Chances are there is a super hero in your house at this very moment. Vinegar, disguised as a common ingredient, is actually a super hero with the ability to promote good health, clean your house and even deodorize smelly spaces.
We make good use of vinegar in our Ecospirit cleaning products, but you don’t need to wait for your green cleaning service to start reaping the benefits.
10 Ways to Start Using Vinegar Today
- Mix one part white vinegar and one part water in a spray bottle for a quick, basic household cleaner.
- Cleaning toilet bowls with white vinegar removes stubborn stains.
- Unclog a drain by pouring ½ cup of baking soda down the drain, followed by ½ cup white vinegar. Cover and let sit for 30 minutes before flushing it with boiling water.
- Fade age spots by mixing equal parts undiluted raw apple cider vinegar with raw onion juice. Apply with cotton ball to age spots twice daily and watch them fade within a month.
- Remove pesticides by soaking vegetables in a mixture of 2 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar to 1 quart of water.
- Soothe sunburns with one cup of apple cider vinegar added to a cool bathtub of water to soak in.
- Remove stale cigarette smells and other odors with two cups of white or raw apple cider vinegar. Pour the vinegar in a bowl and allow it to sit in the room for a day.
- Clean silverware and jewelry in 1/2 cup of white vinegar and two tablespoons of baking soda. Let the items soak in the mixture for three hours.
- A sponge soaked with white vinegar can remove pen marks from a blouse or even the wall.
- White vinegar on a sticker lifts the adhesive so you can remove it without leaving a sticky residue.
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