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40 Unexpected Uses for Vinegar

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Vinegar is used for many household and commercial purposes because of its acidic nature. It is basically an aqueous solution of acetic acid. It also comes in many flavors.

Many people use it for cooking, and it is found in almost every kitchen. Moreover, people also use it for cleaning purposes, and it also has many health benefits.

Cleaning Dishes And Dishwasher

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Many people opt for dishwashers, but vinegar is also helpful in cleaning and washing dishes. It is acidic in nature, and that’s why it can easily remove grease and dirt and make the dishes shine. Not only this, you can clean the dishwasher and give it a sparkling shine using vinegar.

Cleaning The Car Glass

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Vinegar can clean your car glass and make it look shiny and totally new. Although there are many glass cleaners, vinegar is stronger. Spray vinegar on glass and scrub it evenly. After a while, you will notice a clear difference when it will dry out and will vote for vinegar as the best car washer.

Cleaning The Toilet

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You can also clean the toilet easily using vinegar. Add vinegar bottle in a water bucket. And clean the toilet with this. Your toilet will look clean and also shine.

This is because vinegar does not affect the ceramics. Hence, it is far better than the acids that you use to clean the toilets.

Clean Garbage Disposal

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The garbage disposals of sinks often give a very bad smell, and you cannot stand there for a long time. Vinegar can help you out in such scenarios. All you have to do is, fill the ice cube tray with vinegar and lemon squash.

Then, add 2 ice cubes to the garbage disposal. It will give peasant smell and clean off the dirt.

Kill the weeds

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You can get rid of weeds by using vinegar and make your garden look more beautiful and insects free. The main thing to do is adding the vinegar into a spraying bottle, and you can easily spray it in your garden and flowers to get rid of bugs and insects, etc.

Get Soft Feet

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If you do not have enough time to do a pedicure. Then take vinegar and add a bit of mouth wash to it. Mix them, and then soak your feet inside. After 15 minutes, take them out and clean. The rough skin will peel off, and you will have soft feet.

Cleaning Pets

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Most pets have fleas in them. So rather than buying shampoos and all those stuff, mix half apple cider vinegar and half water in a spray bottle; right after shampooing your pet, spray kit all over the body.

The fleas will die or try to get out of their hair because of the unpleasant smell.

Making Towels Fluffy

Towels get rough after you use them again and again. For this, add almost half a cup of vinegar to your bucket or machine when you are going to wash towels. Their fluffiness and softness will reappear, and you will also feel a pleasant smell after washing them in vinegar.

Healing Bruises

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Sometimes bruises leave marks, and they do not get off quickly. To heal the bruises and removing the marks, use vinegar. Soak a tissue in white vinegar, and put it on bruises you get. The mark will disappear in a short time, and the bruises will also heal very quickly.

Preserve The Fruits

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Fruits and veggies soon get rotten due to gunks over them. To preserve fruits and vegetables for a long time, wash them with cold water and vinegar.

Fill a tub, sink with water, add half a cup of vinegar, and sink the fruits and vegetables for almost 10 minutes. Dry them and keep them in a cool place.

Removing Stains

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We often get stains on clothes no matter how careful we are. For this purpose, always take vinegar with you. Whenever you get a stain on clothes, pour some vinegar on the stain. Then, you will see that stain has easily been removed whenever you wash clothes due to vinegar.

Make Your Flower Bouquets Last Longer

Flowers soon dry out after you pluck them from plants. To make them look beautiful and stay fresh for a longer time, you can do the trick.

Add some vinegar and 2 tbsp of sugar to a vase. After that, put your flowers in it. They will last longer and stay fresh as vinegar will act as their food.

Making Clarifying Shampoo

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Most people having oily scalp opt for clarifying shampoo. You can make your own clarifying shampoo at home.

Add one part of vinegar(apple cider) and 2 parts of water in the bottle and shake them. After that, apply to your hair and get rid of extra oil from the scalp.

Repairing DVDs

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Sometimes DVDs can freeze or skip, and you cannot enjoy watching videos and movies. To avoid such things, you can use vinegar.

First, take out the DVD and clean the bottom part with vinegar. After drying it, add the DVD to the DVD player and enjoy the nonstop video with your loved ones.

Kill Fruit Flies

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Our kitchen sometimes has fruit flies, and we cannot find a way to get rid of them. For this, take a bottle or jar and add apple cider vinegar into it.

On the top, add dishwasher or liquid soup with a fruity smell. The fruit flies will gather over there are eventually fall in vinegar.

Get Rid Off Unpleasant Odor

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Your house can often give an unpleasant smell. And there is no other way to easily get rid of it. For this, take white bread and take a bowl of vinegar.

Soak bread in the vinegar. And place it where you feel that it is needed. You will have a pleasant odor in your house due to yeast and vinegar’s reaction.

Mildew Smell

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Sometimes, the clothes can give a mildew smell because they have been soaked in water for a longer time. For this purpose, you have to add half a cup of vinegar and few drops of essential oil to water and rinse your clothes. They will give a pleasant smell after you wash them like this.

Buffing Out Scratches From Wood

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Wood furniture often gets scratches that are difficult to remove. However, you can get them cleaned with vinegar. Mix apple cider vinegar and iodine and spray it over the scratches. The wooden furniture will soon have no scratches at all, and it will look new and clean after you do this process.

Sunburns

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Most people get sunburns, and the area gets itchy and uncomfortable. However, you can get rid of sunburn with apple cider vinegar easily.

Whenever you will get a sunburn, add put apple cider vinegar to the fridge and let it cool down. When it cools down, soak a cloth in vinegar and rub it over the skin.

Wrinkle Releaser

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You do not have to iron clothes if you know this trick and apply it. Take a tablespoon of distilled white vinegar and 2 teaspoons of conditioner.

Add them to a spray bottle and mix them. After your clothes are semi-dry, spray them evenly with the mixture, you do not have to iron them.

Cleaning Wipers Of Windshield

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Wipers of windshields get dirty and rough after some time. This is because so many people often go for replacing them. But there is a simple solution too.

First, soak a clean cloth in vinegar. After that, rub it back and forth on the wiper. The dirt will stick on the cloth, and you will again have clean wipers.

Soothing Sour Throat

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A sour throat can give you a very uncomfortable feeling. But there is a perfect solution to get over this problem.

Take 2 and a half teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and pour them in one cup of boiled water; add a bit of honey and mix it well. Your throat will clear soon, and you will have no more irritation.

Cleaning Computers

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Computers and laptops get dusty very quickly if you use them daily. Moreover, there is dirt also stuck on screens and other parts. For this, take vinegar and soak a clean cloth in it. After that, rub the cloth over computer parts gently and get a neat and clean computer.

Removing Water Rings

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Wooden furniture often gets water rings because of dishes or cups etc., plates over them. To make them clean again, take vinegar and olive oil equally and mix them. After mixing them, take a piece of cloth and soak it in the mixture, rub it over furniture, and you will get rid of rings.

Remove Bumper Stickers

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Bumper stickers on cars are not easy to remove. Many cars get scratches because you try to remove bumper stickers with sharp things.

To avoid such problems, pour vinegar on the sticker and especially at the sides. After 15 minutes, take a piece of plastic and remove it. It will easily come out.

Dusting Spray

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You can make a dusting spray at home, which will be affordable too—all you have to take the right ingredients. Take a cup of water and a quarter cup of vinegar. Add two tbsp of olive oil and add few drops on a lemon. Mix it well and add in a spray bottle.

All-purpose Cleaning Spray

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Not only dusting spray, but you can also make an all-purpose cleaning spray. Take half part water and the other half part vinegar and add them to the spraying bottle.

After that, mix them well. And whenever you want to clean something, spray and wipe it out for a pleasant smell; you can also add essential oils.

Unclog The Sink

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Sometimes the sink clogs because of dirt stuck inside it. You can easily unclog it using vinegar. Boil the water first and wait until it bubbles out and pour it into the sink.

The more water you pour, the better it is. Then pour baking soda in the hole and again pour 2 cups of vinegar on baking soda. Leave for a few minutes, and the sink will unclog itself.

Cleaning Microwave Oven

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You can also clean the microwave using vinegar. Take a bowl and add half water and half vinegar into it. Start steaming it until you see vapes coming out. After that, take a piece of cloth and wipe the steam. The dirt will also stick with cloth, and you will have a shiny and neat microwave.

Cleaning Burnt Pan

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Take a burnt pan and add water to the pan, and heat it. After some moments, add 2 cups of vinegar and boil it. After it starts boiling, add some amount of baking powder and let it boil for few seconds.

Take off the pan and then start rubbing it with steel wire. It will clean instantly.

Cleaning Tiles

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You can easily clean tiles using vinegar. All you have to do is put almost 1 cup vinegar and a gallon of water and mix them. Then, rub it all over the tiles and wait. After some time, rub it thoroughly, and you will see that dirt is coming off and tiles are getting shiny.

Teeth Whitening

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Smiling can be hard if you have pale teeth. All you have to do is brush your teeth once a week with vinegar. Dip the toothbrush into the vinegar and add toothpaste to it. After that, brush your teeth. The stains and paleness will start to fade away after some time.

Get Rid Of Stinky Odours

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In order to get rid of smelly corners of the house, use vinegar. Take a bottle and add vinegar to it. Also, add few drops of essential oils and lemon squash. Then, spray it in the corners of the house and near trash cans. As a result, your living place will have a pleasant smell.

Healing Mosquito Bites

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You can also heal mosquito bites from vinegar. If a mosquito bite is itchy and turns out red. Then take a cotton swab and dip it into vinegar. After soaking it, dab it over the place where the mosquito bites you. As a result, you will get relief, and it won’t itch.

Clean Carpet Stains

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Carpet stains can ruin the whole carpet. To clean the carpet stains, all you have to do is take vinegar. Pour vinegar onto the stain and spread baking soda. Leave it until it dries out. After that, clean it with a sponge. The carpet stain will fade out. Repeat the process until it vanishes.

Clean Your Refrigarator

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The refrigerator can stink a lot after some time. To clean your refrigerator, you can use vinegar. Take half cup vinegar and 1 cup water, mix them well. Soak a cloth in a bowl and

rub it and clean the refrigerator. Leave it open until it dries. You can also add essential oils so it may smell great.

Clean The Iron

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Iron can get dirty, and it can leave stains when you are pressing your clothes. But, all you have to do is taking 2 tbsp vinegar and add baking soda to it.

Mix it evenly and then spread it over the iron. After it dries out, clean with a sponge. Now, you can easily press your clothes.

Cleaning Glass Utensils

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When washing utensils with water, it leaves stains. So your glass cups, plates, and dishes can look dirty if you only clean them with water.

For this purpose, add vinegar to a bowl of water and add some liquid dishwasher. Mix them and wash utensils with them. It will give a shiny look.