Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Vinegar - The Household Staple with Hundreds of Uses! Part 2

Let the fun with vinegar continue!!  Here are some more household tips and tricks using that magical clear liquid!!
  • Rid your house of ants by spraying undiluted vinegar around doorways, windowsills, appliances, or anywhere that the pests like to hang out.
  • Deter fruit flies by setting out a small dish of undiluted vinegar.
  • Clean the wheel of your can opener with undiluted vinegar and a toothbrush.
  • Clean shower door tracks by filling them with vinegar, let sit for an hour, rinse with hot water, and scrub the grime away.
  • Clean woodwork and wood paneling with a solution of 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/2 cup vinegar, and 2 cups of warm water.
  • Remove water rings from the finish of your wood with equal parts vegetable oil and vinegar, rub with the grain of the wood.
  • Remove skunk odors from your pet by wiping them down with a solution of 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 water.
  • Keep cats out of your garden by soaking a cloth in vinegar and setting it in your garden.
  • Kills fleas by adding a small amount of vinegar to your pets drinking water.
  • Prevent cats from eating your plants by spraying the leaves with a solution of 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 water.
  • Keep frost off your car windows by coating them with vinegar.
  • Remove winter road salt residue from your shoes, or car interior by spraying with a mixture of 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 water and blotting with a clean cloth.
  • Make your own all purpose window cleaner using a few ounces of vinegar and a quart of water in a spray bottle.
  • Stop bug bites from itching by applying a cotton ball soaked in vinegar.
  • Soothe sun burned skin by spritzing with vinegar.
  • Make nail polish last longer by wiping your nails with cotton balls dipped in vinegar.  Let dry, then apply your nail polish.
  • Vinegar can be used as an antiseptic on cuts and scrapes.
  • Kill weeds and grass that are growing in unwanted places by pouring undiluted vinegar on them.

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