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Teresa, it's the acetic acid (5% by volume usually) in the vinegar that does the heavy lifting. So as long as the vinegar is not coloured, it works for cleaning. Personally, I consider the white vinegar only fit for cleaning, not for eating or drinking. Apple cider vinegar (or wine vinegar) are good for ingesting. I suspect that red wine vinegar also contains many of the benefits of red wine from grape polyphenols.

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I have always used vinegar and baking soda to wash all my produce in such as grapes, apples, cherries. Unreal the stuff that comes off from the fruits. Always cut the pulls on juices as that small circle could end up in water somewhere and hurt something so cut those juice pulls, milk pulls (they are even on the organic milks), although I switched to almond milk years ago.

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I make a weed killer by mixing a cup of salt with 1/2 cup of hot water to dissovle the salt. and add the mixture to 4 cups of white vinegar. I then add -3 suirts of dishwashing liquid. [ Helps the mixture stick to the leaves] Spray or paint on leaves of weeds on a sunny day.

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I canot seem to find white vinegar, the cheap stuff here in Spain. Have been buying white wine vinegar, still relatively cheap, but I am not sure that it is doing the same things as suggested by all the 'white' vinegar recipes. Could anyone advise please? Thankyou in advance.

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I would totally prefer using "naturals" to do my cleaning--actually I'd like not to have to do the cleaning. I read somewhere that vinegar (???) caused pitting of chrome so I am a little reticent to use it now. I would appreciate giving this a dust if you have better information.

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Vinegar is also the best pipe cleaner, as in veins and arteries, in the world. Balances blood sugar, great antacid, LDL cholesteral fighter. I drink 3 shots of Bragg organic aplle cider a day and I notice when I don't.

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I use vinegar to clean almost everything, and I LOVE the idea of adding essential oils to my mixture to cover up the smell of the vinegar. Definitely going to try this. Lots of great uses here. I can also attest to the 8 oz of water with 1t of honey and 1t of apple cider vinegar. I drink it first thing I wake up in the morning and was amazed at how energized I felt immediately after. Before even drinking my coffee. Now I premix a big jug of this drink, keep it in my fridge and drink it all day long. It kind of tastes like lemonade to me. Just make sure it's organic apple cider vinegar with the mother!

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are you talking about malt or wine vinegar?

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Janine Paterson, Where do you use the cider vinegar and bicarb for cat smell? Do you use a saturated clothe and wipe down areas they use or some other application. I am changing to vinegar for safety for me and cats and effectiveness.How are you doing this? What percentage in mixture. Please help. MargoWolf

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Allison, I use vinegar (and Vinegar of the Four Thieves) on my granite and haven't had any problems.

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