wednesday happy to you m’loves.
since discovering my beloved bounce bursts test on animals i’ve been scouring the grocery aisles and google pages for a four-legged, friendly alternative.
to my unhandy dismay, the best i could come up with was a do-it-yourself concoction involving epsom salt + essential oils.
typically when i see the initials DIY, i break out in a rash and involuntarily vomit.
i DON’T-do-it-myself. i pay to have it done or i go without-i’m just not artful that way.
but even this “project” seemed kindergarten enough even for my ikea-averse brain.
the hardest part was picking the scent.
nothing is going to smell as strong as those bounce/downey burst/crystals; they are artificially/chemically fragranced {i.e. toxic} therefore much more potent and longer lasting–and also more dangerous to your health.
that being said i had to be willing to forego the robust, {fraudulent} fresh-smelling house and clothes i had grown to love.
i chose a grapefruit + cinnamon combination.
i am washing hunkiest’s clothes too so it couldn’t be too floral and these were pretty inexpensive….around $3 each…some essential oils can get pricey.
in a mixing bowl i added:
6 cups of the epsom salt.
+
3o drops of grapefruit oil.
30 drops of cinnamon oil.
{adding more oil if you want a stronger scent.}
after blending, i popped my crystals into an extra-large mason jar, and stuck it up next to the laundry soap.
i added 1 tablespoon of “salt,” straight in with the clothes for washing, and so far, so good.
our clothes aren’t stinky, and the salt makes them baby-kitten soft.
as stated earlier, the scent is nowhere near as strong as the bounce bursts-even our neighbors could smell the “malibu sunrise” aroma of those suckers, but our consciences and our laundry are both clean.
because i had solved this homemaking and moral scruple, last night i rewarded my handy do-it-myself-self a solo trip to target.
of course, as i’m zippity doo dah’ing my way down the aisle i run, smack into the new display for these mrs. meyer’s laundry scent boosters: leaping bunny certified fragrance bursts for your laundry.
{my deep, eye-rolling, shoulder-tossing exhalation}
so there you have it.
make your own like i did…or buy the mrs. meyer’s kind…like i will be in the future.
wednesday april fresh to you m’loves.
love and admire your commitment to cruelty free.
xo,
a fellow pay-to-have-it-doner
hi love!! how are you? cute pic…