Are you looking for ways to clean with vinegar? Vinegar can be used in a number of different ways as a safe, effective, and inexpensive cleaner. Read on to learn how to clean with vinegar around your home.

Vinegar can be used to clean, freshen, and disinfect in the kitchen, bathroom, and laundry area. Consider substituting vinegar for more toxic cleaners in your house. Note, don't clean marble with vinegar; the acid can etch the surface.

1. Remove berry stains from your hands by washing them with vinegar.
2. If a lunch box or thermos has a sour smell, soak a piece of bread in vinegar and leave it in the lunch box overnight. Wash, and use as usual.
3. You can descale coffee makers by running 1 cup of white vinegar through the regular coffee cycle. Run through two cycles of plain water after the vinegar cycle before brewing coffee.
4. Clean your drain by pouring in 1 cup of baking soda and 1 cup of hot vinegar. Allow it to sit for 5 minutes, then flush by running hot water down the drain.
5. Make ice cubes out of white vinegar and use them to clean your garbage disposal. Toss several cubes down the disposal, and run it while flushing with cold water.
6. Boil 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/2 cup water in a bowl in the microwave. the steam will loosen the dirt and debris, making easier to clean the microwave.
7. Run 1 cup of vinegar through your dishwasher every month to descale and freshen it.

1. Vinegar has been shown to be getting rid of 82% of mold. use a straight solution for best results.http://www.care2.com/greenliving/vinegar-kills-bacteria-mold-germs.html
2. Combine 1/4 cup of white distilled vinegar, 2 cups of water, and a 1/2 teaspoon of dish soap in a spray bottle for an effective, inexpensive, nontoxic glass cleaner.
3. Remove lime buildup from bathroom fixtures, scrub with a paste made of 1 part salt to 2 parts vinegar.
4. Instead of buying liquid scouring cleansers, make your own by mixing 1/4 cup of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of dish soap, and enough white vinegar to produce a paste of the desired consistency.
5. If lime is clogging your faucet, vinegar can help. Tie a plastic bag containing 1/2 to 1/3 cup of white distilled vinegar around the head of the faucet and leave it over night to dissolve the deposits.

1. Instead of paying extra for HE detergent, add 1/4 cup white vinegar with your regular detergent is a front loading washer to reduce the foaming of the regular detergent.
2. 1/2 cup of vinegar added to the wash cycle will prevent lint from cleaning to clothes.
3. Bring 1 cup of water and 1 gallon of water to a boil and allow dingy whites to soak over night to brighten them without using bleach.
4. Run the washing machine with 1 cup of white vinegar every month to clean and freshen the machine and hoses.
5. A mixture of vinegar and water can remove many food stains.