Surprising Uses for Vinegar
Some of these I had heard about… others…well surprise surprise! Hope you enjoy this article from iVillage on No-Iron Ironing & 14 Other Surprising Uses for Vinegar.
What other uses have you found for vinegar?
Seeking the simple in the chaos!
carla bonesteel says
I’ve been using Vinegar to clean for years… I can’t stand the smell, but it really works on pretty much everything!
Corinne says
I’ve recently tried to switch to more natural cleaners and vinegar is at the top of the list. Now that I literally gallons of it, it’s nice to know all the other things I can use it for! Thanks for sharing.
Marti Parks says
Wow! Vinegar definitely has a lot of uses, I’ve always used it for cleaning my coffee pot, but there are definitely a lot of other ways.
Darlene Jones-Nelson says
I use vinegar to clean my coffee machine and I put some vinegar in a bowl of water and boil it in the microwave for 5 minutes and just simply wipe the walls of the microwave. all of the gook from food just comes off.
Renee Travis says
I love to use vinegar to clean windows and mirrors. If I use newspaper to dry them it seems not to streak either. I didn’t know about the other uses though! Thanks!
Lenora D says
Great tips. In real life people act like I’m trying to be a hippy-mama for it. Really it’s just cheaper and the chemicals bother me more than the kids when i use them.
Jennifer Mae Hiles says
I new vinegar could be used for a lot of different things but I didn’t realize just how versatile it was! I never heard of it reducing bruises or treating cold sores before!
terri tillman says
vinegar is some pretty amazing stuff. i knew about a lot of the uses on the list but i did learn some new things. thank you.
candess phillips says
I like others am surprised at how many functional uses for vinegar there might be. While I knew it as a conditioner,I didn’t know it could remove green in hair. Apple Cider Vinegar seems to be the one to check out next time I’m at the store.
Ashley Morrissey says
Thanks for sharing the post! I would have never known half of those. Awesome 🙂
Throuthehaze says
I spend a lot of time on pinterest so I’ve definitely found lots of uses for vinegar lol. I was surprised that there were so many.
Robin Wilson says
More and more I find that ppl are using vinegar to replace a lot of the chemical cleaners and such. I am on that bandwagon. At first the smell was my first thought, but it is amazing how fast it dissipates! Thanks for the link!
Lisa Brooks says
Wow I knew there were alot of uses for it I didnt know that some of them…thanks for the share…this blogging thing is very interesting
Sylvia Ortiz says
Thanks for the great share on uses for vinegar. Now, instead of throwing a shirt into the dryer to get rid of wrinkles, I can use a spray and save on electricity!
Helen May says
Vinegar was commonly used to rinse hair, it was an old time cure for head lice.
Tina says
Thanks for sharing this post. I really want to try some of these uses for vineagar. Some of them I knew about others I just learned about after reading this post. Thanks again. I guess you learn something new everyday!!
Raine says
I really like using vinegar because it’s safe for my family and pets, I mainly use it to clean glass & the coffee pot. I had no idea how many other uses there are!
Susan Broughton says
I am always surprised at alll the uses of vinegar. I know when I was a small girl in the 60’s my grandmother use to use vinegar for a lot of cleaning applications. Still today they are still coming up with more uses
Michelle Bowman says
I use vinegar for pretty much everything. It’s the ONLY thing that can get cat pee out of furniture. Seriously. I admit it. My cat peed on my brand new sofa. Vinegar and then sun soak + slip cover in the washer, no more pee smell.
Krys Phillips says
I use red apple cider vinegar with lemon peels for cleaning. I marinate the peels for a couple of weeks in the vinegar. It works great! Thanks for sharing these tips. I’m glad I found your blog!
Christy Maurer says
I love all of the uses of vinegar. I wish that we had never learned to use other cleaners because then we would have to rely on natural and CHEAP stuff lol.
Dandi D says
I’ve started using citrus infused vinegar to clean with and I really like it!
Kathleen says
I knew vinegar had many uses but some of these suggestions I didn’t know about. I don’t particularly care for the smell of vinegar and that is the biggest reason I haven’t used it as a cleaner. My daughter swears by it though and says the “scent” goes away quickly.
katy m says
Love these ideas! I use diluted vinegar to clean things like my cat’s water bowl and my CPAP machine. I need these things to be super sanitary and vinegar cleans all scum and gets them really clean!
Melanie Jones says
I swear by vineagar for so many things! Thanks for the post!
Pam says
I was surprised by the cold sore treatment and the fingernail treatment. Great tips.
Danielle Whitfield says
These are awesome tips. Thanks I really appreciate it!
Susan Alban says
Vinegar is amazing! I use it as conditioner for my hair!
Kathy Smith says
I new vinegar could do a lot of different things, but some of these I didn’t know. Thanks for sharing all tips.
Heather Garcia says
Going to make my own face toner now 🙂
Darlene Ysaguirre says
Manicure tip hmm i need to try
Betsy Barnes says
Those are pretty cool, going to try the NAIL POLISH CHIP PREVENTOR 🙂
admin says
I thought this one was pretty neat… seems to work at keeping polish from chipping.
Reshama says
Yes these were surprising uses 🙂 Thanks for sharing. Will try this on sun burns for sure!
-Reshama
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admin says
We have used it for sun burns for years! Takes the sting and pain right away.. of course the kids say it makes them smell like a salad!
Melissa G. says
This is fantastic. Especially the use for cold sores. My husband has been plagued with them since a kid and has passed them on to me 🙁 But we will def. be trying this! Thanks!
Wendy Mastin says
Vinegar is like magic. It’s uses are limitless.
Rosie says
I’ve used a little vinegar in water to stop the bleaching action for my hair. Works amazing!!
Sarah Bailey says
It’s amazing the things you can do with common household items – Baking Soda is another great one to always have around 🙂
Rachel Salinas says
Those are really interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Jayne Townsley says
Interesting about the manicure tip. One of the reasons I hate painting my nails is because they chip so fast.
Michelle Elizondo says
I really need to try vinegar!!
Rita Wray says
I use vinegar for many different cleaning jobs.
Karen Glatt says
I knew vinegar was good for a lot of these, but some of these uses for vinegar really surprised me. Thanks for sharing this information. I am going to try these!
Della Dabner says
I love this article. I can’t wait to try some of these. I really didn’t know vinegar had all these uses.