can accumulate mineral deposits that will shorten its life and performance. To clean out these deposits, pour undiluted white vinegar into your iron’s water chamber, switch it on and let it steam for about 5-10 minutes. Ten refill the chamber with clean water and repeat the steaming. Finally, give the water chamber a good rinse with clean water.
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softeners, add 1 cup of white vinegar into your rinse cycle – giving your linen a soft feel when they’re done! Wool and cotton blankets come up softer and fluffier when you add vinegar to the rinse! Vinegar also doesn’t clog up your machine the way fabric softeners tend to do in the long run, and is much gentler on sensitive skin!
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machines get clogged with soap powder and fabric softeners. As a good maintenance habit, de-scum your washing machine once a month. Run full cycle of wash (without clothes or laundry detergent) and add 3 cups of white vinegar into the water. This also disinfects your washing machine from the inside out!
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AND SOCKS - Boil about 1 cup of white vinegar to 1.5 litres of water
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To WHITEN CHILDREN’S SCHOOL SHIRTS
To DESCUMM your WASHING MACHINE - Over time, washing
As a FABRIC SOFTENER - Rather than use chemical fabric
and place inside a bucket. Soak your children’s dirty socks and school shirts in this solution overnight, and then wash them in the washing machine as normal.
from clothes, spray undiluted white vinegar onto a fresh stain (wine, alcohol, etc) and sponge up as much as possible before washing your clothes. For ink stains, rub a paste mixture of 2 parts white vinegar + 3 parts corn flour into the ink stain and let it dry before throwing it into the wash.
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To REMOVE STAINS from CLOTHES - To remove general stains
cider vinegar with 1 litre of water and drink throughout the day. Tis helps to bring down fevers and relieve fatigue.
Taking 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar with honey dissolved in water 3 times a day can stop the onset of eye fatigue, supplying the body with vital nutrients needed for eye health. A daily dose of apple cider vinegar in water is also said to promote hair growth! This also has the added benefit of normalising blood pressure and glucose levels in the body.
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To IMPROVE BLOOD PRESSURE, EYE and HAIR HEALTH –
To REDUCE FEVER or FATIGUE – Mix four tablespoons of apple
TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF VASE FLOWERS – Tired of your flowers wilting on you? Add a little apple cider vinegar into the vase water and this will keep your flowers alive for
Wipe down your leather shoes or bags with a soft cloth that has been moistened with undiluted white vinegar. To remove salt water stains on winter leather shoes, rub with white vinegar mixed with salt.
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To SHINE UP PATENT LEATHER SHOES and BAGS –
To CLEAN YOUR STEAM IRON – Over time, your steam iron
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