Vinegar

Legacy_user

Following from Cathys post about Bounce Tumble drier sheets i have found this that i thought you may be interested in. I am amazed there are so many uses for a humble bottle of vinegar.
http://frugalliving.about.com/library/blvinegararch.htm

cathy_3

I buy it by the gallon from makro or bookers

my fave tip about vinegar is using it as a fabric softner

its really good better than the leading brands we pay so much for

and of course to clean windows and on your chips

cathy_3

yes. about a tablespoonful in the drawer just as youd use the lenor.

you need to experiment really as sometimes you need a bit more than that if your doing towels or sheets maybe a bit less for shirts etc

and yes it was Valkerie who posted about the Bounce sheets

I found that last year, and it definatley works on midgees if anyones going to the west of scotland

System

Credit where credits due , it was Valkyrie who posted about Bounce sheets  ;D

As much as I hate housework , i'm actually looking forward to trying out some of the tips i've read on this board. I bet the sales of vinegar and Bounce sheets will be shooting up  ;D

Oh yes thanks for reminding me Sheel, i even responded to Val too. Silly me, i should have checked my facts first. :-[

Sorry VAL

cathy_3

yes, white vinegar is the best and just as cheap

the hot vinegar on the weeds works as well

cathy_3

if theyre stiff that means theres too much soap left in them

once I took the hose out of the outlet thingy and put it in the sink with the plug in to see what the final rinse water was like and it was still quite soapy. so I always turn the machine back onto its rinse cycle when its finished and if you dont use fab softner you can be sure your towels etc will be a lot lot softer

the vinegar works on brekaing down and getting rid of soap residues thats why they come out so soft

vanoonoo

i don't use softener any more and I've halved the amount of soap powder I use too and have found my clothes are cleaner and smell fresher for longer too. Regarding towels - mine always come up nice and fluffy and I don't have a tumble drier - so I guess I must be doing something right!!!

I might give the distilled vinegar tip a go, although I have visions of smelling like a pot of cockles next time I wash my hair! speaking of which - my mum used to use it to rinse her hair when I was little (vinegar that is not cockles)

I know a small cup of vinegar in the machine is good to help clean the drum and the pipes and stuff once in a while on a rinse cycle with nothing else in there. it really freshens the machine up

lyniced

where can you buy distilled vinegar?

System

Yes i bought it by the gallon at makro. It was £3.50.

Wishfairy

If you have any Asian supermarkets nearby they tend to do it in big bottles quite cheaply too

student100

Last week I was idly reading the packet from my Sainsbury's sandwich and I noticed that the mayonnaise used included "non-brewed condiment" in the ingredients list. I was intrigued by this and after looking on the internet it appears that non-brewed condiment is a vinegar subsitute made from industrial acetic acid (mmm, tasty ) but it is a lot cheaper than vinegar. (Apparently some chip shops serve chips with non-brewed condiment, although it's illegal for them to call it vinegar).

Anyway, if anyone knows if you can but this it may have the same cleaning properties as vinegar but with less cost!