This page tells you of the many different uses that you can put Vinegar
to. Browse this page for straightforward home remedies and natural beauty tips using vinegar. For the accident prone, some
of vinegar's uses in emergencies might be helpful too.
Marinating meat in Vinegar kills bacteria and tenderises
the meat. Use one-quarter cup vinegar for a two to three pound roast, marinate overnight, and then cook without draining or
rinsing the meat. Add herbs to the vinegar when marinating as desired. |
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Mix one part Apple Cider Vinegar to one part glycerine
into a lotion and apply daily to warts until they dissolve. |
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Remove stubborn stains from furniture upholstery
and clothes. |
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Apply White Vinegar directly to the stain, and
then wash as directed by the manufacturer's instructions. |
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Occasionally water plants with a mixture of two
White Vinegar to one-quart water. Azaleas love acidic soil. |
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Before each meal, drink a glass of water containing
two teaspoons Apple Cider Vinegar. Give this folk remedy at least three weeks to start working. |
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Pour White Vinegar in crevices and between bricks. |
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Make a poultice of one crumbled piece of bread
soaked in one-quarter cup Vinegar. Let poultice sit for one-half hour, then apply to the corn and tape in place overnight.
If corn does not peel off by morning, reapply the poultice for several consecutive nights. |
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Clean the hoses and unclog soap scum from
a washing machine. |
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Once a month pour one cup of White Vinegar into
the washing machine and run the machine through a normal cycle, without clothes. |
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Drink two teaspoons Apple Cider Vinegar in one-cup
water to soothe an upset stomach. |
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Kill germs on bathroom fixtures. |
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Use one part Vinegar to one part water in a spray
bottle. Spray the bathroom fixtures and floor, then wipe clean. |
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Clean soap scum, mildew, and grime from bathtub,
tile, and shower curtains. |
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Simply wipe the surface with Vinegar and rinse
with water. |
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Vinegar is a natural air freshener when sprayed
in a room |
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Use a cotton ball to dab mosquito and other bug
bites with Vinegar straight from the bottle. |
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Clean lime deposits and calcium sludge from
an Clean food-stained pots and pans.automatic drip coffee maker. |
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Once a month fill the reservoir with White Vinegar
and run through the brew cycle. Rinse thoroughly with two cycles of cold water. |
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Apply undiluted Vinegar to the burn. |
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Clean food-stained pots and pans. |
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Fill the pots and pans with White Vinegar and let
stand for thirty minutes. Then rinse in hot, soapy water. |
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Prevent bright coloured clothes from fading. |
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Before putting the article in the washing machine,
soak it in White Vinegar for ten minutes. |
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Keep a garbage disposal clean and smelling
fresh |
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Mix one cup of Vinegar in enough water to fill
an ice cube tray, freeze the mixture, grind the cubes through the disposal, and flush with cold water. |
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Pour in one cup of White Vinegar, let it stand
for five minutes, and flush. |
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Prevent yeast infections. |
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Douche with one tablespoon White Vinegar to one-quart
warm water to adjust the pH balance in the vagina. |
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Soak dentures overnight in White Vinegar, and then
brush away tartar with a toothbrush. |
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Remove perspiration stains from clothes |
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Apply one part White Vinegar to four parts water,
then rinse. Deodorize a room filled with cigarette smoke or paint fumes. Place a small bowl of White Vinegar in the
room. |
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Mix one teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar in one cup
of warm water, and drink. |
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Eliminate odours from used jars. |
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Rinse peanut butter and mayonnaise jars with White
Vinegar. |
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Shampoo, then rinse hair with a mixture of one
cup Apple Cider Vinegar and two cups water. Vinegar adds highlights to brunette hair, restores the acid mantel, and removes
soap film and sebum oil. |
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Clean mineral deposits from a steam iron. |
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Fill the water tank with White Vinegar. Turn the
iron to the steam setting and steam iron a soft utility rag to clean the steam ports. Repeat the process with water, then
thoroughly rinse out the inside of your iron. |
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Remove light scorch marks from fabrics. |
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Rub lightly with White Vinegar, then wipe with
a clean cloth. |
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Pour one-half box of old baking soda down the drain
followed by one cup White Vinegar. When the bubbling stops, run the hot water. |
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Remove decals or bumper stickers. |
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Soak a cloth in Vinegar and cover the decal or
bumper sticker for several minutes until the vinegar soaks in. The decals and bumper stickers should peel off easily.
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Wash sweater, then rinse in equal parts Vinegar
and water to remove odour. |
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Prevent lint from clinging to clothes. |
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Add one cup Vinegar to each wash load. |
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Prevent ice from forming on a car windshield
overnight. |
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Coat the window with a solution of three parts
White or Apple Cider Vinegar to one part water. |
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Prolong the life of flowers in a vase |
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Add two tablespoons of White Vinegar plus three
tablespoons of sugar per quart of warm water. Stems should be in three to four inches of water. |
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Prevent cracked hard-boiled eggs. |
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Add two tablespoons of White Vinegar per quart
of water before boiling to prevent the eggs from cracking. The eggshells will also peel off faster and easier. |
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Use undiluted Vinegar in a spray bottle. Dry with
a soft cloth |
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Eliminate unpleasant cooking odours in the
kitchen. |
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Boil one tablespoon of White Vinegar with one cup
of water. |
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Mix equal parts Vinegar and hot water. Use a paint
roller to wet the paper thoroughly with the mixture. Repeat. Paper should peal off in sheets. |
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Eliminate animal urine stains from carpet. |
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Blot up urine, flush several times with lukewarm
water, then apply a mixture of equal parts White Vinegar and cool water. Blot up, rinse, and let dry. |
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Mix one-quarter cup Apple Cider Vinegar with one-quarter
cup honey. Take one tablespoon six to eight times daily. |
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Deodorize a stale lunch box. |
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Soak a paper napkin in Vinegar and leave it inside
the closed lunch box overnight. |
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Prevent soapy film on glassware. |
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Place a cup of White Vinegar on the bottom rack
of your dishwasher, run for five minutes, then run though the full cycle. A cup of white vinegar run through the entire cycle
once a month will also reduce soap scum on the inner workings. |
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Unscrew the shower head, remove the rubber washer,
place the head in a pot filled with equal parts Vinegar and water, bring to a boil, then simmer for five minutes. |
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Mix one-half cup Apple Cider Vinegar, one-half
cup water, one-teaspoon cayenne pepper, and four teaspoons honey. Take one tablespoon when cough acts up. Take another tablespoon
at bedtime. |
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