The Many Uses of Vinegar
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Vinegar Does It All
Did you know that vinegar can help reduce and often even eliminate odors? It can also help remove stains, make furniture shine, unclog drains, unclog shower heads, disinfect counter tops as we use in our homes today. Vinegar is so non-toxic it can be used to make salad dressings. So it isn't harmful to to humans, animals or the environment, but it's tough enough to kill germs and cholesterol.
I'm not just talking the talk... I use vinegar to clean my kitchen, bathrooms, laundry and I even put it in my hair to clean my scalp from dandruff as well as make it shine.
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What's So Special About Vinegar?
"The acetic acid in vinegar is an effective disinfectant, deodorizer, and cleaner which will cut grease and soap scum, dissolve mineral buildup, and inhibit mold and bacteria growth." (http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com/cleaning-with-vinegar.html)
How do you use vinegar?
Daily Vinegar Tip from The Vinegar Institute
"Increase soil acidity: In hard water areas, add a cup of vinegar to a gallon of tap water for watering acid loving plants like rhododendrons, gardenias or azaleas. The vinegar will release iron in the soil for the plants to use".
http://www.versatilevinegar.org/
10 Super Quick Ways To USe Vinegar
Clean Windows with 2 cups of water, 1/4 cup of white distilled vinegar, and 1/2 teaspoon of liquid soap. Put in a spray bottle and then with newspaper clean your windows.
Get rid of cooking odors by boiling 1 tablespoon of white vinegar in 1 cup of water.
Keep Colors Bright and Whites White with a 1/4 cup of white vinegar
Help get rid of stains on pots and dishes with vinegar.
Use vinegar to clean appliances like the microwave and the coffee maker. In the microwave heat up a mixture of ½ cup of white vinegar with 1 cup of water in an uncovered bowl. Place the bowl in the microwave and then turn the microwave on for about four minutes. Let the hot solution stand in the microwave for several minutes and then remove it and wipe down the microwave inside.
For the coffee maker run 2 cups of vinegar and 1 cup warm water through a full brew cycle. Remove this solution and then run new clean water through another brew cycle.
Spray your veggies and fruits with a mixture three parts water to one part white vinegar. This will help clean your produce of bacteria and pesticides.
Get rid of hiccups with a mixture of one teaspoon apple cider vinegar in one cup of warm water.
Kill grass and weeds on the sidewalks and driveway by pouring on them full strength white distilled vinegar.
If you have athletes foot dab vinegar directly onto the affected areas.
Vinegar is Safer To Keep Around The Home Than
ammonia, bleach, or other toxic cleaning products
More Ways To Use Vinegar
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- 8 new uses for vinegar to help around the house
- Here are eight new ways to use Vinegar around your house thanks to Real Simple Magazine. One: Use vinegar as sweater fluffer. Fluff up wool sweaters by adding a few capfuls of vinegar to the rinse cycle. Two: Vinegar as a garbage disposal deodorizer.
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- Final grade: B- This tip is something I've been doing for a while, but the pin itself comes from a fantastic post on simpleorganizedliving.com: 101 more uses for vinegar. Instead of purchasing a rinse agent for your dishwasher, just use vinegar.
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- For Mayonnaise: Combine the dry mustard, salt, egg and vinegar in the bowl of a food processor or blender. If using a blender, remove the center of the lid. Begin blending, then slowly add the vegetable oil through the feeding tube until the mixture is ...
- Tips to clean with vinegar
- Nonetheless, I spent the morning testing out vinegar as a way to clean a few things, and it turns out, it's? awesome? No, that's a bit much. I take back ?awesome.? Let's go with ?a thing that works.? It's really easy to find different uses for vinegar ...
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Dandruff treatment from 74 Little Known Uses Of Vinegar
"Simply pour a few tablespoons of vinegar on your hair and massage into your scalp. Wait a few minutes, then rinse and wash hair like normal. Try this for a few days until you see results. It restores chemical balance to the skin" (http://odyb.net/food-cooking/62-little-known-uses-of-vinegar/).
I had a bad case of dandruff
until I followed this tip. I was amazed at the result. Dandruff could no longer could be seen in my hair. But best of all my scalp felt so clean, refreshed and itch free. It so inexpensive to do too. Add a little a time to the hair and scalp and then massage it into your scalp and through your hair.
Caution: Be careful not to get it in your eyes. It could sting a bit. If it does spill into your eyes, it will sting but you will be okay. It's like getting shampoo in the eyes.
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Splashed With Vinegar
What is your vinegar experience
Now that you've been splashed with vinegar share your thoughts? Do you have a recipe you would like to share?
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Einar_A
Apr 19, 2012 @ 10:21 pm | delete
- I use vinegar to clean, in cooking and in washing my hair (though not all at the same time!) Great article!
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J-Ellen
Mar 21, 2012 @ 2:11 pm | delete
- Love usig vinegar to spice up taste of foods in place of sodium. I use a splash of vinegar to sharpen taste of soup and I use fruity vinegars in place of dressings on salads.
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mamabush
Nov 1, 2011 @ 11:45 am | delete
- I used to have bare wood floors in a cabin I lived in and I would just dump bottles of vinegar on them and then give the kids scrub brushes and rags. They had a blast and always asked if it was mopping day! :) Now I have some great new ideas for vinegar...thanks!
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miaponzo
Jul 14, 2011 @ 5:47 pm | delete
- I use vinegar to marinade stuff >.. LIke my chicken :)
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pinkrenegade
May 31, 2011 @ 3:41 am | delete
- I didn't know that vinegar is that useful. Thanks for letting me know how useful it is.
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