Teaching an old dog new tricks

calicocat

monnagran wrote: »

Using vinegar instead of fabric conditioner in the washing machine. Tip I learned ages ago on here and my skin and my WM thanks whoever posted it all those years ago.

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I started doing this a few weeks ago. I'm now a vinegar fan and use it for lots of things after a few searches on the benefits of it, and stealing my mums book on it.

Mum now getting into the idea and wants book back to read...

It is fab for hard skin on heals, dry skin, hair, as well as cleaning. I buy it buy the case now.

mcculloch29

I've got the vinegar book and am kicking myself for not thinking of the onion in micro previously.
I cook all my pasta and rice in the micro using boiling water from the kettle. Much quicker and safer too.

Away from food, I have short hair and a full box of hair colourant is too much for me. So I decant half a tube of colour and half a bottle of developer into a plastic bowl to mix it, and use that each time. Seal the tube and bottle carefully and all will be well.

The top of the bottle - the one you cut the tip off normally, but don't do this- always unscrews. Aldi's Carino hair colour (on Specialbuy from Feb 9th) is a good one as it's a full 100 ml of product when mixed, so 50 ml per application - which is plenty for short hair.

karcher

What kind of vinegar do you folks use as a fabric conditioner?
TIA

wondercollie

karcher wrote: »

What kind of vinegar do you folks use as a fabric conditioner?
TIA

White. I buy four litre jugs.

suki1964

beautiful_ravens wrote: »

I cut the ball ones in half I leave dishwasher tabs in the plastic, get a knife and lay it across, and hit the knife with a rolling pin - you get quite a clean break!

I got a tip off here to put a bit of vinegar in the bottom of the dishwasher to stop everything going cloudy.

Sorry but I respect my knives too much

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conditioner for clothes was never heard of back in the 1950s and I think if my old Mum was alive today she would think folk had lost the plot.Ordinary washing soda has many great properties apart from cleaning If you boil wash your towels and line dry them they will be fine I am of the opinion that a lot of excess tumble drying makes them go hard also along with too much washing powder.At most all I will put in the washing machine to soften is white vinegar, and thats not every wash. The same with hair several rinses will make your hair 'squeaky' clean and coating it with chemical gunk can't do it any good..before I forget the inside of a banana skin cleans shoes to a brilliant shine if you have run out of polish

phizzimum

I don't use fabric conditioner and I can't see/feel/smell any difference with other people's clothes or towels. When I had my first baby I started using it because I wanted to be a good mum... it just gave her and my husband eczema so I soon stopped.

I can't understand why it's viewed as essential by so many people. I guess it's one of those things people use because "everyone" else does

monnagran

There are so many tips I have picked up through the years but they are no longer 'tips', they are just a way of life. So when I try to think of tips I'm no longer sure exactly what they are. When I am asked, "why do you do that?" I suddenly realise that not everyone does it, so it must be a 'tip'.

Just to explain why I don't have much to add to a thread like this.

I'm still open to new ideas though.

suki1964

monnagran wrote: »

There are so many tips I have picked up through the years but they are no longer 'tips', they are just a way of life. So when I try to think of tips I'm no longer sure exactly what they are. When I am asked, "why do you do that?" I suddenly realise that not everyone does it, so it must be a 'tip'.

Just to explain why I don't have much to add to a thread like this.

I'm still open to new ideas though.

I understand what you mean, so many things I do as matter of course, which is why the frozen spinach example just floored me. Like why had I never thought of it myself ??

Lynplatinum

Hiya all

totally agree monnagran - with my DS1 and DIL and DG1 comming to live with me has highlighted my eccentricities!!

However DIL wants to learn how Ive done it all - not much of role model from her family so she asks why? and how? all the time! Bless her :A

I once read, in a Victorian book for newly married ladies how to deal with servants and one of the classic comments was that one should teach one's servants that 'Good habits are like good fairies and make all work seem light'- I am sure that the poor little kitchen maid agreed with this when she got up at 5 am to blacklead the grate and light the range! :eek:

However, good habits do save you time and money!! So perhaps they were right (ish!) :rotfl: