Comments on: Replace products with vinegar http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/09/25/replace-products-with-vinegar/ Frugal Living by Sara Noel Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:26:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sue http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/09/25/replace-products-with-vinegar/#comment-30907 Sue Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:28:59 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1935#comment-30907 I just wanted to warn everyone about rinsing sheets and pillow cases with vinegar. I have done this for about 5 months...and all was great. But, now I've noticed that the skin on my face is itchy and getting red blotches, almost like welts. This has never happened to me before. So...I started thinking about what I was eating and any other changes that I have made and it dawned on my that facial skin is very sensitive and white vinegar is acidic. I changed my pillow cases with some that were dried with a dryer sheet, and my red welts were gone the next day. Maybe I will try apple cider vinegar instead, since it is alkaline. I just wanted to warn everyone about rinsing sheets and pillow cases with vinegar. I have done this for about 5 months…and all was great. But, now I’ve noticed that the skin on my face is itchy and getting red blotches, almost like welts. This has never happened to me before. So…I started thinking about what I was eating and any other changes that I have made and it dawned on my that facial skin is very sensitive and white vinegar is acidic. I changed my pillow cases with some that were dried with a dryer sheet, and my red welts were gone the next day.

Maybe I will try apple cider vinegar instead, since it is alkaline.

]]> By: JB http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/09/25/replace-products-with-vinegar/#comment-28508 JB Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:31:49 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1935#comment-28508 Here's another use I just learned. If you mix apple cider vinegar with some dish detergent, fruitflies (drosophila melangaster) are attracted to the concoction. Takes care of a pesky kitchen issue if you've got a bowl of fresh but fruitfly egg-tainted fruit from the market. Here’s another use I just learned. If you mix apple cider vinegar with some dish detergent, fruitflies (drosophila melangaster) are attracted to the concoction. Takes care of a pesky kitchen issue if you’ve got a bowl of fresh but fruitfly egg-tainted fruit from the market.

]]> By: Michael http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/09/25/replace-products-with-vinegar/#comment-28503 Michael Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:15:24 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1935#comment-28503 Thanks for all the great pointers. I will be back. Thanks for all the great pointers. I will be back.

]]> By: mary http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/09/25/replace-products-with-vinegar/#comment-28371 mary Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:19:12 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1935#comment-28371 I put my compost scraps in a plastic bin. If I don't empty it quickly enough, it absorbs the smells. A little vinegar and water soak, eliminate the smells completely. I put my compost scraps in a plastic bin. If I don’t empty it quickly enough, it absorbs the smells. A little vinegar and water soak, eliminate the smells completely.

]]> By: Roschelle http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/09/25/replace-products-with-vinegar/#comment-28065 Roschelle Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:56:47 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1935#comment-28065 I've used vinegar in several of these ways and it's amazing how well it works. This post should really be helpful to those that were unaware of Wonder Vinegar!!! .-= Roschelle´s last blog ..<a href="http://inconsequentiallogic.blogspot.com/2009/09/has-your-blog-readership-increased.html" rel="nofollow">Has Your Blog Readership Increased?</a> =-. I’ve used vinegar in several of these ways and it’s amazing how well it works. This post should really be helpful to those that were unaware of Wonder Vinegar!!!
.-= Roschelle´s last blog ..Has Your Blog Readership Increased? =-.

]]> By: tracy http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/09/25/replace-products-with-vinegar/#comment-27947 tracy Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:18:15 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1935#comment-27947 I mix a small bottle of the cheapest commercial hair conditioner with 4 cups of vinegar and 4 cups of water in a big jug. Shake it up well and I use it for my hair and my laundry. Both come out nice and soft and smelling great. This jug will last me for months at about 1.00 a batch. I also bought 12 cheap wash cloths and soaked them in this solution over night, then hung up to dry without wringing out. Instant dryer sheets and they last about 5 or more cycles before loosing their scent. I drink a shot glass of applecider vinegar mixed with 100% grape juice every morning and I dont suffer from heartburn any more. I talked to my Doctor before starting this tho!!! Please talk to yours before starting this. I also mix vinegar with water to clean my floors. Vinegar is a girls bff! I mix a small bottle of the cheapest commercial hair conditioner with 4 cups of vinegar and 4 cups of water in a big jug. Shake it up well and I use it for my hair and my laundry. Both come out nice and soft and smelling great. This jug will last me for months at about 1.00 a batch. I also bought 12 cheap wash cloths and soaked them in this solution over night, then hung up to dry without wringing out. Instant dryer sheets and they last about 5 or more cycles before loosing their scent. I drink a shot glass of applecider vinegar mixed with 100% grape juice every morning and I dont suffer from heartburn any more. I talked to my Doctor before starting this tho!!! Please talk to yours before starting this. I also mix vinegar with water to clean my floors. Vinegar is a girls bff!

]]> By: Sara Noel http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/09/25/replace-products-with-vinegar/#comment-27899 Sara Noel Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:16:27 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1935#comment-27899 All great ways to use it. :) All great ways to use it. :)

]]> By: Emily @ Under$1000PerMonth http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/09/25/replace-products-with-vinegar/#comment-27878 Emily @ Under$1000PerMonth Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:09:05 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1935#comment-27878 I throw a little into smelly diaper loads of laundry to eliminate the odors. .-= Emily @ Under$1000PerMonth´s last blog ..<a href="http://under1000permonth.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-know-im-not-that-bad-of-mom.html" rel="nofollow">I Know I'm Not That Bad of A Mom</a> =-. I throw a little into smelly diaper loads of laundry to eliminate the odors.
.-= Emily @ Under$1000PerMonth´s last blog ..I Know I’m Not That Bad of A Mom =-.

]]> By: Tammy http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/09/25/replace-products-with-vinegar/#comment-27872 Tammy Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:49:37 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1935#comment-27872 I wash my hair using a quarter cup of baking soda to a quart of water. I use a cup of this and rinse. I then used my regular shampoo, but it seemed like however little I use I have suds that won't wash out. So I'm just going to use that and then the vinegar rinse and see how it works. I wash my hair using a quarter cup of baking soda to a quart of water. I use a cup of this and rinse. I then used my regular shampoo, but it seemed like however little I use I have suds that won’t wash out. So I’m just going to use that and then the vinegar rinse and see how it works.

]]> By: Polly http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/09/25/replace-products-with-vinegar/#comment-27863 Polly Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:17:44 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1935#comment-27863 I always have a giant bottle of white vinegar tucked away in the cupboard, It is a fabulous mold killer used straight. I just pour vinegar into a spray botttle and spray the moldly crevices in my bathroom. I come back in an hour with a heavy duty scrub brush sprinkled with baking soda & a few drops of dish soap and just like magic the mold peels away to reveal fresh clean calk and tiles. It is amazing! No more breathing in bleach fumes. I also add vinegar to my beauty routine. It is fabulous for pedicures. I soak my feet in a bowl of warm water that I've added white vinegar to. It softenens skin, and gets my feet prepared for the pumice stone. I never have to worry about athlete’s foot, it stops it dead in its tracks. I've never tried steaming a bowl of vinegar in the microwve. The microwave is on my list to clean this weekend and I'm going to give that a go! Thanks Sara! I always have a giant bottle of white vinegar tucked away in the cupboard, It is a fabulous mold killer used straight. I just pour vinegar into a spray botttle and spray the moldly crevices in my bathroom. I come back in an hour with a heavy duty scrub brush sprinkled with baking soda & a few drops of dish soap and just like magic the mold peels away to reveal fresh clean calk and tiles. It is amazing! No more breathing in bleach fumes.

I also add vinegar to my beauty routine. It is fabulous for pedicures. I soak my feet in a bowl of warm water that I’ve added white vinegar to. It softenens skin, and gets my feet prepared for the pumice stone. I never have to worry about athlete’s foot, it stops it dead in its tracks.

I’ve never tried steaming a bowl of vinegar in the microwve. The microwave is on my list to clean this weekend and I’m going to give that a go! Thanks Sara!

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