23 Uses Of Vinegar From HouseHold Chores To Cat Repellant

In today’s high-tech world, it’s nice to know that there are many “low-tech,” in expensive and environmentally safe solutions to everyday problems.

Vinegar, for all of it’s simplicity, is an amazing product. Here are just a few of the many uses for vinegar:

When waxing a floor after scrubbing with a floor stripper, use 1 cup of vinegar to the rinse water. It neutralizes the chemicals and makes wax or floor finishes adhere better.

For an inexpensive cleaning solution to replace those expensive PERGO flooring cleaners: (From a PERGO dealer) Pour 32 ounces of white vinegar, 32 ounces of rubbing alcohol, 64 ounces of water and 6 drops of dishwashing liquid into a 1-gallon plastic jug, shake to mix, then pour contents into a spray bottle. You now have the equivalent of the more expensive Pergo floor cleaner. Just spray and mop, then go back over the floors with a dry towel to remove any excess moisture. Also works great on tile floors!

As a wall cleaner: Mix 1 gallon of water, 1 cup of ammonia, 1/2-cup vinegar, and 1/4 cup of baking soda into a bucket of water. STIR TO MIX THOROUGHLY. Wash the walls from the bottom up. Otherwise, you may get drips on the non-cleaned surfaces that are very difficult, if not impossible to remove.

As a nontoxic bug spray: Keep 100% vinegar in a spray bottle and use instead of pesticides, anywhere inside or outside. Why spray toxic pest killers inside your home, where your family and pets are exposed to it, when you can use a natural remedy?

To repel ants, spray vinegar around door and window frames, under appliances, and along other known ant trails.


To kill grass on walks and driveways: Pour full strength vinegar on unwanted grasses.

To kill weeds in the garden, spray full strength on the tops of weeds. Reapply on any new growth.

To keep car windows frost-free: Coat the windows the night before with a solution of three parts vinegar to one part water.

Soak new propane lantern wicks in vinegar for several hours. Let dry before using. They will burn longer and brighter.

As a cat repellant: Sprinkle vinegar on an area to discourage cats from walking, sleeping or scratching or...

To freshen vegetables: Soak wilted vegetables in a quart of cold water and a tablespoon of vinegar.

To scale fish more easily: Rub with vinegar 5 minutes before scaling.