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Tips from Heloise and Martha Stewart

Heloise suggested to readers of the CantonRep.com to use vinegar to help clean faucet aerators.  See the tip below: Low-water aerators are highly recommended for saving water. Aerators do get clogged with minerals and dirt, causing a noticeably slower flow of water from your faucet. It is a fairly easy job to remove the screw-on […]

Vinegar Tips Featured on USATODAY.com

USATODAY.com ran an article by Kim Painter on ways to reduce cloudiness and spottiness on dishes.  The author offers 5 tips for clean dishes, including the one below related to vinegar: Try the vinegar cure If your glassware already is covered in a sad, milky film, try this technique suggested by the cleaning institute: Put […]

Wallet Pop Features Video on Vinegar

Wallet Pop.com featured a video on the many uses of vinegar.  The video features Julia Scott’s (also known as the Bargain Babe) Daily Tips for Savvy Spenders.   In the video, which can be seen here, Ms. Scott demonstrates her 10 favorite uses for vinegar.   As additional information, Wallet Pop focuses on consumer financial topics.

Does “Stale” Vinegar Clean as well as Fresh Vinegar?

Yahoo!  Associated Content (“the world’s largest source of community-created content”) featured a story on whether “old, stale” vinegar can be used to clean.  According to the author, “I found out that when it comes to cleaning with vinegar old is better.”  To read the article, use this link.

Use Vinegar to Remove Apple Juice Stains

The Oakland Press (Michigan) featured a story titled, “Frugal Living:  Remove Apple Juice Stains,” that recommended the use of vinegar to remove such stains.  The article notes, “For your apple juice stain, presoak in a sink of warm water and liquid dish washing soap and vinegar for an hour (1 part vinegar, 2 parts water). […]

Use Vinegar to Clean Your Water Bottle

Ridemedia.com (a website for cyclists) provides its readers many tips to clean water bottles, including cleaning with vinegar.  The tip is noted below: “Vinegar is a very safe cleaning solution. Poor a couple of caps full into a bottle, shake and leave overnight. Rinse thoroughly with hot water and then cold.” To read the entire […]

30 Uses for Vinegar

An article on heraldnet.com (Washington) showcased 30 uses for white distilled vinegar.

Groom Dogs with Vinegar to Repel Bugs

Associated Content by Yahoo! featured a story on the use of vinegar to groom dogs.  The article notes, “The vinegar will disinfect bug bites and keep bugs off of your dog.  One of the main bugs that vinegar is thought to keep away is mosquitoes.  By coating your dog in vinegar, your dog can help […]

Vinegar to Clean Your Ears

Yahoo! News picked up a story from HealthDay News on a new study that has found a direct association between using cotton swabs to clean the ears and ruptured eardrums.  Co- author of the study, Dr. Michael Seidman, director of the division of otologic and neurotologic surgery at Henry Ford Hospital, offered three alternative ways […]

May is National Vinegar Month

The westboroughpatch.com (Massachusetts) recognized May as National Vinegar Month and noted, “The Vinegar Institute is hoping you will take time in the month of May to honor how versatile the product is for both cooking and cleaning.”  To view the article, click here.