In an effort to reduce our use of things that we just use up, throw out, and re-purchase over and over again, I've been using this replacement for dryer sheets lately.

All you need is a spray bottle, hair conditioner, vinegar, and water. You can make it in whatever quantity you like. Just be sure to use the right ratio for the mix. Mix conditioner, vinegar, and water at a ratio of 2:3:6. I wanted to start with a small batch, so I used a 1/4 c. scoop and the ratio to mix up my first batch.

(I would prefer to use a "green" hair conditioner but decided to use what I had on hand for now. This is a hand-me-down bottle from Girl 1 who has now switched a more perm-friendly conditioner.)

To use the mix, just spritz (pretty heavily, I do about 10 squirts from my spray bottle) a washcloth or similar item that's going into the dryer from the wash. That item that you're washing anyway then acts as the dryer sheet for that load. I've tried this with my most static-prone items like my silky PJ pants and our fleece jackets and have had great results!

I often feel like green cleaning alternatives take more time or effort than their store-bought counterparts, so I love that this is not the case here. I can spritz a towel in about the same amount of time it takes to throw a dryer sheet in, and it takes about the same amount of time to mix up a new batch as it would to write "dryer sheets" down on my shopping list.