Written By Nate. On Nov 19. In Cleaning, Green Living, Homemade, Household
It seems like one of the many products consumers are bombarded with on TV commercials every day are the copious amounts of chemicals and cleaning products to sanitize and freshen your home. So many of those products contain dangerous chemicals or volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) that may actually be doing us more harm than good.
That’s why green cleaning products like vinegar are so much more beneficial to your house and home. Not only is it cheap, especially when you buy it in bulk like we do, but you can find it just about anywhere and it’s safe. White vinegar has so many uses, I was surprised to find out all that it can do.
1) Have ants? Vinegar will actually repel ants and eliminate their scent trails so more can’t come looking for their lost friends.
2) Have lime-scale or hard water spots in your bathroom or sinks? Simply spray vinegar on the scale or stains and let it sit. After a few minutes wipe clean and scale be gone!
3) Coffee pot running a little sluggish? Run a batch of vinegar through your coffee pot cycle to clean those hard water deposits inside. Rinse with water when done.
4) Stinky pit stains or smelly clothes? Spray vinegar on your clothes before you put them into the wash. Vinegar works as a fabric softener and deodorizer.
5) Got pet stains on your carpet or furniture? Douse the spot with a healthy dose of vinegar. Not only will it eliminate the odor but it will also deter your animal from coming back.
6) Chopping onions or cooking them? Some people have said a bowl of vinegar set out in their kitchen will scrub the onion odor right out the air.
7) Looking for a scrubby bubbles cleaner alternative? Mix vinegar with baking soda and dump into your toilet for a clean scrub or pour down your drains to clear and freshen them.
Do you have more ideas for how to use vinegar around the house? If so, leave a comment about how you put it to use in your green home.
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you can also deodorize and clean the garbage disposal with white distilled vinegar ice cubes. Make them by freezing full-strength white distilled vinegar in an ice cube tray. Run several cubes down the disposal while flushing with cold water.
Alicia: Thanks for that tip. That’s another really great use for vinegar!
I love vinegar. We use it for everything! Wash dishes, laundry, me, my hair, floors (8 cats, 2 pups), drink it for vitamins and minerals with honey – it is endless and very good if you there are health issues in the house and chemical allergies. Yes, for tougher stains, add baking soda, with you can use on teeth with vinegar.
Added plus all this cleaning and if anyone knows on one on assistance, they both can be bought with food stamps. I used to work in a place where we taught and encouraged this.
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Traci: Thanks for your comments! Just when I think I’ve exhausted all the uses for vinegar we end up finding another one, just like Borax. That’s a great suggestion about being able to purchase it on food stamps as well.