{"id":36255,"date":"2021-12-10T06:24:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T19:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=36255"},"modified":"2021-12-10T06:24:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T19:24:45","slug":"study-vinegar-kills-germs-just-as-well-or-better-than-top-6-commercial-cleaners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=36255","title":{"rendered":"Study: Vinegar Kills Germs Just as Well or Better than Top 6 Commercial Cleaners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36256\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vinegar_Baking_Soda.jpg\" alt=\"Vinegar Baking Soda\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41\">Baking soda and vinegar will get anything cleaner and cheaper without the toxic chemicals<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baking soda and vinegar are the only products you\u2019ll ever need to clean just about anything from your bathroom, kitchen, floors and windows to peed mattresses.<\/p>\n<p>Below are 5 reasons you\u2019ll never want to waste your money on commercial cleaners again.<\/p>\n<p>Baking soda and vinegar are:<\/p>\n<p>1. Non-Toxic<\/p>\n<p>Commercial cleaners are\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/returntonow.net\/2018\/06\/17\/fragrance-is-the-new-secondhand-smoke\/\">loaded with<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0cancer-causing, horomone-disrupting, DNA-mutating chemicals, many of which manufacturers hide under the word \u201cfragrance\u201d on the ingredient label.<\/p>\n<p>Baking soda is a simple, chemical compound of sodium and bicarbonate. It is also found in nature.<\/p>\n<p>It is such a pure and harmless substance, some people even\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/a-to-z-guides\/baking-soda-do-dont#1\">drink small amounts<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to calm upset stomachs.<\/p>\n<p>Distilled white vinegar, made from fermented grain, is also obviously a natural and<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2012\/08\/20\/vinegar-as-non-toxic-cleaner.aspx\">\u00a0non-toxic.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Clean Better<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baking soda and vinegar might be harmless to humans, but when combined, they make a mean cleaning machine.<\/p>\n<p>The same chemical reaction that can create a science-fair volcano can do wonders in your kitchen and bathroom, cutting grease, grime, mold and mildew, and even unclogging drains.<\/p>\n<p>Plus the abrasive, grittiness of the baking soda gives you extra scrubbing power and less need for elbow grease.<\/p>\n<p>When I first saw how quick and easy it got my sink and tub sparkling clean, with so little effort on my end, I wondered why anyone ever bought anything thing else.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Kill Germs Just as Well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aciscience.org\/docs\/Alternative_Hard_Surface_Cleaners.pdf\">study<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0found vinegar was just as effective as 6 top commercial disinfectants at killing bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>Another\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0008987\">study<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0showed vinegar was effective at killing flu viruses.<\/p>\n<p>And most recently, a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mbio.asm.org\/content\/5\/2\/e00013-14.full\">study<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0showed vinegar was an effective killer of the tuberculosis. Because tuberculosis is hard to kill, researchers say it indicates vinegar should kill most other bacteria as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Cheaper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>44 ounces of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/offer-listing\/B00MUE9GHW\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00MUE9GHW&amp;linkCode=am2&amp;tag=polyamorydiar-20&amp;linkId=bd1361ad319b4f6271f5fa4a08c319a8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lysol bathroom cleaner<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0with a toxic \u201cspring breeze\u201d scent costs $17 on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/offer-listing\/B00MUE9GHW\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00MUE9GHW&amp;linkCode=am2&amp;tag=polyamorydiar-20&amp;linkId=bd1361ad319b4f6271f5fa4a08c319a8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A 32-ounce bottle of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/offer-listing\/B007RG53JS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B007RG53JS&amp;linkCode=am2&amp;tag=polyamorydiar-20&amp;linkId=2794037856091cfb5aee92fa9cdf3098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lysol\u2019s kitchen cleaner<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will set you back another $8.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile you can buy a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/offer-listing\/B002SKVZIQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002SKVZIQ&amp;linkCode=am2&amp;tag=polyamorydiar-20&amp;linkId=b6a7bf142b4d1828c95c80bb2d6987fc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>13.5\u00a0<em>pound<\/em>\u00a0bag of baking soda<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for $10 and a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/offer-listing\/B00PUOQHDA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00PUOQHDA&amp;linkCode=am2&amp;tag=polyamorydiar-20&amp;linkId=835d42b4cd8e7ad3312d1774cb5e1393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>gallon<\/em>\u00a0of distilled white vinegar<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for $10, which will clean your whole house for nearly forever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. More Environmentally Friendly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The chemicals in most commercial cleaners are common pollutants that\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/homeguides.sfgate.com\/household-cleaner-affect-environment-79335.html\">contribute to<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0smog, reduce the quality of drinking water and are toxic to animals.<\/p>\n<p>Volatile organic compounds such as nitrogen, phosphorus and ammonia are not removed in waste water treatment facilities and contribute to algae blooms, de-oxygenated water and large die-offs of aquatic life.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/returntonow.net\/2018\/06\/20\/baking-soda-and-vinegar\/\">https:\/\/returntonow.net\/2018\/06\/20\/baking-soda-and-vinegar\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baking soda and vinegar will get anything cleaner and cheaper without the toxic chemicals Baking soda and vinegar are the only products you\u2019ll ever need to clean just about anything from your bathroom, kitchen, floors and windows to peed mattresses. Below are 5 reasons you\u2019ll never want to waste your money on commercial cleaners again. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=36255\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Study: Vinegar Kills Germs Just as Well or Better than Top 6 Commercial Cleaners&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36255"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36257,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36255\/revisions\/36257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}