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What's a frugal trick you've picked up recently?
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Citric acid as fabric softener.
Edit: Do NOT use with bleach!
How do you buy it, lemon juice? How do you use it, pour over the clothes?
I have a bag from Amazon. Comes in a powder. Also good for cleaning your dishwasher.
It's also great as a detergent booster in the dishwasher. Regular detergent goes in the prewash cup, and then citric acid goes in the main detergent cup. Prevents hard water buildup on the dishes.
Powdered. It's in the canning aisle. Still experimenting with the ratios.
As far as use, I've just been dissolving it in water and pouring that into the fabric softener dispenser.
Without sodium citrate, it might not be as good as the real thing (which I have not tried yet). But so far it has helped tremendously in getting rid of buildup.
The water in my area has not been great as of late, and my t-shirts were starting to feel like they had been freshly starched.
Some people use vinegar instead. But it's not good for the rubber seals in the machine, and the resulting odor is unbearable (even when dry).