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5 Uses for Vinegar and Dawn Dish Detergent

April 15, 2013

5 Uses for Vinegar and Dawn Dish Detergent

 

If you browse Pinterest occasionally (or if you are like me, all the time, haha) Then you will probably have seen the amazing DIY shower cleaner using Dawn dish detergent and plain white vinegar. I went out and bought a gallon of white vinegar and some no-name brand knock off Dawn and started scrubbing down my shower. It really does work great and it got me thinking, what other uses are there for vinegar and soap? Well, it turns out quite a few!

1) Dog Shampoo

Do your pups suffer from fleas? Try spraying a mixture of Dawn and vinegar on them next time you give them a bath. It will kill the fleas and get out any nasty odors from their fur. Take a squirt of the soap and add it to a couple teaspoons of vinegar and lather as usual. Please keep in mind that the Dawn acts as an anti-greaser so you should not shampoo them with it on a regular basis or it may dry out their skin too much. 

2) Weed Killer

Take a gallon jug and fill it with half warm vinegar and half water. Add 2 cups of salt and a half cup of dawn. It’s important that the water and vinegar are warmed up so that the salt and soap can dissolve. Transfer to a spray bottle and spritz on anything in the garden you wish to kill.

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3) Oven Cleaner

Sprinkle baking soda on the bottom of your oven and spritz it with a 50/50 mixture of vinegar and dawn. Wait 6-8 hours and then wipe it up. Your oven will be so clean!

4) Fruit Fly Killer

Got a problem with fruit flies in your kitchen? Set out a cup with apple cider vinegar with a squirt of soap and it will attract and kill those pesky flies.

5) Clean your Make Up Brushes
Heat a half cup of vinegar in the microwave and pour it into a small spray bottle. Add a few squirts of Dawn and spray it onto a soft cloth. Swirl your makeup brushes into the mixture and all the gunk will come off. Rinse them in hot water and lay flat to dry.

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That’s five other uses for vinegar and Dawn. What other uses around the home can you think of for these two awesome cleaning ingredients? Let us know in the comments!

You may also like my recipe for homemade bleach. Check out my instructional video below!

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Comments

  1. Melissa from the Blue House says

    April 15, 2013 at 11:48 pm

    I've been seeing this all over Pinterest too and wondered if it really worked! Gonna try it soon on the old brick floor of the new/old house we're buying!

  2. Adrienne Audrey says

    April 18, 2013 at 12:58 am

    Good Luck! Let us know how it goes!

  3. Anonymous says

    May 31, 2013 at 1:03 am

    My fiberglass shower is clean. Yeah it works so well.

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