Overview

• For bathroom fixtures, a spray of equal parts white vinegar and water is left 5 to 10 minutes, gently scrubbed, then rinsed and dried to restore shine.
• Guidance warns against abrasive pads, muriatic acid or chlorine, and stresses never mixing vinegar with bleach or leaving it on delicate metals for long.
• Lemon is promoted as a citric-acid option to dissolve mineral deposits on toilets and taps and to tackle oven grease, reflecting interest in safer cleaning agents.
• A vinegar-and-sugar mixture is recommended to clean stainless utensils by pairing acetic acid with sugar’s mild abrasion to remove grime and light rust.
• For shoe insoles, baking soda is applied first and then misted with diluted vinegar, with cautions about effervescence and avoiding direct combination with bleach.