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Clearing the Air with Vinegar

In the winter months the air inside our homes becomes very polluted. Putting vinegar in water and setting it on a woodburning stove puts vinegar in the air to kill bacteria floating in the air.

By Jill

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February 7, 20050 found this helpful

Do you have any references to studies that prove this Jill? Its an interesting and logical sounding idea but a)does it work and b) if it does, does reducing air borne bacteria have any effect on the level of illness in the household?

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Jo

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February 7, 20050 found this helpful

Enough of the sarcastic, unnecessary commentary showing up on too many feedbacks!

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By Patti S. (Guest Post)
November 27, 20080 found this helpful

My husband and I are both smokers. I know you all can imagine the smell of accumulated smoke. I soak very thin cotton handkerchiefs in vinegar, thumbtack them to the blades of our ceiling fans, one for each blade, use the lowest setting and wash our air. It does an incredible job.

My family takes turns hosting our annual Christmas get together. They aren't smokers, but when they came to us for our turn they were truly amazed at the complete lack of a smoke smell. Patti

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December 11, 20090 found this helpful

Well since vinegar is an acid it will definitely work for most bacteria since most bacteria are sensitive to ph. Plus if you are worried that much about bacteria in the are turn down your heat. My mom had a doctor tell her to do this because I was frequently sick as a young child. The further from body temperature heat is the few viruses and bacteria will survive to potentially cause illness.

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This was proven by the fact when my parents turned down the heat I got sick about 1/2 as frequently. And in general throughout the rest of my childhood the children in my family were healthier than our other friends.

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