Got Vinegar? Perhaps you stockpiled some, perhaps there was just a good deal, or perhaps you cleaned out your pantry and were rather surprised to find so much of it running around in there. Vinegar is a very inexpensive product that has so many incredible uses, you’ll be shocked! A total frugal find!
There have been a few other articles written on using Vinegar around your home for different things. Vinegar and Water: The Perfect Frugal Combination is an article showing how to use the two to clean around the house. Top Six Uses For Vinegar That Will Save You Money is an article filled with six amazing tips for using Vinegar around your home for the not so normal everyday things. More Frugal Uses For Vinegar follows up on the original Vinegar article, giving you even more great ideas. And the last article written so far, Oh, The Many Uses of Vinegar also has some amazing tips and ideas in it. Check them out when you get a chance, you will not be disappointed.
However, in this article, I am going to give you six brand new ideas on how to use that simply miracle liquid to do everyday things that you wouldn’t have normally thought about. So hang on, and start being even more frugal!
Swimmers Ear
Mixing equal parts of Vinegar and Rubbing Alcohol, place a few drops in each ear canal a few times a day, especially after swimming. This is probably the most comfortable solution and is gently dries out the ear canal.
Woolly Mammoth
So not really. But have you ever washed a wool sweater or blanket in the washing machine, only to pull it out and have it smell awful? Wool doesn’t exactly smell very good when it is wet and you can’t dry it in the dryer or it will shrink dramatically. To combat the problem rinse the garment in vinegar water to remove the water and allow to dry naturally.
Wallpaper Removal
Mix equal parts of hot water and vinegar. Next, dip a paint roller or paint brush into the solution, and wet the paper thoroughly. After two or three applications, most of the paper should peel off in sheets. For stubborn spots, repeat process until you are able to peel.
Urine Stains on Fabric or Carpet
They say animal urine, but human urine works this way too. Blot up as much of the liquid as you can. Then use warm (not hot) water to flush the spot several times. Apply a solution of equal parts of vinegar and cold water. Blot up the excess liquid, rinse with water and allow to dry. If the stain remains, apply the vinegar solution and leave on stain for about 20 minutes. Repeat blotting, rinsing and then allow to dry.
Jars
If you are as frugal as I am, you probably keep packaging containers such as butter and pickle or mayonnaise jars. We use them for other things around the house. Use white vinegar to rinse the inside of the jars once they are clean, to eliminate the odor of whatever used to be in the jar. This also works on plastic storage containers used to store food.
Lime Deposits
I found a cool trick to eliminate lime deposits in faucets. Tie a plastic sandwich baggie filled with ½ cup of vinegar to the entire outside of the faucet head. Be sure the entire thing is drenched and covered in the vinegar. Allow to soak for several hours. It’s worked for us and leaves no odors and everything shines and looks so clean!
For more terrific articles on using common household items in other ways, as well as additional upcoming articles on using Vinegar you can visit my blog, or the frugal blog here at families.com.
Related Articles:
Vinegar and Water: The Perfect Frugal Combination
Top Six Uses For Vinegar That Will Save You Money