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Amazing Ways to Clean with Vinegar

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When you think of vinegar, what comes to mind? A good stir-fry perhaps? Vinegar is a pantry staple in most households, but it can do a whole lot more than add zip to your salad dressing. Check out these amazing ways to clean with vinegar.

It is amazing what vinegar can do. Love all these easy cleaning recipes!

Vinegar is 5% acetic acid, which is what kills many types of bacteria, viruses, and mold. How great is that? Today I decided to gather up all the ways I’ve used vinegar around my home, and share them in one post for easy reference.

Just click on the image or link below the image for all the details…

Amazing Ways to Clean with Vinegar

Remove Hard Water/Mineral Deposits

This is truly one of my favorite cleaning tips! If you have hard water/mineral deposits on your faucets, all you need is vinegar to completely remove them. How amazing is that?

Removing Hard Water Stains

Removing Hard Water Stains

Cleaning A Shower Head

Not only can vinegar remove mineral deposits on your faucet, check out how well it cleaned our shower head!

Cleaning A Shower Head Before and After

How to Clean A Shower Head

DIY Dish Soap

For years people asked me about a DIY Dish Soap recipe, and I never had one… I was so hesitant to give up my store-bought soap… but I finally did it. This dish soap smells amazing and the suds last through the entire load.

DIY Dish Soap

DIY Dish Soap

All Purpose Cleaner

I use this every single day in my house. It’s what I use to wipe down our kitchen counters and dining room table. It’s what I use to clean our bathroom sinks. And it’s the first thing I grab when the dog has an accident on the floor. The addition of essential oils adds a wonderful, warm scent, so you don’t even smell the vinegar.

All Purpose Spray- Free Printable Label

All Purpose Cleaner

Cleaning the Dishwasher

Most people don’t think about cleaning their dishwasher, because it is already “washing” itself each time you run it, however, using vinegar and baking soda can help to eliminate odors and kill off mold and/or bacteria that may be harboring inside.

How to Clean a Dishwasher

Cleaning the Dishwasher

Shower/Tub Cleaner

This is one of the first DIY Cleaning Recipes I ever made, and it works beautifully… even when my children destroy the tub with crayons and markers. Check out the post for more on that 🙂

Great idea to incorporate Tea Tree Essential Oil into this DIY Shower Cleaner! #teatree #essentialoils #showercleaner

DIY Shower/Tub Cleaner

DIY Upholstery Spray

There are store-bought upholstery sprays that are so strong and overwhelming, I simply cannot use them. (Not only that, I don’t like the way they smell.) I tried my own version, and love the mild scent that doesn’t overpower the room.

DIY Upholstery Spray

DIY Floor Cleaner

This recipe is easy to whip up, and it leaves floors clean and shiny.

It is amazing what vinegar can do. Love all these easy cleaning recipes!

Floor cleaner

Freshen Laundry

If you have ever found a bag with wet clothes in it, you know how bad clothing can smell. Or how about those musty towels? Vinegar can be used to freshen laundry and remove those nasty odors.

It is amazing what vinegar can do. Love all these easy cleaning recipes!

Laundry Freshener

DIY Toilet Cleaner

Sooo… my kid decided to drink out of the toilet one day… So gross. That’s when I made the switch to DIY Toilet Cleaner using vinegar and baking soda.

It is amazing what vinegar can do. Love all these easy cleaning recipes!

DIY Toilet Cleaner

Cleaning the Coffee Maker

Who doesn’t love a warm cup of coffee in the morning? (Okay. Probably some of you… ) Problem with coffee makers is that they get calcium build-up. Vinegar is all you need to remove it.

Instructions on how to clean a coffee maker

Cleaning A Coffee Maker

DIY Weed Killer

This stuff works so well. I had actually sprayed some weeds and awhile later, it started to rain. After it cleared, I thought I better go re-spray the weeds. No need. They were already dried out and dead.

DIY Weed Killer

DIY Weed Killer

Drain Clog Remover

I have no idea why this chemical reaction works, but it does. You basically get to do a 5th grade Science project in your drain pipe, and the benefit is that it will unclog slow-moving drains.

It is amazing what vinegar can do. Love all these easy cleaning recipes!

Drain Clog Remover

Cleaning the Microwave

Cleaning the microwave is super easy with this quick trick. All you need is a measuring cup, some water, vinegar, and a toothpick 🙂 And, yes, this image is pre-cleaning (thus the stain 🙂 )

How to Clean A Microwave

Cleaning the Microwave

Cleaning the Washing Machine

Another appliance you may not think to clean is your washing machine, but if you have a front-loader, you know it can start to get a funky smell. Vinegar is great for getting that odor under control.

How to Clean A Washing Machine

Cleaning the Washing Machine

How do you use vinegar in your home?

 

Love it? Pin it!This post is FILLED with amazing ways to clean with vinegar. Everything from removing hard water stains to cleaning a shower head to making an all purpose spray!


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  1. Mary-the boondocks blog says

    February 18, 2017 at 6:28 PM

    When I first moved to Greece I had no idea what that white stuff was on my glasses. Once I found out it was mineral deposits I went to the store and bought a bunch of expensive cleaners. But I discovered a few years later just how wonderful vinegar is for all that and much more. Now I have a squeeze bottle in each bathroom and the kitchen where we use them to clean and also as a rinse for our hair.

    I knew it had many uses but this post is great for all the recipes, Erin thanks for putting them all in one spot. Pinning this one for sure.

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    • Erin Meyer says

      February 19, 2017 at 8:59 AM

      Thanks for pinning Mary! Isn’t vinegar the best? I admit, though, I’ve never tried it in my hair 🙂

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