Why You Shouldn't Use Vinegar for Cleaning: Harmful Life Hacks

19.02.2023 11:16

A lot of advice that can be found on the Internet about caring for clothes, household appliances, furniture, when tested, turns out to be not at all useful, but rather, on the contrary, possessing destructive power.

One such recommendation is to use vinegar to clean your home.

For example, acid is suggested to be used to clean scale from an iron. To do this, vinegar should be mixed with water and the resulting solution should be filled into a special container.

Then heat the iron to maximum and leave it like that for 10-15 minutes. It is believed that this time will be enough for the acid to dissolve the limescale deposits.

In fact, the concentration obtained is not capable of dealing with scale. The maximum you can expect is that you will get rid of corrosion on small parts.

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But that's not all - you've probably come across advice on how to make a cleaning product based on acetic acid.

According to the recipe, it can be used to remove dirt from wooden furniture and even parquet.

We hope that you haven’t had a chance to use this life hack yet, because the acid can corrode the protective coating, without which wooden surfaces will get dirty even faster and more.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources