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Ways to Use Vinegar
Keri said: “If you dilute it a bit and use it as a spray cleaner for fresh fruits and veggies, it kills bacteria and helps them stay fresh longer… and avoid mold. I saw it on Dr. Oz!” 😉
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Nikki said: “I use it as a veggie wash. Keep a squirt bottle of 50/50 (h20) at my sink. I keep vinegar/dish soap spray bottle in my hand all day! I use it to clean baby’s high hair tray to my out door play structure’s awning.”
Vicky said: “It is great for sunburns too! Takes the sting out…”
Aurea said: “I use white vinegar with baking soda for cleaning my jewelery.”
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Candy said: “I make “Clorox” wipes with it. {similar to homemade baby wipes} Cut a roll of Bounty paper towels in half, then put that into an empty plastic Folgers coffee can. Add 1 cup vinegar and 1 cup hot distilled water. After about 30 minutes you should be able to pull out the core, and start pulling the wipes from the center Use them anywhere you would usually use the name brand wipes.”
Wendy said: “I use it to wash clothes, and make whites brighter… and it’s not as harsh as Clorox!”
Tasha said: “I use it for Fabric Softener!”
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Melissa said: “I mix it with my laundry fabric softener so it lasts longer!”
Jan said: “I use distilled white vinegar in washing machine when washing my blacks. It helps them stay “brand new black”. I use about a cup for a large load. It hasn’t failed me yet.”
Shanna said: “Vinegar gets that smell out of the arm pit area of your teenager’s shirt! lol”
Amanda said: “I’ve got 3 toddler boys, so I use it to get the pee smell out of laundry. Just one cup in at the start of a load, and voila!”
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Teresa said: “Mix a few drops of vinegar with a few drops of rubbing alcohol, put a couple of drops in ears after swimming to get rid of water in your ears and has antibiotic properties.”
Erna said: “It gets chlorine out of your hair. No more green hair!” 😉
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Jennifer said: “Brew it through your coffee pot to clean it out. You can also run it through your dishwasher on a cycle to clean that out, too!”
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Drea said: “Microwave 1/4 cup vinegar in a bowl until it boils. Leave the microwave door closed for a couple of minutes to let it get nice and steamy. This softens the splatters in the microwave. Dip a sponge or dish towel in the vinegar and use it to clean and disinfect the microwave ~ without elbow grease!”
Shelly said: “Works great for cleaning that hard to get stuck on food in the microwave. 1/2 cup vinegar mixed with 1/2 cup water for 4-5 min and everything wipes clean instantly.”
Elaine said: “It’s also good for getting hard water deposits off of faucets ~ works like a charm!”
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Kali said: “We have extremely hard water so I use it in a spray bottle to clean the hard water build up on my shower doors. I also use 1/2 cup in my dishwasher with each load so all my dishes come out sparkly clean {without it there is hard water cloudiness}. I also use it in the laundry.”
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Patti said: “1/2 white vinegar, 1/2 water in a spray bottle. When I’m done with my shower, I spray the shower stall. Sure has cut down on the amount of time needed to clean my shower each week!”
Leslie said: “It also works great to clear clogged drains… a layer of baking soda, a layer of salt, a layer of baking soda, a layer of salt, then pour vinegar on it all and flush with hot water. Plunge if needed.”
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Monya said: “It’s fantastic at unclogging drains, 1/2 cup of baking soda in the t first, then a cup in half or 2 cups of vinegar, cover the drain. It works great, you may need to repeat but it works. Even unclogging the toilet.”
Leslie said: “I just tried a new cleaner… 2 parts White Vinegar to 1 part Dawn Dish Soap. I used it clean my tub. Wow! It works great.”
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Melissa said: “I use it to clean windows, with newspaper {instead of paper towels}. No more streaks!” 🙂
Heather said: “I use it in my dishwasher instead of Jet Dry. Never a spotty glass!!”
Jennifer said: “I use it with baking soda to clean stubborn dishes, and also to clean our glass top stove top. I also use it to mop the floor, with a dash of lemon juice. With a lot of little kids always on the floor, the vinegar works great… and is not all chemicals!”
Chaslin said: “Mix 1 part vinegar, 2 parts water, and 1 part Febreeze for cleaning floors. That way it doesn’t stink so bad! I add a little baking soda to give it some extra punch!”
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Lorrie said: “I use it in my carpet steamer… rather then spend a ton on carpet shampoo… CLEANS wonderful, and when dried the vinegar smell is gone along with every other nasty smell… GREAT CLEANER! I also use it as a VEGGIE WASH… 1/2 cup vinegar (I use a giant pot-you could use your sink I guess) fill up with water soak veggies in it, then rinse… removes dirt, wax, and other “things” from fresh veggies and fruits.”
Heather said: “I use it to clean stains out of carpets and in my steam cleaner to clean carpets.”
Tori said: “I use it in my steam cleaner. Did you know that cleaner soap actually attracts dirt scum to carpet? Vinegar makes my floors much cleaner. I use it straight. I always have a sprayer ready to go. Also, I have 2 cats and if they vomit on carpet it immediately counter acts the acid from their stomach and turns it clear.”
Laura said: “I use it full-strength on my tile floors in my kitchen. It smells funny, I know but it cuts the dirt like a champ… and I don’t have to rinse. Love it!”
Wendy said: “It gets dog pee off of tile… stink and pee are gone ~ hooray! Just use 2/3 water and 1/3 white vinegar in a spray bottle.”
Autumn said: “I clean with vinegar and water for the most part. When I need to clean a stubborn spot, I use baking soda and or borax. A gallon of white vinegar is 96 cents and an empty squirt bottle is $1.50 at Walmart. Mix half and half. Borax is good to clean soap scum, just make a paste with it and let it sit while you clean the rest of the bathroom. A box will last a very long time and is under $3. I also started using vinegar instead of dryer sheets, just add a cup of vinegar to wash. I swear your house won’t smell like vinegar, as it drys the vinegar smell disappears. Then, I save so much by making my own cleaners. I have had the same bottle of vinegar and borax for almost 4 months now and still have plenty left. I also have 3 boys and run a daycare, so I am clean constantly. Hope this helps…”
Sandy said: “Use the organic apple cider vinegar… put a few drops in your dogs water, helps with tartar. Also, rinse your dogs in organic apple cider vinegar. Pour it on them after you rinse them and do not rinse out, it helps with fleas, etc.”
Gloria said: “I put Apple Cider Vinegar in my dogs food to help with UTI’s and flea prevention. I also drink ACV with a little water before meals, really helps with GI issues. Awesome stuff Vinegar” 
Lauren said: “Mix with dish soap and water for flea shampoo. Works good. I’m not sure the exact recipe but you can find it online.”
Sarah said: “I use vinegar in a mix for fly spray for my horse. Works well and saves me money!!”
Kathleen said: “I soak dog collars and leashes in a small amount of laundry detergent mixed with vinegar and water. I had never been able to get the odor out in the past, and this works great!”
Dawn said: “Vinegar is great for cleaning small pet cages without fear of hurting them.”
Jessica said: “Plain white vinegar in a small bowl and placed in a concealed area soaks up odors in the air. “
Jennifer said: “I fill up a Dawn Oxi Clean bottle when it is empty {only a few drops left that you can never get out to wash dishes with} with half water, and the rest vinegar. Put a piece of Saran Wrap over it, poke little holes in it, and set it out near all those pesky gnats. They are attracted to it and they get trapped inside the bottle. I did the same with a few drops of the Dawn soap, water, vinegar mix in empty water bottles and put them in my pantry and no more of those pesky weird roly poly flying gnats!”
Sandra said: “I put it in my soapy water when I wash my car.”
Lisa said: “This tip isn’t a cleaner, but I love it on salad with oil!” 😉
Jenny said: “Buttermilk substitute- 1 c milk + 1 tbsp vinegar. I use in recipes, I never have buttermilk on hand and this works just as well.”
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Amber said: “I use it in the laundry, as a bath/kitchen cleaner, weed killer and as a skin soother when my girls get insect (especially fire ant) bites. Just dab some on and it takes the sting and itch right out.”
Dee said: “Completely by accident we found that a small bowl full of vinegar will repel bees!”
Alyce said: “Vinegar also kills ants.”
Lisa said: “I spray it on mildew walls. Works as good as bleach & I don’t have to worry about vinegar bleaching out the carpet. Also spray it 50/50 with water in the shower after each shower to get rid of soap scum. 1/2 cup vinegar in my coffee pot once a week to clean the machine. The list goes on…”
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Maureen says
Put about a cup of white vinegar in a cup , and set it where you want to get
rid of a bad odor in a room . The vinegar wil help get rid of it within an hour.
or so. Then poor the vinegar down the sink or toilet, that helps also.
Heidi says
Great tip, Maureen… thanks so much for sharing!
Vern Skinner says
Soak rusty tools in straight vinegar ,leave in for a week or longer ,and rust is gone , and the mechanism for instance on an adjustable wrench will work smoothly again. I have parts to an old farm jack soaking right now , will comment on the jack when I take it out .
Katrin Sootna says
Hei! I read so many good tips for vinegar, but I have a question- how strong is your vinegar? In Estonia we have in store 3%, 5%, 33% 52% and 96% So I am littlebit desoriantated…..
Jacquie says
I have applied AC vinegar to a few age spots on my face for about 3 weeks and the spots are nearly gone. Added benefit is silky soft skin. Also, I bruise very easily and several weeks back someone accidentally walked on my foot. Very painful and thought I would have a serious bruise. I immediately applied ACvinegar every couple hrs and I barely bruised. AMAZING!!!
Meg Hopkins says
I discovered by accident that a warm vinegar and water will dissolve creosote that has leaked out of your woodstove during the winter (clean it when the stove is cold).
Kim Pope says
I used ACV to gargle with, mix it 2-1 with warm water and it kills cold germs and soothes a sore throat.
Patricia says
1/2 vinegar and 1/2 distilled water make a great cleaner for LED and plasma screens. Ammonia may damage TV screens and monitors. Do not spray on screen but apply to cloth first…
Marci says
I clean my white furniture by spraying a vinegar mixture on the fabric, scrub with a soft brush, and suck up with a wet/dry shop vac. It worked better than anything else I have tried… The mixture is: half vinegar, half hot water, tablespoon of dawn dish soap (scented if you like), and tablespoon of automotive degreaser (my favorite is “Super Clean”… Comes in a purple bottle). Furniture is not only clean, but very fresh smelling.
Marci says
I mix vinegar with making soda in a bowl and with a dollar store firm toothbrush, I scrub my white tile grout… Leave on for a couple of hours or over night and wash off…gets it super white!! It is better than every grout cleaner I have ever bought, better than bleach, and better than peroxide and baking soda and so much less toxic!
Olivia says
I use it as conditioner…. if you have red hair go ahead and use apple cider, it helps keep your reds more brilliant. If not a red head use normal vinegar. I still use normal conditioners but before I rinse I port over a 50/50 mixture.
Ayse Demirbas says
I use vinegar to wash my vegetables before they go to the refrigerator .For 1 lt water I use 4 table spoon vinegar.it cleans all agricultural chemicals and prety much everything.
Vuyiswa says
Thank you for the powerful yet affordable tips .I m definitely be trying the one for fleece combating.
Carol Sewell says
I use an equal mix of olive oil and white vinegar on furniture that has had a little water damage , it shines up well.Also on outdoor teak furniture.
Dawn Lorraine says
It’s also good for nail fungus, put a few drops on infected area at least twice a day.
Katy Henry says
I’ve also read that it can be applied to bruises to speed the healing process.
Tina says
1/4c of vinegar
1/4c of listerine
1/2c of water
soak feet for 10 minutes and all the dead skin will come off
Dottie says
Add a tablespoon of white vinegar to your pie crust recipe and it comes out flaky and tender every time.
Cyndi says
Have you ever had athletes feet? My feet use to itch so bad that it would turn into blisters and had bumps on the bottom of my feet. I have tried everything to cure them however nothing ever worked. I had bought so much store products and still nothing work until I put full strength vinegar in a squirt bottle and sprayed my feet 3 times a day and also all my shoes. In 1 week I started to have the itching slow down and in 2 weeks the itching was gone and no more smelly feet. I had this problem everyday for a year and the vinegar just killed the bacteria that nothing could kill. I keep a bottle all the time and spray my shoes and feet once a day to not have that ever come back.
pnurplec says
As a teacher, I mix white vinegar with water 50% and clean my white board in the classroom. This mix, a spray bottle, and a cheap washcloth has saved my board from dry erasr marker “stain”
Shanon | hookinandcookin.com says
Late to the party – use vinegar to remove the onion and garlic smell from your hands! I keep a spray bottle of it next to my sink and use it to wash my hands. Use it full strength to sanitize counters and cutting boards as well.
JackieToo says
As always, Thanks for all the goodies!
D. says
Completely by accident we found that a small bowl full of vinegar will repel bees!
Wanda Tucker says
Organic vinegar will attract white flies, the kind that is attracted to your fruits and vegetables, they love it and will fall into the liquid and the end of them….leave a small bowl or cup with some vinegar and they will not be a bother….
sandy weinstein says
use the organic apple cider vinegar…put a few drops in your dogs water, helps with tartar
also rinse your dogs in organic apple cider vinegar..poor it on them after you rinse them, do not rinse out…helps with fleas, etc.
gloria says
@Sandy,I rinse my dog with Tea tree oil in the bath water,helps with fleas and skin issues; but i put Apple Cider Vinegar in her food to help with UTI’s and flea prevention, I also drink ACV with a little water before meals, really helps with GI issues.
Awesome stuff Vinegar 🙂
Betsy @ Anna Nimmity says
I love this list! Thanks, Heidi!
Jan Landrum says
I use distilled white vinegar in washing machine when washing my blacks. It helps them stay “brand new black”. I use about a cup for a large load. It hasn’t failed me yet.