Homemade Best Press
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The starch is turned into alcohol by the fermentation process. It doesn't matter which "starch" you start out with, corn, wheat, potato, rye, rice, etc the act of fermentation turns the starch to alcohol.
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Best Press IS starch. It simply has been clarified, lightly scented and colored, and has an added surfactant to make it soak into the fabric faster. So in my opinion, there is no advantage or disadvantage, it's simply another starch product.
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Yes, thanks for the formula. Of course I wrote it down some time ago and put it away for "safe keeping". The formula of course has disappeared into the land of things I'm sure I'll be able to find later. This time I mixed up a batch right away and took your idea to tape the recipe to the bottle.
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The essential oil and vodka recipe is decades old. It is a scented spray for your clothes not a starch or sizing. I had these notes saved: it has to be essential oil not scented oil
Essential oils don't mix well with water. Essential oils mix well, however, with ethanol-the type of alcohol used for drinking. Essential oil mixed with ethanol and then mixed with water creates the perfect ironing water solution. Essential oils are not truly oil-based. This means, you can use them to scent your ironing water without fear of staining your clothes or ruining your iron.
A Simple Scented Ironing Water Recipe
It's much simpler to just buy a bottle of spray or starch for me.
Essential oils don't mix well with water. Essential oils mix well, however, with ethanol-the type of alcohol used for drinking. Essential oil mixed with ethanol and then mixed with water creates the perfect ironing water solution. Essential oils are not truly oil-based. This means, you can use them to scent your ironing water without fear of staining your clothes or ruining your iron.
A Simple Scented Ironing Water Recipe
- Combine 4 to 6 drops of your chosen essential oil with ¼ cup of grain alcohol in a medium mixing bowl.
- Add 16 to 32 ounces of distilled water. More water will dilute the scent.
- Pour the mixture into one or more clean spray bottles.
- Shake each spray bottle for one minute.
- Allow your ironing water to sit, undisturbed at room temperature, over night.
- Spray each garment lightly with ironing water before ironing.
- Shake spray bottle gently before each use.
It's much simpler to just buy a bottle of spray or starch for me.
Last edited by Onebyone; 05-04-2014 at 09:06 AM.
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