Well to tell the truth, it can be used in more than just the kitchen. It is a great cleaner.

Let’s start in the kitchen though.

My favorite appliance the coffee maker. Often they get grimy and deposits build up inside. Run a mixture of vinegar and water through a cycle. Use about a cup of white vinegar. You’ll be amazed at how well your coffee maker runs after that. Your coffee pot will be nice and clean as well. Run a few cycles of water through it afterwords to get rid of any vinegar taste.

The microwave likes it as well. Put a microwave safe container full of water and a cup of vinegar and let it come to a boil for at least a minute in the microwave. You can then just wipe the inside clean. All the hardened on food grime will come up with very little effort.

Let’s move to another room – one with carpet.

Vinegar can remove pet stains from carpets. Use a quarter cup of vinegar to at least a quart of water. Use a wash cloth soaked in the mixture to blot the stain in the carpet. It may take several times, but it will come out. You may want to test this in a spot of your carpet first.

The Bathroom -

Keep a 5% solution of vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Its a natural disinfectant. Use it to clean the toilet seat daily. You can spray the shower and tub with it on a daily basis as well. Studies have shown that it kills a variety of molds, bacterias and viruses.

And as long as we are in the bathroom, you can use it as a rinse for your hair. It gets rid of all the build up left behind by shampoos, conditioners and other beauty products.

Laundry Room -

Adding vinegar to the final rinse of the laundry helps colors get brighter, whites get whiter, and also gets odors out of clothes.

These are just a few uses for White Distilled Vinegar. Remember this is the cheap stuff. It is 100% natural and inexpensive. But it cleans and shines like a dream. It can replace the chemical laden cleaners that you may use now, and do a much better job. It also has the benefit of being a multi-tasker. It’s not just meant for one job and one room. You can use it all over the house!

Let’s take a look at a natural cleanser that we have that we can substitute for some of those nasty chemicals. I guarantee it will be inexpensive, less toxic, get the cleaning job done and will leave your house smelling clean to boot!

After you have gone through all those bottles of cleaners and gotten rid of the ones that you no longer need, it is time to start looking for new cleaners. No, you won’t find them under your sink. Look instead in your refrigerator.

Lemons. In a pinch I have used the lemon juice that you can buy as well.

Lemon juice is 5% acid and antibacterial. This makes it a great cleanser.

Mix lemon juice with water and put in a spray bottle and you have a spot cleanser. You can use this on your counters, sinks, tubs and even your walls if you spot check it first.

Cleaning the microwave with a bowl of lemon juice and water makes that chore a snap. Just combine the two in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave to a boil for a minute or so. All you have to do then is wipe the microwave clean. It loosens all the stuff that has collected on the walls.

Does your garbage disposal have that funky smell? Well after you have juiced your lemon for other purposes, take the rinds and a few handfuls of ice and throw it in the disposal and run until the ice is gone. This will sharpen the blades and get rid of the odor in one quick and easy fix.

Straight lemon juice is a great degreaser as well. Just aid it to your dish liquid to give it a boast to get those really grimy greasy dishes clean.

Lemon can be used for more than just cleanser around the house too. If you have yellowing fingernails stick the tips of your fingers and nails into a freshly cut lemon. It will help whiten your nails.

For years girls who want to be blonds have used lemons natural lightening properties. Spray it into your hair and let it dry in the sun.

This isn’t a complete list by any means. Once you start using lemons as cleansers you will come up with many great uses for them. Your house will smell wonderful and it will be clean! I even place a few drops of Lemon Essential Oil in my steam mop. My floors get clean and the house smells great!