When we're good to our environment, we're good to ourselves. We don't need all those chemicals in the cleaning products we buy, at often a mighty high price, and the environment doesn't need them either. Because of its acidity, white distilled vinegar is super-effective at killing most mold, bacteria and germs, and it's eco-friendly. Here are some suggestions how to use vinegar to clean your home:
-Shine chrome and remove lime buildup by making a paste of 2 Tablespoons salt and 1 teaspoon of white distilled vinegar.
-For a natural scouring cleanser, mix ? cup baking soda with 1 Tablespoon liquid detergent and just enough white vinegar to give it a thick and creamy texture.
-Make your own window cleaner with ? cup ammonia, 2 cup white vinegar and 2 Tablespoons cornstarch in a gallon of water.
-Deodorize a garbage disposal by pouring in ? cup baking soda and ? cup hot white vinegar. Let sit for 5 minutes, then run hot water down the disposal.
-Mix ? cup white vinegar with ? cup water in a microwave safe bowl, put in the microwave and let it boil to clean baked-on foods and remove odors. Wipe clean.
-Mix equal parts water and white vinegar into a solution to clean the refrigerator inside and out.
-Mix equal parts of salt or baking soda with white vinegar to scrub away stains from coffee and teacups, then rinse clean.
-Polish brass and copper with a mix of 2 Tablespoons ketchup and 1 Tablespoon white vinegar. Rub it on with a clean cloth until dry and shiny.
-Soak a sponge in white vinegar to wipe grease off of exhaust fans.
-Clean grout with full strength white vinegar and a toothbrush.
-Kill germs by spraying full-strength white vinegar on doorknobs and then wipe dry.
-Clean your BBQ grill by spraying white vinegar on it and then scrubbing with wadded up aluminum foil.
-Clean off stickers, decals, or sticky stuff with a cloth dipped in white vinegar.
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