I use it to neutralize pet stains(great in our cold water carpet cleaner) and get soap residue out of laundry(fabric softener). It works especially well for those blemishes that never quite come to a head, but hang around as big welts. If you hold a cotton ball dipped in vinegar on it a few times a day, it will go away. It also stops the “weeping” of wounds.

I use apple cider vinegar to condition my hair, and it works much better on my oily thin hair than commercial conditioners (They always felt too heavy and often left my hair really flat).

I’ll definitely have to try the tea tree oil disinfectant. I’ve been looking for a solid surface cleaner that doesn’t have a lot of the chemicals the commercial ones do, and I will give this one a try.

The one we use: If you start to feel a sore throat coming on, gargle a bit of apple cider vinegar and water (Just pour a bit in a cup and dilute with an equal amount of warm water) for a minute twice daily until the sore throat goes away. It tastes horrible but is really good at killing all the bacteria that cause the sore throat.

I’ve used vinegar as an herbicide. Spray it on weeds and it kills the foliage. For tiny weeds, this also kills the plant — great for just-emerged crabgrass. For larger weeds, the foliage will grow back and will have to be sprayed again. Often the second spraying does the trick. This method is not environmentally ideal (think acid rain), but I figure it’s better than Round-Up for weeds that can’t be effectively pulled.

Re: the trailer park comments: offensive and not funhy. Not even clever.

As for soaking burned pots and pans, I don’t soak for a length of time. I just fill the pot or pan to the burnt area and add 1 cup of vinegar. I boil for 5-10 minutes and then wash. Takes out the crud immediately.

As for sunburn, I have used it for years. I used to worry about it being acidic until I read that vinegar is the cheapest skin softener in the world. And the smell does go almost immediately. I currently have on hand about 10 gallons of vinegar which I got at $1.99 a gallon.

I currently use 1/3 spray bottle of alcohol and the rest is water for my showers. Keeps them germ free, mildew free, and clean. I spray the shower each time I use it and before I step out. I did this for 2 years in an apt. shower and I never had to clean the shower. It stayed shiny clean and no mildew (it was in the basement).

I use it in my washer (I use the softener ball you can get at Walmart.) Works great. I use it in the rinse water when I wash dishes. Removes all kinds of soap scum.

My husband used it for years when he farmed to keep from getting poison ivy. He was highly allergic to the p.i. I read it was good for that, so he would take a bath each night when he came in from work, fill the tub as high as he could and add 2 cups of vinegar and soak for 10-20 minutes. In all those years he only got p.i. once and it was a very mild case. Apparently it washes off all those spores before they can dig in.

Speas vinegar used to put out a booklet about a lot of uses for their project. I also had a booklet called “The Vinegar Book.” I have also read a lot of uses on this site and others.

Good luck in using this stuff. Talk about savings!!

All plants we eat are “genetically modified.” So are our animals. Humans have been modifying organisms for millions of years.

I actually use home-made apple cider vinegar for this purpose; it is mild and smells nicer to me than white vinegar. It is the result of hard-apple-cider-making gone awry, and isn’t tasty enough for culinary use. Anyway, it was free, considering otherwise I would have composted the cider.

The dilute vinegar does *not* make my head smell like pickles. Once it’s dry, it simply smells clean.

I started using vinegar as a conditioner because I wanted to find a use for all this inedible apple-cider vinegar, but now I enjoy the fact that my container of wonderful, expensive commercial conditioner will probably last a year instead of three months. Also, I’m using a lot fewer random chemicals on my skin, and rinsing a lot less of that stuff down the drain.

Count me in as dismayed by the amount of vitriol given to Trent by some commenters- we’re talking FREE and USEFUL tips, folks. Lighten up or go read something else!

When I vaccuum I sprinkle baking soda all over the carpet first, and it smells super fresh after.

I also use a spray bottle of 50% vinegar/water for cleaning my ferret room, because it’s MUCH safer than any chemicals and doesn’t damage their sensitive respiratory system.