4/10/09

Vinegar Is Awesome!

These are some things we can use vinegar for-


1. Clear mineral deposits from a steam iron.
Fill the water tank with white vinegar. Turn the iron to the steam setting and steam-iron a soft utility rag to clean the steam ports. Repeat the process with water, then thoroughly rinse out the inside of your iron.
2. Keep a garbage disposal clean and smelling fresh.
Mix one cup of vinegar in enough water to fill an ice cube tray, freeze the mixture, grind the cubes through the disposal, and flush with cold water.
3. Remove stubborn coffee stained cups and pots.
Fill the cup with vinegar overnight, then rinse with hot soapy water
4. Eliminate unpleasant cooking odors in the kitchen.
Boil one tablespoon of white vinegar with one cup of water.
5. Kill bacteria in meat.
Marinating meat in vinegar kills bacteria and tenderizes the meat. Use one-quarter cup vinegar for a two to three pound roast, marinate overnight, then cook without draining or rinsing the meat. Add herbs to the vinegar when marinating as desired.
6. Prevent cracked hard boiled eggs.
Add two tablespoons of white vinegar per quart of water before boiling to prevent the eggs from cracking. The egg shells will also peel off faster and easier.
7. Relief Jellyfish stings.
Dot the irritation with vinegar to relieve itching.
8. Relieve a sore throat.
Put two teaspoons of vinegar in your humidifier
9. Soothe sunburn pain.
Apply undiluted vinegar to the burn.
10. Cure an upset stomach.
Drink two teaspoons apple cider vinegar in one cup water to soothe an upset stomach.
11. Relieve itching.
Use a cotton ball to dab mosquito and other bug bites with vinegar straight from the bottle.
12. Relieve a cold.
Mix one-quarter cup apple cider vinegar with one-quarter cup honey. Take one tablespoon six to eight times daily.
13. Relieve a cough.
Mix one-half cup apple cider vinegar, one-half cup water, one teaspoon cayenne pepper, and four teaspoons honey. Take one tablespoon when cough acts up. Take another tablespoon at bedtime.
14. Dandruff treatment.
Simply pour a few tablespoons of vinegar on your hair and massage into your scalp. Wait a few minutes, then rinse and wash hair like normal. Try this for a few days until you see results. It restores chemical balance to the skin.
15. Acne remedy.
Remedy for acne skin conditions when diluted 50:50 with water and used as a toner. Careful around the eyes.
16. Dry skin repair & Skin Softener.
Add one-half cup of vinegar or so to warm bath water when bathing and get double benefits; softer skin and a cleaner bathtub with less work. Smooth a little vinegar on cracked, dried skin to help it heal.
17. Prevent yeast infections.
Apple cider vinegar is a natural remedy for yeast infections, when diluted with water and used as a douche. For example, douche with one tablespoon white vinegar to one quart warm water to adjust the pH balance in the vagina.
18. Condition dry hair.
Shampoo, then rinse hair with a mixture of one cup apple cider vinegar and two cups water. Vinegar adds highlights to brunette hair, restores the acid mantel, and removes soap film and sebum oil.
19. Remove perspiration stains from clothes
Apply one part white vinegar to four parts water, then rinse.
20. Unclog a shower head.
Unscrew the shower head, remove the rubber washer, place the head in a pot filled with equal parts vinegar and water, bring to a boil, then simmer for five minutes.
21. Prolong the life of flowers in a vase.
Add two tablespoons of white vinegar plus three tablespoons of sugar per quart of warm water. Stems should be in three to four inches of water.
22. Deodorize the air.
Vinegar is a natural air freshener when sprayed in a room.
23. Repel ants.
Use a spray bottle or mister filled with a solution of equal parts vinegar and water around door jambs, window sills, water pipes, and foundation cracks.
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