Vinegar - 1001 uses!

redballoon_2

Sorry if this has been posted before, but i thought it was useful.

USES FOR VINEGAR


1. Used as a hair rinse, vinegar neutralizes the alkali left by shampoos.
A reader says 'it will give your hair an all out shine!'
2. A quarter cup in a quart of water makes a good window cleaner.
A reader adds: When you use vinegar in your water to wash windows, dry with newspapers. Your windows will sparkle!


http://frugalliving.about.com/library/blvinegararch.htm

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laboheme

I have always used ordinary vinegar for cleaning windows but it seems from reading all the advice that white vinegar is better. Does it smell as much as ordinary vinegar and, most importantly, where on earth can I buy it???

Mrs(no)money

Its supposed to be very easy to find - everyone says 'you can buy it in any supermarket' . Well, maybe, but not in any near me :mad: They have white wine vinegar, which isnt the same thing, and they have malt vinegar and that isnt the same either, so if anyone knows where you can find it, pass it on please! Btw - i did manage to get a white vinegar spray, but i found this in a hardware shop with the borax , but a bottle of good old white vinegar remains elusive around here!

bulchy

I can never find white vinegar in my local Asda, just the malt. I just buy this instead.
I've just used some vinegar to clean my washing machine. It was starting to get smelly, I usually use bleach, but tbh I dont like the smell of it, so thought I'd do a speed wash, with nothing in the machine, but use vinegar instead, worked a treat, my machine smells lovely and fresh now, usually with bleach theres a horrible bleachy smell left.
Sue

mandy_moo_1

I've seen Sarsons white vinegar in tesco for about 65p a bottle and sometimes Home Bargains and B & M have it in for about 35p a bottle if you've got one of these near you
HTH

Rachie_B

i get mine in tesco

frugglewump

I've been reading a long-hair community on the web that recommends a bakingsoda/warm water mix for shampoo and a white vinegar/cool water mix for conditioner (apple cider vinegar if you are worried about your hair bleaching). The reasoning seems sound - has anyone here tried it?

gwinnie

Sounds interesting, I may well try this one out. Is baking soda the same as bicarb?

frugglewump

gwinnie wrote:

Sounds interesting, I may well try this one out. Is baking soda the same as bicarb?

I believe so. There's quite a detailed post on proportions:
http://babyslime.livejournal.com/174054.html

gwinnie

I'll try it this week!

Are you going to try it too ?