Vinegar is the wonder-drug of the home!
White vinegar does anything bleach can do in your home and is safer and cheaper.
Vinegar kills bacteria at least as well as bleach, and is a mold-killer and preventative.
KITCHEN:
Vinegar is a natural cleaner for everything in the kitchen:
•Fill a plain spray bottle with 1 part white vinegar to 3 parts water. Use it to clean kitchen counters, stove top, ovens, microwave inside and outside, refrigerator inside and outside, freezer, broiler, BBQ, dishwasher, floors, windows, doors, light fixtures, telephones, tables and chairs.
•I keep a pump hand soap dispenser on my kitchen sink filled with 1/2 vinegar 1/2 water - one pump can instantly cut soap or detergent residue, or grease, or that slimy feeling of doggy kisses.
•A tablespoonful in the dishwasher "rinse-aid" dispenser will brighten up your glassware and clean out any detergent build-up.
•Pour 1 cupful of baking soda down a sluggish drain, followed by 1 cup of vinegar and then 5 minutes later by a kettleful of boiling water.
•Keep your garbage disposal clean and clear by running it with 1 t baking soda 1 T vinegar.
•Clean a coffee pot, coffee thermos, or travel coffee mug by putting some crushed ice, salt and vinegar in them and swishing it around.
BATHROOM:
In the bathroom, vinegar gets rid of mold on the shower curtain, clears mineral build-up inside the shower-head, sanitizes toilet bowls and toilet seats, cleans mirrors and windows, cleans up soap scum from glass shower doors and bathtubs, and cleans the floor.
•Put 1 cup of vinegar in the toilet, let it stand for 1/2 hour, then scrub and flush. Wipe the toilet seat and outer tank and bowl with a cloth and a spray bottle filled with vinegar and water.
•Rinse your hair with a solution of 1 T vinegar to 2 cups warm water to clear hair product build-up and make hair shiny.
LAUNDRY:
Vinegar freshens laundry and clears soap buildup - add one cupful to the wash or rinse cycle.
PETS:
Vinegar is a pet-owner's helper.
•Put 1/4 cup in your pet's bath to deodorize your doggie and discourage fleas.
•Rinsing with vinegar can cut the "dog-slime" that always builds up in the dog's water dish. And it disinfects and sanitizes.
AIR FRESHENER
•Spritz some of that spray bottle of diluted vinegar through the air for an instant air freshener, or place a small bowl of vinegar on the counter to clear out cooking odors, such as fish.
