Things You Should Be Cleaning with Vinegar

Good old-fashioned white vinegar remains one of the most powerful tools in your home-cleaning arsenal: non-toxic, 100-per-cent natural with anti-bacterial properties, vinegar can be the secret weapon when it comes to making your home healthy and sparkling clean. Check out these household items you should be cleaning with vinegar.

1. Kitchen Sink

Keep your kitchen sink clean and shining by cleaning with a vinegar-and-water solution. Not only does vinegar naturally disinfect the sink, it will also remove hard water stains from a stainless-steel sink.

2. Hardwood Floors

Clean hardwood floors with a 50/50 solution of water and white vinegar, which will cut through dirt and grime and leave floors gleaming and free of streaks.

3. Toilet Bowl

To keep your toilet bowl clean and gleaming add half- cup of vinegar, let stand a few minutes then scrub with a toilet brush and flush. It really is that simple.

4. Crayon Marks

Any parent of small should be familiar with the joy of clean crayon drawings from walls. The next time this happens to you, dip a toothbrush in white vinegar and gently scrub the crayon marks; the vinegar will break down the wax, offering a thrifty, non-toxic solution to eliminate crayon marks.

5. Scuffed Leather Shoes and Bags

Wipe Scuffed leather bags or shoes with white vinegar, which will restore the shine and help to hide scuff marks.