Vinegar Is Not Just For Dying Easter Eggs

That bottle of distilled white vinegar you have in your pantry can be used all year long, not just on Easter to dye those eggs. It has many uses as a green cleaner, and will save you lots of money in purchasing those high priced over the counter green cleaners:

Appliance Cleaning With Vinegar:

1.) Microwave: Tired of those awful stains in your microwave? You can clean them off with vinegar. Put a half cup of water and half a cup of white distilled vinegar in a microwave safe container like a Pyrex® measuring cup. Boil it in the microwave. Be cautious as the mixture is hot, so wear gloves, and then wipe the surfaces clean with a natural sponge or micro fiber cloth. Also removes odor.

2.) Get rid of Mineral Deposits in Coffee Makers
Fill the water reservoir with 1 cup or more of white distilled vinegar and run it through a whole cycle. Run it once or twice more with plain water to rinse clean. (Check the owners’ manual first.) Another quick tip to clean the coffee pot when it is not in use is to put an inch high layer of ice cubes and pour the vinegar into the pot until is covers all the ice. Swirl the mixture around the pot and it will loosen the coffee stains from the sides. Sponge clean and rinse.

3.) Cleaning Your Computer: Vacuum, that’s right, vacuum your computer screen and keyboard with the bristle nozzle attachment (make sure your computer is off). When you are finished take a damp COTTON cloth (to avoid static) and give it a light spritz of a 50/50 mixture of white vinegar and water from your spray bottle onto the damp cloth. Wipe down your screen, keyboard, mouse, cables and desktop too.

What Vinegar Can Do In Your Car:

Clean the car’s interior with a mix of vinegar and water, equal parts.
Polish the chrome with a cotton cloth on the outside.
Put a bowl of vinegar in your car overnight to remove odor.
In the winter, coat your automobile’s windows with vinegar. It will prevent frost.
It also works as a windshield cleaner.
Spray a mix of equal parts water and vinegar on any road salt stains on the carpet. Blot with towel.

Kill The Mold:
Straight vinegar reportedly kills 82 percent of mold. Pour some white distilled vinegar straight into a spray bottle, spray on the moldy area, and let set without rinsing if you can put up with the smell. It will dissipate in a few hours.

Want to use this article in your newsletter, blog or web site? You have my blessing as long as you include the following complete blurb with it (including links).

Teresa Ward, President of Teresa’s Family Cleaning and New York State’s Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year is often considered Long Island’s foremost authority on cleaning homes and businesses to create a cleaner and healthier environment for all. Our highly sought after, award winning newsletter provides timely cleaning tips and other important Long Island information and charitable events for homeowners, businesses and not-for-profits. Visit us at www.TeresasFamilyCleaning.com to sign up and receive your copy of our weekly newsletter today!

1 Comment

By Webmaster, February 12, 2010 @ 11:49 am

The mineral deposits tip has been around for a bit, but is still valuable information to pass along. I <3 it!