De-wrinkle on the cheap

My friend Michael always made fun of me for using that incredible ironing substitute, Downy Wrinkle Releaser. He said he could spray water on clothes and make it do the same thing. I begged to differ with that argument. After all, the fine folks at J&J were surely compelled to add some sort of wrinkle miracle cure to their $5 spray bottles to make it worth the price tag, right? Surely they must!
So then I got curious. And I was right, by the way. There is much more in there than just water. But a brief comparison of the ingredients would reveal that they are identical to those used in Downy's famed fabric softener. The price tags, however, yielded quite a discrepancy. Hmmm. Something was amiss.
. I got crafty and experimented with a spray bottle, some regular old Downy, and a touch of, you guessed it, water. After fiddling with the mixture, I discovered that my dear old cheaper-than-me friend Michael was right (sorta). The major ingredient is indeed H2O. They only add a drop or two of the softener. Once again, the at-home concoctions save some serious dough. Here's the recipe:

For a small spray bottle:
1) Add 1 Tbsp of Fabric Softener to the bottle
2)Fill the rest with water.
3)Spray a mist over the affected area and watch the wrinkes fall out!

Yep, that's it! So long wrinkles and static cling!

I'd love to hear the results of some of your money-saving home brews. Send them over to me by clicking on the "email me" link above. You'll get full credit for your find.

Now if I could only whip something up for these crows feet...