White wine vinegar for cleaning: using vinegar to clean the bathroom

Vinegar has many uses (chip flavour amplifiers, primarily) but no product is infallible. Do a quick spot test on a small, unnoticeable area of any surface to ensure that each use of vinegar is safe.

Distilled vinegar can be used in many different ways around the home. But how do you know when to use vinegar and when to use commercial cleaning products? As versatile as it is, vinegar can’t be used for everything. Here you can find out how to clean bathroom tiles and floors with vinegar.

Cleaning with white vinegar

As a non-toxic, natural cleaning agent, vinegar is particularly good for odd little jobs where either a commercial cleaning product isn’t necessary, or they contain chemicals that may be less eco-friendly or less healthy for a house with small children. Although vinegar is a natural cleaning solution, you should still wear rubber gloves when using vinegar to clean and keep the room well-ventilated, as it can have quite a strong smell.

Try some of these great eco-friendly ways to make your bathroom cleaner with vinegar:

• How to clean bathroom tiles with vinegar:

Try cleaning your bathroom tiles with vinegar, using a mixture of half vinegar, half water and a clean microfiber cloth. You can also use it to give counter tops and cabinets a wipe-down.

• How to clean bathroom odours with vinegar

Is there a certain stench in your bathroom that you can’t seem to eliminate? Wait, don’t go into any gory details. Just try leaving a bowl of undistilled vinegar in the room overnight. Whatever scent ghosts are haunting your bathroom should have been exorcised by morning.

• Make your own bathroom cleaner, vinegar style

Clean the floor around the drain with a vinegar solution: about 100ml of vinegar for every 1.5 litres of water. A handy time to do this is when you’re mopping the floors. Keep in mind that the use of vinegar on floors should be limited to no-wax floors.

• Bathroom cleaning: vinegar for finishing touches

The build-up of soap scum and lime scale around taps can be one of the single most frustrating cleaning tasks a person can encounter, but you can make light work of it and get those taps sparkling clean with just some humble vinegar. Use a mixture of 1 part salt and 4 parts vinegar, and a cloth to rub away these tough spots.

These examples should give you a good idea of when to use white wine vinegar for cleaning – and when not to. Now you know how to use vinegar, you can maintain a healthy, eco-friendly household with ease! You can also try the Cif Nature's Recipe range which contains vinegar.

Vinegar should never be combined with bleach – This is a big no-no when using vinegar for cleaning. While vinegar can help clean surfaces and fixtures in many situations, adding an acid like this to bleach will result in chlorine gas, which is toxic. So use commercial bleach like Domestos on its own, far away from any vinegar!