What can I use instead of fabric softener for my wash?

I am allergic to most smells and need something natural that I have at home-I' m not being cheap either!What can I use instead of fabric softener for my wash?
Buy unscented laundry detergent and forget the fabric softener. It is totally unnecessary.What can I use instead of fabric softener for my wash?
Vinegar. Add 1 cup of vinegar to your rinse water.
If you have an HE washer, you will only need 1/2 cup of vinegar. Be sure to use white vinegar, as other vinegars will stain laundry.





You can put it in the fabric softener dispenser. It will not soften the clothes per se, but it will strip all detergent out. Detergent residue can make clothes stiff.





Not only will it strip all detergent out of your laundry, but it will also help to keep your washer clean! Which is a big benefit for HE washers, and regular washers as well.





If you want to soften the clothes naturally, add baking soda to the washer drum before you start the washer. 1 cup for a full load in a regular washer, 1/2 cup in an HE washer.





Baking soda gives your detergent a cleaning boost. It also doubles the whitening power of liquid chlorine bleach (like Clorox), so you can use half the regular amount of bleach if you use that same amount of baking soda.





For example, if one normally uses 1 cup of Clorox, they could use just 1/2 cup and 1/2 cup baking soda for the same whitening power.





The bleach would go in the bleach dispenser and the baking soda would go directly in the washer drum. This also naturally softens the laundry.





Hope this helps!
Try a cup of vinegar in the rinse water.