apple cider vinegar mop recipe

it's pungent, acidic, and tangy.maybe it makes you crumple up your nose, or maybe it brings back memoriesof eating fish and chips out of newsprint. but whatever vinegar brings you,whether it's a smile or a scrunch to your face, you can't argue thetons of household uses that it has. so because january is national vinegarmonth, probably somewhere in the world, i want to honor it by sharing10 interesting cleaning uses for vinegar. why interesting?well, we know a lot of them already, so i decided to focus on someof the lesser known ones for you. that is calledvalue-added content, people.

that is value added right there. now take notes, because i can assureyou in about three minutes' time you'll want to try at leastone of these tips out at home. okay, ready?here we go. scissor cleaner.whether they're in the kitchen, the craft room, or the garage,scissors get grimy. when your scissor blades get sticky,just wipe them down with a cloth dipped in white vinegar.unlike soap and water, vinegar won't ruinthe blades or rust the metal.

ooey, gooey stickers.when you get that great new thing from that store that you loveand it has a sticker on the bottom, rather than breaking every nailon scratching that sticky residue off, simply rub some white vinegaronto the sticky area. let it sit for about five minutes,and then just wipe it away. vinegar will break downthat residue. clean the dishwasher,kettle, and coffee pot. give your large and small appliancesa good cleaning by using vinegar to deodorize, break down dirt,and descale.

simply add a cupof vinegar to the appliance, of course, as long asthe appliance uses water. let it sit and then run a full cyclethrough for that appliance. dump the vinegarand you're in great shape. steam clean your microwave.easy, quick, and painfully effective. microwave cleaning will neverbe the same for you again. simply add equal parts of waterand white vinegar, and microwave it for about four minutes.carefully remove the bowl, obviously wearing oven glovesto protect yourself, and wipe

the insides clean with a microfiber cloth.the steam created will literally melt off any microwave messand make cleanup a piece of cake, a vinegar-flavored piece of cake. naturally refresh fabrics and upholstery.now, we just did a holiday video on this, but it's worth mentioning again,especially since you're willing to spend like six bucks on a bottle of febreze.well, all you need to do instead is add clean white vinegar to a spray bottle.fill that spray bottle with equal parts of white vinegar and water and usethat to mist your fabrics instead. it quickly neutralizes odors, and thevinegar smell disappears in minutes.

rejuvenate your bathroom tools.now, no one ever thinks of this, but your bathroom tools, like yourloofahs, pumice stones, and razor blades, they need a cleaning too.they don't just get clean because they're in the shower.so to do this, simply fill your sink with equal parts of vinegar and water.soak the items for an hour or so, and then rinse and dry.soap residue, body oils, and smells will be gone.these items will be clean with literallyno effort on your part. defrost car windows.well, this trick, it need not apply

to our friendsin sunny parts of the world. but for the rest of us suckersin cold weather, you know the drill of scraping ice offyour car windows. i cry. try this next timethe forecast calls for frost. before the storm hits, wash asolution of three parts vinegar to one part waterover the windows. since the acidity of the vinegarprevents ice from forming, you won't have frosty glass after that storm hits.lovely, huh? replace dryer sheetsand fabric softener.

here's a money saver.if you're ready to do away with fabric softenerand dryer sheets, try this instead. during the wash cycle,add in a half cup of white vinegar. believe it or not, the acidreduces static and keeps dryer lint from sticking to your clothes.further to that, it can also help brighten, soften,and deodorize the clothing. vinegar in your laundryis a total no-brainer. hand stank.if you like to cook, but hate the smell of onions, garlic, meat, fish,and spices on your hands, and of course

the dreaded red beethand syndrome, try this instead. clean your hands with soapand water, and then rinse your hands with white vinegar.the vinegar will help remove those strong odors and colors,in the instance of beets, and leave your hands lookingand smelling clean afterward. clean your wood cutting board.so to keep it clean, simply wash it with a vinegar-soaked cloth aftereach use, and you'll remove the bacteria. you'll also need to use an oil tocondition your board from time to time, and that is actually coming up in oneof our future videos, so stay tuned.

so how amazing is that?now, there are a couple of things i need to remind you about with vinegar.number one, don't mix vinegar with ammonia, unless you love beingin the emergency room in a hospital. and number two, never use distilledvinegar, white vinegar, super vinegar on stone surfaces like limestone,travertine, granite, or marble. the acid can damage the surface,and you will be super, super sad. white vinegar, distilled vinegar,and full-strength vinegar, which is something we're going to be talkingabout in a future video, are the only kinds of vinegar that youshould be using when you're cleaning.

any other kind, like white ricevinegar or balsamic vinegar, that is for cooking.so don't mix them up. what are your favoritevinegar cleaning tips? let me know in the comment box below.there are tons of them. if you liked the video, please don'tforget, give us a thumbs up.

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