Do you keep getting
streaks on your mirrors, no matter what you use? Do your white socks get black just after you had
washed your floors? Is your washer all blue from fabric softener? My answer was yes to all of the above!
I
had tried countless of glass cleaners, paper towels, mops, dusting
cloths, floor cleaners, scrubbing the floor on hands and knees with soap
and water. You name it, I have tried it, yet I always ended up with the same
result! A headache!
Years
ago, when I still lived at home, I worked with an
older lady who had told me that the best way to clean a window or a
mirror is with simply vinegar and water in a spray bottle; and instead of
using paper towels you
should use newspapers. “The best, easiest, and cheapest solution to your
problem” she would often say. One day after going through months of
headaches with my bathroom mirror, I decided to call it quits, and
suddenly my friend popped into my mind. Tried, tested and true! Works
wonders.
Moving on to my
streaky laminate flooring, that never seemed to get clean! That, my
friends is my ultimate biggest headache! I felt like even if I
moped the floors every hour, it would somehow still be dirty!
The way I had discovered that vinegar and water works on my floors is
because I had swept and washed my floors as I do regularly, and I got
streaks as always, and here comes my 10 month old in her walker with
cracker crumbs, my dog with her hair, and of course the husband with the
shoes that he wears indoors and outdoors because he claimed heels hurt. I
had just finished doing the dreaded mirror and I walked into the living
room to discover streaks and dusty footprints, freaking out, I got down
on hands and knees and I sprayed my vinegar and water on the floor and
started wiping it with a rag. Wow! I was amazed when it was done!
(Mind you, I got rid of the shoes, dog and crackers right after!).
Since then, my floor washing rituals have changed. I sweep, and then I
mop with my vinegar and water solution! Works every time! To be sure,
check with your wood floor manufacturer if it is safe to use vinegar,
because it is too acidic for some wood finishes. I wouldn’t want to be
the one to destroy your home.
Another
use for it, LAUNDRY! I have always used liquid fabric softener and
drier sheets as a combo for my laundry because I hate static! With the
two kids that I have, I have approximately 12 loads of laundry a week. I
think that I have cleaned my washer more times than my toilet. I kept
getting blue residue all over my washer, constantly. I didn’t want to discontinue using
my fabric softener, but there was no other answer! Until I heard from
my cousin that she adds about a cup of vinegar into her rinse cycle to
prevent static, kill bacteria, brighten her whites, and colors, and
help keep her washer clean on top of it all FANTASTIC! I give you my
word, I use vinegar in EVERY load I do. I ditched my fabric softener,
BUT, even though my cousin says I should even ditch my dryer sheets,
it’s still too risky! Maybe I’ll do a test run, but still not too
daring!
Vinegar is a must
have in my house, and I don’t know what I would do without it. I am
sure that there are tons of other things you can do with vinegar, other
than salad dressing! I will work on finding more answers, because if it
works on other things, all of my house cleaning products will be
replaced by gallons and gallons of vinegar! In my opinion it works
miracles!
Care to share
about my sour friend? Please feel free to post your vinegar secrets, so
we can start ditching those expensive, no-good all purpose cleaners and
buying jugs of vinegar.
Wishing you the best of luck with the wonders of magical vinegar, and a squeaky clean house to enjoy!
Val
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