Some Handy Uses For Vinegar
August 10, 2006 | Home and Garden
If you need to unclog a drain or deodorize your shoes, grab the vinegar! You’ve heard that before on this show. Well, here are some handy uses for vinegar that you probably HAVEN’T heard so pay attention! We found these in Real Simple magazine.
- Use it to treat oily hair | Vinegar is a good degreaser for oily hair because it helps adjust pH levels. Just shampoo and rinse as usual. Then pour a quarter cup of vinegar on your hair and rinse it again.
- Removing stubborn price tags or stickers | Cover them with several coats of vinegar, let the liquid soak in for 5 minutes, then wipe away the residue.
- Use vinegar to remove coffee or tea stains from the bottom of a cup | Just swish 2 tablespoons around in the cup and wash as usual.
- Making wool sweaters fluffier | Drop in a couple of capfuls of vinegar during the rinse cycle for an extra-soft feel.
- Vinegar will kill weeds between cracks in paving stones and sidewalks | Just fill a spray bottle with straight vinegar and spray a few times. But don’t get it on the grass because it’ll kill that, too.
- And one last use for vinegar | You can use it to deodorize your garbage disposal. Make some vinegar ice cubes and put them down the disposal. After you grind them up, run cold water through the drain. You’re disposal will be smelling as good as it did the day it was made.