Vinegar kills Bacteria, Mold and Germs

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Vinegar Kills Bacteria, Mold and Germs

Vinegar is a mainstay of the old folk recipes for cleaning, and with
good reason. The vim of the vinegar is that it kills bacteria, mold,
and germs.

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Heinz company spokesperson Michael Mullen references numerous
studies to show that a straight 5 percent solution of vinegar—such
as you can buy in the supermarket—kills 99 percent of bacteria, 82
percent of mold, and 80 percent of germs (viruses). He noted that
Heinz can't claim on their packaging that vinegar is a disinfectant
since the company has not registered it as a pesticide with the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However, it seems to be
common knowledge in the industry that vinegar is powerfully
antibacterial. Even the CBS news show 48 Hours had a special last
December with Heloise reporting on tests from The Good Housekeeping
Institute that showed this.

Just like antibiotics, common disinfectants found in sponges and
household sprays may contribute to drug resistant bacteria,
according to researchers of drug resistance at Tufts New England
Medical Center. Furthermore, research at the Government Accounting
Office shows that many commercial disinfectants are ineffective to
begin with, just like antibiotics. Keep a clean spray bottle filled
with straight 5 percent vinegar in your kitchen near your cutting
board, and in your bathroom, and use them for cleaning. I often
spray the vinegar on our cutting board before going to bed at night,
and don't even rinse, but let it set overnight. The smell of vinegar
dissipates within a few hours. Straight vinegar is also great for
cleaning the toilet rim. Just spray it on and wipe off.


I have kept a spray bottle of straight white vinegar on my kitchen sink now for years. I just grab a couple of sheets of paper towel and spray down my counter tops and faucet handles several times a day. I also keep one under the bathroom counter for the same thing. I personally feel that the commercial cleaners have too many toxins in them to be spraying them in my home.

[matt&roxy]

I use vinegar for alot of cleaning..........I don't think I have found a product any cheaper than vinegar that does as good of a job...... Thanks for sharing the article.........

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Thanks!

[MMP]

I think that's why it really works good in the washing machine. DH had a job hauling pigs where he had to get in the trailer and run the pigs out. Can you all say......PEEEEUUUUU!!! LOL I tried Oxyclean on them. All that did was cover the stench, but when I started using vinegar as the fabric softner it cut way down on the smell of is clothes. Simply because it cut down on the bacteria and whatever else was in the clothes from the pig poop.

[matt&roxy]

I love the stuff, of course I use white vinegar, I suppose any vinegar would work though.........My husband works on a farm, and pig poop is by far the worst smell...........I thought cow poop was until the day he came home covered in pig poop, I do not know how they can handle that smell day in and day out all day long...............

[MarshHen]

DIL in Indiana said her childrens doctor told her to clean all of their toys with vinegar and water. I keep a spray bottle full of it under the kitchen sink to clean the cutting boards, counters, and pretty much everything in the kitchen.

I use it in the laundry, and it also makes a wonderful hair rinse too. Leaves hair really soft.

[DaisyLady]

I would be lost without my vinegar. I can't use bleach (septic system). Apple cider vinegar diluted with water makes a great skin toner and hair rinse.

I like to use it to clean in the kitchen because I don't have to worry about toxic cleaners accidently getting into my food!