes everything smell so yummy!  You can try it with different oils too.  Lemon Essential Oil would be another great one to try.  I might have to give Lemon a try next time.

You can also add your own label like Mandy did for my bottle.  I made the bottle shown in the picture above at Mandy's House.  She had a "Make and Take" where we made several different cleaning items.  She is going to post those on the blog soon!

Hope you enjoy your Air Freshener!  Leave a comment and tell us how you like it!