10 Uses for White Vinegar

Vinegar is an incredibly useful and inexpensive must have in any home.  Don't let the stinky smell steer you away.

1. Window cleaner - mix equal parts white vinegar and water in a spray bottle.  
2. Fabric softener - pour 1/2 cup white vinegar into your washing machine's fabric softener dispenser or add to the rinse cycle
3. Sunburn - Soothe sunburn with a spray made of 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water.
4. Clean coffee pot - remove stubborn stains from the carafe by swishing 1/4 cup white vinegar around in it then washing.  Also to clean the inside of your coffee pot mix 1/2 cup vinegar with enough water to fill your pot and run through coffee maker.  Run clean water through once more. 
5. Dishwasher rinse - For spot free glasses fill your dishwasher's rinse aid compartment with white vinegar.
6. Hair conditioner - In the shower, rinse your hair with white vinegar for shine and softness.
7. Stop stings and bites - Using a cotton ball dab white vinegar on insect stings and bites for instant relief.
8. Kill unwanted weeds and grass - Mix equal parts white vinegar and water and spray onto unwanted weeds and grass in your garden.
9. Polish chrome fixtures - Shine up those faucets by dabbing white vinegar on a cleaning cloth and wipe down chrome fixtures.
10. Facial toner - Depending on your skin type use either diluted, or undiluted vinegar on a cotton ball in place of a commercial toner. (keep away from eyes)  I have found that this keeps my 30 yr old acne at bay too by creating an acidic environment where bacteria can not thrive.