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[billybrobby]

Actually, I know I can find vinegar at the supermarket underneath the Shinsaegae department store at Express Bus Terminal. Although I must say the idea of combating a bad smell with vinegar seems a little odd.

[pet lover]

You know how your humidifier can get a crusty build-up during the winter if you don't scrub it daily? Vinegar is great for dissolving that crusty build-up.

Vinegar also works as a fabulous conditioner for your hair.

[JongnoGuru]

I found this.

How Vinegar works and where Vinegar works best

Washing windows with vinegar water instead of brand name colored water with ammonia is probably the first frugal step most frugalites take when they discover vinegar. And with good reason: it's extremely cost effective! <-- not "extremely" in Korea

However, stopping there will waste hundreds of dollars over a year's time for most of us. Vinegar's various properties makes it ideal for a variety of cleaning jobs. (Do NOT use vinegar in conjunction with ammonia or dish soap, which contains ammonia, and do not mix it with bleach.).)

Vinegar made from grain, commonly called white vinegar, is distilled so there are no minerals present for all practical purposes. It is usually used for cleaning purposes, whether outdoors or in. Because of its neutralizing properties, it's good for such a wide variety of applications as washing windows, sanitizing kitchen counters and shining bathroom fixtures.

Vinegar neutralizes soap and detergent and any other alkaline based products, as well as dissolving mineral, calcium and lime deposits. That makes it very effective for cleaning bathroom fixtures and sinks. Because its acid content makes it antibacterial, it works well on toilets and bathroom floors, too.

It can also be used to clean and disinfect cutting boards, <--!!!! tables and other surfaces with which food comes in contact. Wash the surface then wipe with straight vinegar and leave it to dry. If you make this a regular part of your cleaning routine, you'll have little to worry about when it comes to bacteria and fungus problems.

Vinegar cuts grease; it eats lime; it destroys odors, leaving no trace of itself behind in about a half hour. Besides that, it's very environmentally friendly. A lot more so than the harsh chemical concoctions we pay megabucks for.

[OiGirl]

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[pet lover]

Vinegar IS the rinse for hair...you don't have to use plain water afterwards. And I'm talking about the hair on your head, by the way. Haven't tried it elsewhere.

[billybrobby]

turns out you can find vinegar everywhere. I went to 3 little supermarkets and they all had a few different kinds of it. Apple, lemon, etc. They even had "well-being drinking vinegar." I guess for all the stoners trying to pass their pee tests.

Every little store that I went to also had something called "식소다" and labeled "cooking soda" in English. I asked the lady at the first place if it was baking soda and she said no. But by the time I got to the last place I became convinced that it had to be baking soda and started a long conversation that eventually involved 2 clerks and three customers. The problem, I think, is that nobody calls it baking soda and everybody was confusing it with baking powder. Anyways, it sure looked and acted like baking soda and according to this webpage it is.

http://club.nawau.com/club/club_Board/genbrd/genbrd_read.asp?board_no=8&search_keyword=&search_type=&page=1&idx=669&club_idx=10000020

So...uh...FYI there's baking soda and vinegar in every little supermarket so anybody who wants to build a volcano for ther science project is in luck.

I scrubbed down the fridge with a baking soda solution and then wiped it down with lemon vinegar and water and now the thing is airing out and I'll report the results to you tomorrow, which I know you're dying to hear.

[JongnoGuru]

Be sure to use WHITE vinegar for cleaning purposes -- dilute it with water for cleaning windows, cutting boards(!!!), kitchen surfaces, tile, coffee makers, and in conjunction with your upcoming E-2 visa-holders' piss tests.

Use malt vinegar on the chips.

[pegpig]

[pet lover]

pegpig, you were the only one who immediately thought of another kind of crusty build-up. I think that YOU have revealed much more.

[pegpig]

Hey, as soon as someone mentions ....women's parts it's difficult to get me out of there. That is until you mention the crus.....

[Hans Blix]

i say gas leak. i had a fridge with a gas leak, and while i wouldn't say the smell made me retch or anything, it wasn't great either.

could be your fridge's last hurrah

[khyber]

We made a pretty potent little spray.
with dishsoap, vinegar.

In any case....perhaps folks'd be interested in this website:
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cleaningsolutions.html

seems quite extensive.

[OiGirl]