Vinegar is effective for killing most mold, bacteria, and germs, due to its level of acidity. I don't like cleaning with bleach because of the smell and if I use it too much I do get sick. Using Vinegar is my way of cleaning with a chemical that is NOT harsh at all! It's also cheep!
Here is just a few that I have pulled from the long list...
Cleaning:
*Make your own scouring cleanser by combining 1/4 cup baking soda with 1 tablespoon liquid detergent. Add just enough white distilled vinegar to give it a thick but creamy texture.
*Clean counter tops and make them smell sweet again with a cloth soaked in undiluted white distilled vinegar.
*Deodorize the garbage disposal by pouring in 1/2 cup baking soda and 1/2 cup hot white distilled vinegar. Let sit for 5 minutes then run hot water down the disposal.
*Clean the shelves and walls of the refrigerator with a half-and-half solution of water and white distilled vinegar.
*To clean a grease splattered oven door window, saturate it with full-strength white distilled vinegar. Keep the door open for 10 to 15 minutes before wiping with a sponge.
*Remove soap buildup and odors from the dishwasher by pouring a cup of white distilled vinegar inside the empty machine and running it through a whole cycle. Do monthly.
*For cloudy glassware, soak paper towels or a cloth in full-strength white distilled vinegar and wrap around the inside and outside of the glass. Let sit awhile before rinsing clean. (JUST A SIDE NOTE FROM ME..Don't use as much dish soap in the dishwasher. Use 1/2 the amount ;)
*Remove mineral deposits from coffee makers with white distilled vinegar. Fill the water reservoir with 1 cup or more of white distilled vinegar and run it through a whole cycle. Run it once or twice more with plain water to rinse clean. (Check the owners’ manual first.)
***Remove odors from a lunch box by placing inside a slice of bread that has been soaked in white distilled vinegar. Leave overnight.
*Easily clean your mini blinds by wearing pair of white cotton gloves. Dip gloved fingers into a solution of equal parts white vinegar and warm tap water, and run your fingers across both sides of each blind.
*To clean tarnished brass, copper, and pewter, use a paste with equal amounts of white distilled vinegar and table salt. (I wish that I had known this the other day!!)
*Kill germs all around the bathroom with a spray of full-strength white distilled vinegar. Wipe clean with a damp cloth.
*Get rid of stubborn bathtub film by wiping it with white distilled vinegar and then scouring with baking soda.
*Freshen air in the bathroom by spraying into the air a solution of 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar, and 1 cup water.
*Get a shining finish on a no-wax vinyl or linoleum floor by cleaning it with a solution of one cup white distilled vinegar for every gallon of water.
*For an economical and environmentally friendly floor cleaner, mix a solution of 3 drops dishwashing liquid to 1/3 part white distilled vinegar, 1/3 part alcohol, and 1/3 part water. Spray sparingly and mop for a fast clean-up.
*Clean fireplace glass doors with a solution of 1 part white distilled vinegar to 2 parts water. Spray or wipe on, then wipe clean with a dry cloth.
*To kill germs, spray full-strength white distilled vinegar on doorknobs and then wipe them dry.
*To clean and disinfect baby toys add a good-sized splash of white distilled vinegar to soapy water.
Laundry:
*Some stains on clothing and linens can be soaked out using equal parts milk and white distilled vinegar.
*Attack spaghetti, barbecue, or ketchup stains with a white distilled vinegar and water solution.
*Remove perspiration odor and stains on clothing, as well as those left by deodorants, by spraying full-strength white distilled vinegar on underarm and collar areas before tossing them into the washing machine.
*Forgot that you left wet laundry in the machine and it now smells moldy? Pour a few cups of white distilled vinegar in the machine and wash the clothes in hot water. Then run a normal cycle with detergent.
*Get water and salt stains off shoes and boots by wiping them down with a solution of equal parts white distilled vinegar and water.
*Get cleaner laundry! Add about 1/4 cup white distilled vinegar to the last rinse. The acid in white distilled vinegar is too mild to harm fabrics, yet strong enough to dissolve the alkalies in soaps and detergents. Besides removing soap, white distilled vinegar prevents yellowing, acts as a fabric softener and static cling reducer, and attacks mold and mildew.
Health:
*Stop insect stings and bites from itching by dabbing them with a cotton ball saturated with undiluted white distilled vinegar.
*Soothe sunburn with a spray of white distilled vinegar, repeating as often as you like. Ice-cold white distilled vinegar will feel even better, and may prevent blistering and peeling.
*For cuts and scrapes, use white distilled vinegar as an antiseptic.
*Clean a hairbrush by soaking in a white distilled vinegar solution.
*Tone facial skin with a solution of equal parts white distilled vinegar and water.
*Eliminate bad breath and whiten your teeth by brushing them once or twice a week with white distilled vinegar.
Garden:
*Kill weeds and grass growing in unwanted places by pouring full-strength white distilled vinegar on them. This works especially well in crevices and cracks of walkways and driveways.
*Give acid-loving plants like azaleas, rhododendrons, hydrangeas and gardenias a little help by watering them with a white distilled vinegar solution now and again. A cup of white distilled vinegar to a gallon of tap water is a good mixture.
*Stop ants from congregating by pouring white distilled vinegar on the area.
*Increase the acidity of soil by adding white distilled vinegar to your watering can.
*Remove berry stains on your hands by rubbing them with white distilled vinegar.
***Wash fresh vegetables with a mixture of 1 tablespoon of white distilled vinegar in 1 ½ quarts of water.
Automotive:
*Keep car windows frost-free overnight in winter by coating them with a solution of 3 parts white distilled vinegar to 1 part water.
*Remove the leftover odor after a rider has been carsick by leaving a bowl of white distilled vinegar overnight on the floor.
*Wipe vinyl upholstery with a mixture of equal parts white distilled vinegar and water.
*Remove dirt and stains from car carpeting with a mixture of half white distilled vinegar and half water.
*Loosen chewing gum stuck to carpeting or upholstery by soaking it in white distilled vinegar.
*Create an all-purpose window cleaner with a few ounces of white distilled vinegar in a quart of water.
*Make your car extra shiny by adding a few drops of white distilled vinegar to your bucket of water.
Pets:
*Give your dog a gleaming coat by spraying or rubbing with a solution of 1 cup white distilled vinegar to 1 quart water. As a bonus, you save the cost of an expensive shine product used on show animals. (Works even on a horse!)
*Remove skunk odors by wiping down the animal with a 50-50 solution of white distilled vinegar and water, followed by a plain-water rinse. Repeat if necessary.
*Kill fleas by adding a little white distilled vinegar to your dog or cat’s drinking water.
Cooking:
*To make basic vinaigrette salad dressing use 1 part white distilled vinegar to 4 parts oil.
*Tenderize meat with white distilled vinegar. Use it in marinades or when slow cooking any tough, inexpensive cuts of meat.
*Freshen wilted vegetables by soaking them in cold water containing a spoonful or two of white distilled vinegar.
*Make onion odors disappear from your hands by rubbing with white distilled vinegar.
*To make the perfect picnic potato salad dressing combine 1 cup mayonnaise, 3 tablespoons white distilled vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
*To keep eggs from cracking when boiling add a tablespoon or two of white distilled vinegar to water.
Sorry for the long post. I hope that you can get a few new ideas of how vinegar can help you around your house too! Please leave a comment on "How do you use Vinegar?" =)
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