Six Uncommon Uses for White Vinegar

White vinegar can be used for many purposes. It works as a cleaner, odor neutralizer, home remedy and more. Gardeners are even using this stuff. If you haven’t been using your white vinegar to its fullest potential, let me give you a few ideas for some less than common uses.

Deodorizing Your Hands

White vinegar makes a great hand cleaner. It will neutralize the leftover smells associated with touching garlic and onions. To remove a leftover smell, just pour some white vinegar over your hands and rub them together well. Rinse. Next wash them with soap and water as you normally would, and the smell should be gone!

Repel Cats From Your Garden

Cats hate the smell of vinegar! Put some white vinegar in a spray bottle and spray it around the border of your garden. Be careful not to spray it on the plants or the soil just around them. Vinegar raises the acidity of the soil and this could hurt your plants.

A Quick Test For Soil Alkalinity

To see if your soil is alkaline you can use a little white vinegar. Take a small test sample of the soil and add a few drops or so of the white vinegar. If the vinegar drops begin to make a fizzy reaction your soil is alkaline.

Natural Air Freshener (No Kidding!)

Although we’re all familiar with the distinctive smell of white vinegar, it can actually be used for a deodorizer. When you need to get rid of the leftover smell from cooking vinegar will do the trick. This also works for deodorizing cigarette smoke or paint fumes. Place a small bowl filled with white vinegar in a central location of the room. Another option would be to pour some white vinegar into a spray bottle and spray it (full-strength, not diluted) around the room as you would any room deodorizer.

Cold Sore Treatment

White vinegar, when applied to a cold sore, will kill bacteria and dry up the cold sore. Using a cotton ball, dab a bit of the vinegar directly to the affected area. It will also help to ease the pain and swelling.

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