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[gloriajean]

I use it instead of the sheets, and other fabric softeners - it's much cheaper, and yes, the white vinegar is used, and what I noticed is that there is no cling to the clothes. So it's serving it's purpose for me. Also in the dishwasher instead of jet dry, the dishwasher is sparkling clean! Those are my notices and I like them and just wanted to share.

[chickenbutt]

Oh, good idea about the dishwasher. Thanks! I will have to try that.

[occasionalrain]

On 9/9/2014 KYToby said:

Vinegar only works for laundry washed in real soap -- bit detergents. There really is no need to use any softener for most clothes. Vinegar does not serve as an effective rinse agent, and it, too, is a chemical.

Vinegar is a natural food so how do come up with it being a chemical? If that's the case lemon juice is a chemical too.

[gloriajean]

Right - I never thought of vinegar having a chemical - as it is Natural.

[gloriajean]

I just found this on the internet:

When it comes to laundry, there are a lot of choices on the market. Unfortunately, many of them are full of potentially harmful chemicals, perfumes, and allergens. That's aside from the fact that the packaging is far from friendly to the environment. If you are looking for an alternative, one thing you can do is start using a green fabric softener. Here are a few tips and ideas.

Make Your Own Homemade Dryer Sheets

To make re-usable dryer sheets, start by cutting cotton cloths into small squares. In a small bowl, mix 1/2 cup of vinegar and about 10 drops of your favorite essential oil. Place cloths in a sealable jar or container and pour liquid over the cloths until damp, but not soaking wet. Toss one square in your dryer with each load, and then return it to the container to use again. Store tightly sealed between uses.

Use Vinegar in the Rinse Cycle

About 1/2 cup vinegar helps soften clothes by cutting soap and hard water residues leftover from washing. You can even put the vinegar in a Downey ball if you have a hard time catching the beginning of the rinse cycle. Clothes come out soft and fresh, and minus the smell of vinegar.

[brewhaha]

I use vinegar for a lot of non-food related things but not in my laundry.

[Lipstickdiva]

I use vinegar in my washer in the container where fabric softener would go. I've never liked fabric softener and always heard it was not good for your clothes or your machine.

I feel the same way about the dryer sheets. I have seen them leave greasy looking marks on clothes in the past and always had the feeling they were leaving a film on clothes. Plus I know they leave a film on the lint catcher in the dryer. My dryer wasn't doing a really good job of drying and my DH asked if my lint trap was clean.

I swore up and down it was. He pulled it out and you could see a film on it. He scrubbed it, put it back in the dryer and voila. That is when I stopped using dryer sheets and never had a problem again.

White vinegar is not a chemical.

[ROMARY]

I recently brushed white vinegar on my fingernails, let dry, then painted with my usual fingernail polish. So far, it's prolonging the color, no chips, etc.

[ROMARY]

Use it as a hair rinse (diluted with water, of course). Also, as one of the kitty posters suggested, use a tablespoon or so of baking soda in each dose of shampoo. That works very well, too. Silky, smooth hair.........works similar to a conditioner.

[MaggieToo]

When I was a kid, my mother used to rinse my hair with vinegar...