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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

vinegar uses

1. In your bathwater. Add ½ cup of vinegar or so to warm bath water when bathing and get double benefits – softer skin and a cleaner bathtub with less work!
2. Dandruff Treatment 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.
3. Weight Loss. Vinegar naturally helps to remove fat from the body - apple cider vinegar is especially good for this. Drink some in a glass of water a few times a day, and add a little lemon or honey for a nicer flavor. This will also help reduce your appetite.
4. Cracked, dry skin. Smooth a little vinegar on dried skin to help it heal.
5. Clean dentures Soak dentures overnight in Heinz White Vinegar, then brush away tartar with a toothbrush.
6. Facial spritzer mix 1/2 apple cider vinegar and 1/2 water into a spray bottle. Refreshing! Use as a skin cleanser as most soaps are alkaline as compared to skin ph.4. Rinse water for face - pour 1/8 cup in rinse water, rinse face and let it air dry, it seals the moisture in the skin (great for all over especially when weather is dry)
7. Hair Cleanser Take 1 cup of vinegar and warm water into a large glass and use to rinse your hair after you shampoo.
8. Toenail Fungus Treatment. Soak your feet in a strong solution of vinegar and water at least daily to get rid of toenail fungus.
9. I color my own hair and when I rinse, I rinse with warm water then I dilute white vinegar with water for the final rinse, as cold as I can stand. This seals your color so it doesn't fade out as quickly.
10. Nail polish will go on smoother and stay longer if you clean your nails with white vinegar before applying it.

11. Cleans Glass. Mixed with water or simply sprayed full-strength on glass and mirrors, vinegar does a great job quickly and easily. Simply wipe windows dry with crumpled-up newspapers and watch your windows sparkle.
12. Clean your car. Use it full-strength to polish car chrome with a cloth and see it shine! Use it on your car’s windshield and windows, too.
13. Cleans drinking glasses. Soak cloudy drinking glasses in warmed white vinegar for a few hours to remove the film, simply wipe clean, rinse, and dry.
14. Clean your washing machine. Periodically run a gallon of distilled vinegar through your washing machine to clean it thoroughly, get rid of soap scum, and clear out the hoses. Run the machine through the warm water wash cycle empty and then add the vinegar during the rinse cycle.
15. Furniture Polish. Make your own furniture polish with one part vinegar and three parts lemon oil or olive oil.
16. Remove price tags or stickers Paint them with several coats of vinegar and let it soak in. Depending what you are removing them off of is whether they'll slide off easily or require a little heavier rubbing.
17. Clean your IRON Put vinegar in the water holder and let it steam itself clean. Remember to flush it with water when you are done.
18. Clean paintbrushes Simmer paintbrushes in pure vinegar, then wash in hot soapy water.
19. Wash walls. Wipe down your walls with a vinegar-water mixture and it will help absorb odors and clean the surfaces.
20. Unclog drains Pour boiling white vinegar down clogged drains to remove the clog!
21. Clean an old lunchbox. Soak a piece of bread in vinegar and let it sit in the lunchbox over night.
22. Clean and deodorize a garbage disposal Make vinegar ice cubes and feed them down the disposal. After grinding, run cold water through.
23. Teapot cleaning Boil a mixture of water and vinegar in the teapot. Wipe away the grime.
24. Microwaves Boil a solution of 1/4 cup of vinegar and 1 cup of water in the microwave. Will loosen splattered on food and deodorize.
25. Remove smoke smells from clothing Add a cup of vinegar to a bath tub of hot water. Hang clothes above the steam.
26. Remove stains from furniture and upholstery Remove stubborn stains from furniture upholstery and clothes. Apply Heinz White Vinegar directly to the stain, then wash as directed by the manufacturer's instructions.
27. Natural air deodorizer Heinz Vinegar is a natural air freshener when sprayed in a room.
28. Remove rust Soak the rusted tool, bolt, or spigot in undiluted Heinz White Vinegar overnight. 29. Toilet bowl Pour in one cup of Heinz White Vinegar, let it stand for five minutes, and flush.
30. Brighten fabrics Add a 1/2 cup vinegar to the rinse cycle.
31. Natural cleaning wipes A cloth soaked with vinegar for sanitizing kitchen counters, stove, and bathroom surfaces. This is just as effective as the anti-bacterial products and does not promote resistant strains like the commercial products can, this is also a cheaper and greener way to protect your loved ones.
32. Remove lint from laundry Add 1/2 cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle.
33. Remove grease from suede Dip a toothbrush in vinegar and gently brush over grease spot.
34. Fabric Softener Replacement. use vinegar in place of fabric softener the same amount as fabric softener plus twice the amount of water (so 2 parts water, 1 part vinegar) and put it in fabric softener dispenser. Clothes come out soft and scent free. It also helps reduce static.
35. General Household Cleaner. keep some vinegar diluted in a spray bottle use for wiping down counter tops and cleaning up carpet stains in combo with Oxygen Cleaner (generic OxyClean).

36. Cheese Storage Cheese will last longer if you store it in a vinegar-soaked cloth.
37. Tenderize Meat Soak in vinegar over night.
38. Make buttermilk Make buttermilk. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to a cup of milk and let it stand 5 minutes to thicken.

39. Kills grass. Undiluted vinegar will kill grass between bricks and sidewalk cracks.3. Kills weeds. Spray full strength on weeds - be careful not to spray it on the surrounding grass as it will kill that too.
40. Deter Ants Spray vinegar around doors, appliances, and along other areas where ants are known to gather.
41. Keep Cats Away. Sprinkle vinegar on areas you don't want the cat walking, sleeping, or scratching on.
42. Freshen Cut Flowers Add 2 tablespoons vinegar and 1 teaspoon sugar for each quart of water.

43. Suffering from a sore throat? Mix a teaspoon vinegar with a glass of water. Gargle with the mixture and then swallow.
44. Remove calluses Try soaking your feet in a combination of white vinegar and warm water nightly and watch your feet soften noticeably.
45. Soak a washcloth in vinegar and gently apply it to sunburned skin for cool relief. Reapply as needed as it evaporates. Besides sunburn, vinegar also soothes the itch and irritation of bee stings!
46. Soothe an upset stomach Drink two teaspoons Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar in one cup water to soothe an upset stomach.
47. Mosquito bites Use a cotton ball to dab mosquito and other bug bites with Heinz Vinegar straight from the bottle.

48. Pet's drinking water. Add a teaspoon of vinegar to your pet's drinking water to encourage a shinier coat, and reduce odor.
49. Remove pet stains from carpets Blot up stains with a soft cloth, flush several times with lukewarm water, then apply a mixture of equal parts vinegar and cool water. Blot up, rinse, and let dry.
50. Clean pets cages. use a mixture of 50% White Vinegar and 50% Water in a spray bottle to clean pet cages. It disinfects and deodorizes it and is much cheaper than the commercial products.