White vinegar instead of Fabric conditioner

koolpc · 26 Sep 2019 at 20:27

Anyone tried using white vinegar instead of fabric conditioner?

https://www.thespruce.com/top-uses-for-vinegar-in-laundry-2147286

I started to use it. Amazing!

No, clothes dont smell like a fish and chip shop afterwards! Clothes seem fresher, softer, cleaner.

Some great info on the net about it.

Has to be white vinegar.

[FnG]magnolia · 26 Sep 2019 at 20:33

The fact that is says Top 10 reasons and then lists 11 reasons is making me unreasonably angry :mad:

JRS · 26 Sep 2019 at 20:41

[FnG]magnolia said:
The fact that is says Top 10 reasons and then lists 11 reasons is making me unreasonably angry

Perfectly reasonable to be angry at that.

EGuitarStar · 26 Sep 2019 at 20:46

Will give that a try, also I've heard onion vinegar is even better.

koolpc · 26 Sep 2019 at 21:02

EGuitarStar said:
Will give that a try also, I've heard onion vinegar is even better.

Lol, ewwwwwwww

Rainmaker · 26 Sep 2019 at 21:05

I always have 5 litres (or more) of white vinegar and H2O2 around the house, they come in handy for myriad things (including surgical grade disinfection of surfaces).

darael · 26 Sep 2019 at 21:20

I do this sometimes if I've ran out of fabric conditioner, all you need is a small dash - approx 2 tablepsoons.

Don't use malt (brown) vinegar, as it can stain the rubber on your washing machine. I always use distilled (clear) vinegar from Aldi, which is about 30p for a bottle.

Suicidal Ferret · 26 Sep 2019 at 21:31

Yeah ask your grandma. She'll have plenty of gems like this.

For example nothing cleans windows like vinegar and newspaper

MonkeyBasher · 26 Sep 2019 at 22:07

I tried this with some of the white vinegar from aldi (30p a bottle or so).
The clothes felt fresher but they did smell of vinegar and it didnt condition any better than normal conditioner would but it is much cheaper.

Tuppy_Glossop · 26 Sep 2019 at 22:13

Blotting paper and an iron to get wax off clothes. If you have chewing gum on your clothes, stick them in the freezer and snap it off.

koolpc · 26 Sep 2019 at 22:15

MonkeyBasher said:
I tried this with some of the white vinegar from aldi (30p a bottle or so).
The clothes felt fresher but they did smell of vinegar and it didnt condition any better than normal conditioner would but it is much cheaper.

Needs to be quality white distilled vinegar. Got mine from Amazon. Tons of excellent reviews. 5lt container.

Not once has my clothes, bedding, towels smelt of vinegar.

darael · 26 Sep 2019 at 22:37

Tuppy_Glossop said:
Blotting paper and an iron to get wax off clothes.

I've used a similar method before to save a rug from a dropped candle. I just used brown parcel paper with the iron on a low heat. I was stunned when it just sucked the wax up and you'd never have known anything had happened.

BananaDunka · 26 Sep 2019 at 22:59

Rainmaker said:
I always have 5 litres (or more) of white vinegar and H2O2 around the house, they come in handy for myriad things (including surgical grade disinfection of surfaces).

Hello Dexter :eek:

morbid42 · 27 Sep 2019 at 07:46

Would balsamic vinegar also work?

LuckyBenski · 27 Sep 2019 at 08:13

I converted to white vinegar for a few years while trying to figure out how to prevent sweat/deodorant stains clogging my shirts. I built a new routine which was good for cleaning but also looked after the machine better:

- soda crystals in prewash to soften the water (makes soap work better - London water is ****)
- normal detergent, I use concentrate in the tray
- white vinegar for conditioner. I got 5L of 10x strength stuff from a Chinese supermarket so literally a capful of that dilutes to being a decent amount
- always leave door and tray ajar to let the machine air and dry out

My machine never gets smelly and seems generally cleaner. I've since moved to laundry cleanser (basically anti-bacterial stuff) for post-wash instead of vinegar, in an attempt to keep sweaty stuff from getting smelly over time. I wash at 30 so I think armpits tend to clog after a while. I still use vinegar for towels, dishcloths, bath mats, or anything else I don't actually wear.

morbid42 said:
Would balsamic vinegar also work?

Only if you like sticky brown pants.

Randomface74 · 27 Sep 2019 at 08:17

Use bio washing powder at 30.
No need to fabric softener. It's spending money on chemicals and plastic for no benefit.

Conscript · 27 Sep 2019 at 08:41

[FnG]magnolia said:
The fact that is says Top 10 reasons and then lists 11 reasons is making me unreasonably angry

JRS said:
Perfectly reasonable to be angry at that.

Although it's not logically inconsistent

Back on topic, I'd heard you could use white vinegar to restore cloudy drinking glasses. I had some nice Denby glasses that had gone cloudy for some reason....tried soaking them in white vinegar but it had no effect. It's good for removing limescale and cleaning shower heads, kettles, stuff like that though.

JBuk · 27 Sep 2019 at 08:44

[FnG]magnolia said:
The fact that is says Top 10 reasons and then lists 11 reasons is making me unreasonably angry

Top 10 reasons to be angry + 2 bonus reasons

Why not just make it top 12 reasons!

ZXSpectrum · 27 Sep 2019 at 08:47

Its extremely good if you have sweaty clothes or pit stains. You can get it in a spray bottle from Wilko and if you have some particularly sweaty pits on t-shirts etc just squirt some of that on the area and leave for 30 mins before putting into the washer, stick a bit in with your liquid and it does a great job, especially if you wash things on low temp.

[FnG]magnolia · 27 Sep 2019 at 11:24

Conscript said:
Although it's not logically inconsistent

Science me up, bro. Because last time I checked with the numbers manual, 10 wasn't 11 so check and mate, uh, mate.

A drop of apple vinegar in a chile con carne will add a subtle nuance ... so there's that, I suppose? :confused:

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JBuk said:
Top 10 reasons to be angry + 2 bonus reasons

12 REASONS! TWELVE! TWELVE?

MODS!