Vinegar Tips For The Laundry

Vinegar Tips For The Laundry
Use only distilled white vinegar for laundry recipes

New clothes treatment
Add one-cup vinegar to the wash cycle when
new clothes are being machine-washed.
It will help eliminate manufacturing chemicals and their odors.
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Laundry brightener
Add 1/2 cup of vinegar to each load
will clean and brighten colorful clothes.
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Color corrector
Bright colored clothes have a tendency to run,
but if you immerse them in full strength white vinegar before washing
your garments will not fade or run.
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Clothes whitener
Add 1-1/2 cups vinegar to rinse water
to brighten white laundry.
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Sock whitener
Restore dingy white socks to bright white
by soaking in vinegar and hot water.
Fill a large pot half full with tap water and add 1 cup of vinegar.
Bring the water to a boil and remove from the stove.
Place socks in the hot water and let them soak
until the water is cool or overnight. Wash as usual.
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Suede Cleaner
To clean and condition suede garments,
wipe them with a sponge or soft cloth dipped in vinegar.
To remove grease stains from suede,
rub gently with a cloth dipped in vinegar.
Brush with a suede brush when dry.
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Patented leather shoe shiner
To clean and shine patent leather shoes quickly and easily,
dip a sponge in vinegar and wipe the shoes clean. Buff to a high shine with
a soft dry cloth.
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Shoe polisher
After your shoes are polished,
buff with a few drops of vinegar and they will shine like new.
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Perspiration odor eliminator
Perspiration odor and stains can be removed from clothes with vinegar.
Pour some full strength vinegar on the underarm area and collar
before washing.
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Smoke odor remover
Pour two cups of vinegar in a bathtub of hot water,
hang the clothes above the tub
and let the clothes hang for several hours to remove the odors.

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Skunk odor remover
Soak the items in a solution of one-cup vinegar to one gallon of water.
Leave the clothes in the vinegar bath for several hours.
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Fabric crease and thread remover
When lengthening a hem, changing a crease or opening a seam,
make a solution of equal parts vinegar and water,
then use it to dampen a cloth, place over the area
and press as usual.
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Fabric softener
Vinegar can be used to make all your clothes soft.
Add one cup of vinegar to each wash load during the rinse cycle.
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Iron cleaner
To remove dark or burned spots on the bottom of an iron,
rub with a mixture of half vinegar and ½ salt then
wipe off with a rag dipped in clean water.
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Steam iron cleaner
To clean the inside of your steam iron,
occasionally fill the water reservoir
with full-strength vinegar and let it steam clean the iron.
Repeat the process using water
then thoroughly rinse out with water.
This will keep your iron free of corrosion and calcium or lime deposits.
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Silk rinse
After hand washing silk clothing in mild soap,
remove residue by
adding a tablespoon of vinegar to clean, cool rinse water.
Dry and press per the care instructions.
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Suds reducer
Add 1 cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle followed by a clear-water rinse.
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Heavy-duty cleaner
Soak heavily soiled items in a bucket of
warm water with one cup of vinegar. Wash as normal.
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Chewing gum remover
Vinegar removes gum from fabric, carpet and upholstery.
Pour a little full strength vinegar on the gum and let it sit for
15 minutes.
The vinegar will help loosen the gum from the fabric.
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Hard to remove stains
Stains like wine, ketchup, coffee, tea,
must be tackled as soon as possible.
Sponge washable cotton polyester and blends with vinegar within 24 hours.
Tough stains can be soaked in a solution of
3 parts vinegar and 1 part cool water for several hours or overnight.
Launder as usual.
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Crayon remover
Moisten and old soft toothbrush with vinegar and
rub crayon stains out of clothing. Wash as usual.
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Hair dye stain remover
Apply some full strength vinegar to the stains before washing.
To remove stubborn hair dye from clothing,
add 2 cups vinegar to the wash cycle.