1. Scissor cleaner
Wipe scissors down with a cloth dipped in full-strength white vinegar. Unlike soap and water, vinegar won’t ruin the blades or rust the metal.
2. Gooey stickers
Rub some vinegar onto the sticky area of a product, let it sit for 5 minutes, and then wipe it away. Vinegar will break down the residue!
3.Clean the dishwasher, kettle & coffee pot
Give your large and small appliances a good cleaning by adding a cup of vinegar to the appliance (which uses water), let it sit, and then run a full cycle through.
4.Steam clean your microwave
Simply add equal parts water and vinegar and microwave for 4 minutes. Carefully remove the bowl with oven gloves and wipe the insides with a clean microfiber cloth.
5.Naturally refresh fabrics and upholstery
All you need to do is add plain white vinegar to a spray bottle, Fill a spray bottle with equal parts white vinegar and water and use this to mist your fabrics instead. It quickly neutralizes odours and the vinegar smell disappears in minutes.
6.Replace dryer sheets & fabric softener
During the wash cycle, add in a half cup of white distilled vinegar. The acid reduces static and keeps dryer lint from sticking to your clothes. Further to that, it can also help brighten, soften and deodorise the clothing.
7.Hand stank
Clean your hands with soap and water, and then rinse well with vinegar. The vinegar will remove those strong odours and leave your hands looking and smelling clean afterward.
8.Weed killer
Household vinegar really does kill unwanted plants; stronger vinegar made for horticultural use, which is 25% acetic acid, works even better.
9.Feeling unwell?
Many people recommend sipping or gargling with a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in a cup of warm water to soothe a sore throat. Add a few tablespoons of honey to this mixture in order to make it even more effective, and far more palatable.
10.Ant deterrent
Spraying a 50/50 mixture of white vinegar and water anywhere you have seen ants can help encourage them to move out.
11. Hiccup cure
Next time you’ve got a bout of the hiccups, give it a try – just a couple of sips.
12.Clean crusty paintbrushes
Fill a saucepan with undiluted white vinegar and bring it to a boil over medium heat. Dip the paintbrushes into the boiling vinegar, one at a time, dragging the bristles along the bottom of the pan. Continue this process until the paint is dissolved.
13.Prolong the life of cut flowers
Add two tablespoons of white vinegar per quart of water in the vase, will keep them perky just a little bit longer.
14.Treat fungal infections
Fungal infections like athlete’s foot, toe nail fungus and dandruff are definitely no fun. White vinegar and apple cider vinegar can both be applied topically to affected areas of the body to kill fungus. For foot-related ailments, soak in a solution of one part vinegar to five parts water for about thirty minutes a day.
15. Clogged drain
Clear a clogged drain by adding about 3/4 cup of baking soda down the drain followed by 1/2 cup white vinegar, then plug the drain. Leave it for about 30 minutes before rinsing with a kettle full of boiling water.
Originally posted 2013-10-28 11:00:09.