Go Green~~Go Vinegar

Have you ever used vinegar? Not in a recipe but for cleaning. It is a great cleaning tool, it is inexpensive and it is good for the environment. I love cleaning with vinegar, salt, baking soda, lemon and good old fashioned sunshine. I am going to give you a list of some things that vinegar is good for but I won't go over everything. It would be the longest post you ever read, if I listed them all. If you have a question about how to get a stain out or what type of product to use I will be glad to answer that. Just leave a comment. (All of these tips are used at your own risk.)



It will kill most mold, bacteria and germs (because of the acidity in it).



Wipe down your counter tops-soak a cloth in un-distilled white vinegar and wipe away.

Need a scouring agent-mix 1/4 cup of baking soda (another eco friendly cleanser) with 1 Tablespoon of liquid detergent. Add in vinegar until you get a thick creamy paste.

Mix equal parts of water and white vinegar, stir together in a microwave safe bowl. Bring it to a boil in the microwave. Wipe down the baked-on, greasy messes, not only will this make cleaning your microwave easier but it will also deodorize the smells.

Clean the wheel of a can opener with white vinegar and a toothbrush, once cleaned add a few drops of olive oil to the wheel and it will move like it was new.

Apply vinegar - full strength to remove tough linoleum stains, Leave it on for 10-15 minutes. For really tough grime you can heat up the vinegar or add some baking soda to it and scrub, then rinse with clean fresh water.

If you rent a shampoo steam cleaner to clean your carpets, instead of purchasing the bottle of stuff that cuts the suds from foaming up you can use vinegar and it will save you a lot of money.



If you have puppies who aren't potty trained yet, blot the accident up-as much as possible, then add a white vinegar and water mix to the area. Blot again until it is almost dry or if you have a wet shop vac you can use it. Once it is almost dry you can sprinkle the area with baking soda-let it dry completely-a few hours or over night, then vacuum up. You need something that nutrilizes the smell or your puppy will continue to go back to that area.

Who needs over the counter window cleaning supplies?
1/2 Cup (non-sudsy) ammonia
1 Cup white vinegar
2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
a Few drops of dish detergent
mix it together and add to your old spray bottle
**you can add a drop of blue food color if you want that color

Remove white water rings from wood-mix equal parts of vinegar and canola oil. Rub with a soft clean in the direction of the grain.

NEVER use vinegar on marble

Add 1/2 C white vinegar to the rinse cycle to cut down on the lint.



Once a month pour
1 C white vinegar into the washing machine
run it through a cycle without clothes and it will cut the scum build up in the hoses and lines.

It is good to run vinegar through your dishwasher and coffee pot as well.

Need a crisp iron crease, dip a washcloth in 1 part vinegar 2 parts water, rig it out, apply to the area and press with a hot iron.

If you have removed a hem or seem and need to get rid of the holes left from the sewing machine, apply vinegar to a washcloth, put it under the area and press, then put the cloth on top of the fabric and press again.

Bath tub film-wash the area with vinegar on a scrub brush or cloth, then apply baking soda and scrub away.

Most of the time you use white vinegar but if you wan to remove smells from your refrigerator put about a cup of apple cider vinegar in the refrigerator. Leave it in there for a few days and the smells will be gone.


If you need to get a musty spell out of an old house or basement, get to the cause of the wettness first, otherwise it will keep coming back but once the problem is addressed you can fill jars about 1/2 full with vinegar and set them around. They will absorb the smell. It may take awhile, (You can also go to a pet supply store and get charcoal-not the kind you grill with) and put it in bags(like old potato bags) and hang them around in the basement and they will absorb oders.

A little bit of vinegar in the water while you are cooking boiled eggs will help them peel easier.

I hope some or all of these tips were helpful to you, Have a great day ladies. I love hearing from you all.