So today I washed my sink & toilet brink with vinegar!!

It was my first!!

I had to, because an aunt is coming together, & might use the loo!! OoO

I was putting it off long enough. First of all, I love my ‘artistic’ sink. (Kind of the only thing reminding me I’m an artist these days…)
Secondly, I really hate using heavy chemicals, & wanted to use something more environmentally friendly!

After talking to Mom & browsing online I decided to give vinegar a try, but I was still afraid it might eat up my spongie (didn’t!) or latex gloves (didn’t use ‘em!) or be terribly complicated or weird or such.
Online they recommended white vinegar (‘It’s stronger,’ Mom said.)
http://www.rd.com/content/extraordinaryuses/extraordinary-uses-for-vinegar/4
But going about it ‘Zero Waste’ I realized trying our local cider vinegar we use on salad would have to come first!

The only thing is, I used too much… (Mom said, ‘Just pour it in, don’t dillute!’ so I did (especially cause I thought, ‘Oh, this one is weaker!’) – it was a full bottle, so I must have used up more than 1 dcl. But Dad said, ‘That sink was so dirty, even if you had used up 1 bottle – 1 liter – who cares?’ LOL)

Afterwards, I said to Dad, ‘It’s shiny & we don’t have to buy the conventional cleaner like, ever.’
He didn’t believe it & had to come see. He admitted it looked shiny & spotless!! (erm, almost. I still think of myself as a bit artsy.)
Mom said she used to clean sinks with a conventional cleaner first, & then use vinegar ‘just to make them shine!’ OoO
NO NEED FOR THAT!!
Vinegar Does the Job.

We still need to test the vinegar on kitchen sink & the dishes… But I have a hunch we’ll use it a lot more often now! Especially if I’ll be cleaning!

The down side is a big smell… But you can open your window & just air it off… (& if you can put this stuff on salad, at least you know it has no serious side effects!)
It is a good idea to do it as quickly as possible & not inhale too much… possibly have a window open at the time of cleaning (I forgot to) & not bend over the sink too much, my eyes are a bit touchy… I could do it without actually bending over it so much, just have to take more care next time!
I think I will use the gloves too… (& report if it eats them up, LOL. I figured about it this way: it will only destroy 1 glove, & then I’ll know LOL I could experiment with a useless glove too.. hmm…)

The best thing is, the apple cider is produced by my Uncle on his farm, we get it in reused wine bottles, locally, so this is truly Zero Waste indeed!!

I’m giving myself 5 stars for being brave!! LOL