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I use the cheapest starch I can get...Niagra or whatever is on sale. Mary Ellens is greatly over rated and over priced!
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I love Spray Sizing (in aerosal can right next to the spray starch) Mary Ellens is to much $$$$
Originally Posted by Lori S
(Post 4899844)
I heard the "bugs like starch" but in my decades of using it .. I have never had an issue nor have I ever heard of anyone with this issue. Mary Ellens is a bigger $$ than I want to spend .... and when I what it stiff .... I want starch!
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Best press is nice at getting out wrinkles.....but when I want to "starch" I grab for the niagara. Niagara now comes in a spray pump bottle...much better than the aresol for the environment. Found it at Walmart and Target.
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Originally Posted by Cybrarian
(Post 4899707)
I love Mary Ellen's Best Press but can't afford to use it for everything. So I buy the Niagra that is for dark clothes that doesn't leave flakes. It does work well. Then read on here that many buy the concentrate and make their own. What a flaky mess! So back to using the the 2- Best Press as often as possible. It is Slightly cheaper buying the larger refill but not much. Hope someone has a solution for all of us stretching the budget. I wash mine, but wall hangings and table toppers need the starch to get the look I like them to have.
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Although I have heard about starch & bugs, I have never had the problem here in FL. I use starch on everything - my fabric is stored in totes & on shelves.
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I love, love, love the best press. Everyone that I know uses it and we purchase it in the gallon jugs. It works great and you can get a wonderful scented variety or you can get unscented. Works great.
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I use Magic brand sizing. Can buy it at WalMart for around a dollar a can. I can spray a few times if I need something really stiff. Does not attract bugs, and is priced right! :) The ME stuff is an occasional splurge~~
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The recipe I saw online was: 2 cups water, 1/4 cup cheap vodka and a few drops of lavender oil. I haven't tried it yet I just found it a while back.
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I found some starch along with Magic sizing at the $ Store, so that is what i use. I was going through BP like crazy just to get the starchiness I needed. Ill have to try the vodka and essential oil mix and see how that does.
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I always use best press. Love the way it smells too.
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