The incredible benefits of vinegar for your home that you may not know about

Do you know vinegar has numerous household uses? It is known as an effective household cleaning agent that helps to eliminate mold, bacteria, and germs due to its high acidity. Using vinegar is a great way to avoid using harmful chemicals, be more eco-friendly, and much more economical than store-bought cleaning products.

Below are some great tips on how to use vinegar around your home, from cleaning, laundry, to odor removal, beauty… Try some of these solutions and you will see the benefits of vinegar more than you think!

1. For household appliances

Cleaning the steam iron: fill the water chamber of the iron with diluted vinegar. The steam from the vinegar will help to clean the steam vents. Then simply refill the water chamber again to clean out the chamber and get rid of the vinegar odor.

Cleaning washing machine buildup: Once a month, pour white vinegar into the washing machine and run it on a regular cycle without any clothes to help remove any buildup in the machine.

– Refresh the refrigerator: Clean the shelves and surfaces of the fridge with a solution of diluted vinegar and water (ratio 1:1).

– Remove rust from tools and bolts: Soak rusty tools overnight in white vinegar, and when you wake up in the morning, the rust will be gone!

– Restore freshness and cleanliness to a blender: Mix 1 cup of vinegar with water and pour into an ice tray. Freeze the vinegar-water mixture overnight, then drop the vinegar-ice cubes into the blender and blend them. Rinse the blender again to finish the cleaning process!

– Clean the coffee maker: Fill the reservoir with pure white vinegar and run the coffee maker on a regular cycle. Then rinse out any remaining vinegar by running the machine again with water.

– Microwave: Boil a diluted vinegar solution in a 1:4 ratio and place it in the microwave, run the microwave until you see steam on the microwave window. This method helps to remove most of the stubborn food residues stuck in the microwave.

2. In the kitchen

– Get rid of stubborn stains from cups and bowls: Pour vinegar into a cup or bowl with long-term stains, let it sit overnight, then rinse with hot soapy water in the morning, the stains will disappear.

– Eliminate odors from used jars: Clean mayo jars, peanut butter jars, chili soaking jar, or any jar with a vinegar solution. The jar will not only be odor-free but also shiny again.

– Freshen up a smelly trash can: An old trash can may leave behind an unpleasant odor. Get rid of it by pouring some pure white vinegar into the empty trash can. Leave it there for 20 minutes, then rinse with cold water.

– Wash fruits and vegetables: Add 2 tablespoons of distilled white vinegar to half a liter of water. Use this mixture to wash fresh fruits and vegetables, then rinse thoroughly. This is considered a solution to remove more pesticide residues than pure water.

3. For fabrics

– Eliminate the odor of woolen sweaters: New woolen sweaters have an unpleasant smell. Try washing it with diluted vinegar to remove the odor.

– Remove yellow stains from armpits or areas with a lot of sweat: Wash the shirt with a mixture of diluted vinegar (in a 1:4 ratio) and then wash as usual.

– Remove the smell of urine on carpets, mattresses: If there are toddlers in the house, accidentally “wetting” on the carpet, sofa, or mattress, quickly blot the urine, then blot the diluted vinegar mixture onto it and let it dry naturally. The unpleasant smell will disappear.

4. For the garden

– Perfect stimulant for hydrangeas: Hydrangeas prefer acidic soil, so it will be great if you occasionally water the plants with a mixture of diluted white vinegar (2 tablespoons of vinegar: 1 liter of water).

– Weed killer: Get rid of weeds in the garden by pouring vinegar on them. It won’t be long before they disappear.

– Clean soap scum, mold, and dirt: Wipe down the bathtub, tiles, or shower curtain with undiluted vinegar and then rinse with water.

– Unclog the shower head: Start by unscrewing the shower head and removing any rubber washers. Place the shower head and parts into a large pot of diluted vinegar. Boil the pot of vinegar for 5 minutes then fish out the shower head and parts to rinse off, they will be clean and shiny like new.

– Unclog the sink: If the sink is clogged, don’t worry, pour vinegar and baking soda into it, and immediately the problem will be solved!

6. For the whole house

– Clean walls: Wiping the walls with vinegar and water mixture will help remove the odor on the walls.

– Extend the lifespan of flowers in a vase: Add 2 tablespoons of white vinegar and 3 tablespoons of sugar to a liter of warm water. Let the mixture cool down then mix it with the water in the vase (about 6-8 cm of water).

– Repelants: The smell of vinegar can disrupt the ants’ olfactory system, making them lose their direction and gradually be destroyed. Try spraying a diluted vinegar solution into ant nests, around window sills, or anywhere ants gather.

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