DOES CLEANING WITH VINIGAR (SINKS BATHS ect ) KILL GERMS ??

Question

DOES CLEANING WITH VINIGAR (SINKS BATHS ect ) KILL GERMS ??

Answer 1

yes, I used it to kill germs in a mouse cage. It works well and they like it

Answer 2

Its also amazing for cleaning inside fridges, as it stops smells

Answer 3

yes, it's also good for cutting hard water deposits and cleaning out the drain!

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/vinegar...

Answer 4

yup

Answer 5

Here goes:::

Vinegar is a mainstay of the old folk recipes for cleaning, and with good reason. The vim of the vinegar is that it kills bacteria, mold and germs.

Heinz company spokesperson Michael Mullen references numerous studies to show that a straight 5 percent solution of vinegar—thekind you can buy in the supermarket—kills 99 percent of bacteria, 82 percent of mold, and 80 percent of germs (viruses). He noted that Heinz can’t claim on their packaging that vinegar is a disinfectant since the company has not registered it as a pesticide with the Environmental Protection Agency. However, it seems to be common knowledge in the industry that vinegar is powerfully antibacterial. Even the CBS news show “48 Hours” had a special years ago with Heloise reporting on tests from The Good Housekeeping Institute that showed this.

Just like antibiotics, common disinfectants found in sponges and household sprays may contribute to drug resistant bacteria, according to researchers of drug resistance at Tufts New England Medical Center. Furthermore, research at the Government Accounting Office shows that many commercial disinfectants are ineffective to begin with, just like antibiotics.

Keep a clean spray bottle filled with straight 5 percent vinegar in your kitchen near your cutting board, and in your bathroom, and use them for cleaning. I often spray the vinegar on our cutting board before going to bed at night, and don’t even rinse, but let it set overnight. The smell of vinegar dissipates within a few hours. Straight vinegar is also great for cleaning the toilet rim. Just spray it on and wipe off.

Good question A star is in order.

Answer 6

A good old fashioned household method which clears grease and by definition must kill bugs

Answer 7

it does to an extent, it is mainly aimed at getting rid of limescale! bleach kills almost all germs or other appropriate cleaning products

Answer 8

certainly, and also wash your windows with vinegar and use NEWSPAPER to buff them up, they will shine. also use Vinegar in water as your last rinse when you wash your hair, it will leave your hair shiny and get rid of ALL shampoo residue. ,it will correct the Hp balance to you scalp, making your scalp healthy.

Answer 9

No.

Vinegar is only a weak acid and is not strong enough to "sterilise" surfaces. However it will help to clean surfaces and remove dirt that will contain germs etc so i would still recommend it as a cleaner.

The cleaner the surface the less germs there should be on it.

However the cloth used to clean the surfaces ,even though soaked in vinegar ,should be full of live germs !