Vinegar in the washing machine?

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I came across this article while trying to find a way to reduce lint in my laundry.

Money saving, efficient uses for vinegar in the laundry

1. Fabric softener and static cling reducer - use as you would liquid fabric softener.
2. Stain remover - for stains caused by grass, coffee, tea, fruits and berries. Soak clothing in full strength vinegar.
3. Use a cup of vinegar in two gallons of water in the diaper pail to neutralize the urine in cloth diapers. It also helps keep them from staining.
4. I use cloth diapers and my baby kept breaking out in a rash. From another web site, it suggested adding a cup of vinegar during the laundry rinse cycle. It equalizes the ph balance. I've been doing it ever since and, viola, no rash!
5. Keep a spray bottle of 50% vinegar, 50% water near the laundry station. Spray it on clothing stains before tossing the clothing into the washer (just as you would a commercial spray stain remover).
6. We have very hot weather here, and from time to time a load of laundry doesn't get dried soon enough or fast enough. I rewashed a load of clothes and dumped some white vinegar in the rinse cycle. Presto, no stinky mildew smell.
7. I have four cats, and anyone who has cats know that cat urine is almost impossible to get out. Just mix 1/2-1 cup vinegar to you laundry, and wash as normal. Vinegar is great if you want to rid pet odors.
8. Another reason to use vinegar in the rinse cycle is that it cuts down on the lint. I put 1/2 to 1 cup in the rinse cycle. I have a long haired white cat and I have definitely noticed the reduction in lint on my family's clothes since I started using vinegar.
9. I use white vinegar in my wash if washing something that will bleed. I just pour some white vinegar in the washer filling with cold water and then add my soap and clothes. It works great.
10. I was so disappointed when I got a big lump of tar on my Levi jeans. Today I was trying to get the stains out and had no stain remover in the house, so I just poured a few drops of Vinegar on the stains. I had nothing to lose. The jeans I thought were ruined anyway. But it worked like magic, I have since put them in the washing machine and they're as clean as ever now!!!
11. We are grain farmers, and sometimes have diesel fuel get spilled either on clothes or yourself. The smell is horrible and refuses to go away. A little vinegar added to the washer takes most (if not all) the smell out. This is amazing, but it works.
12. When I bought my dark towels a few years ago I was told to add 1/2 cup of vineger to laundry to prevent fading.
13. I won a colorful handmade quilt a few years back and the older ladies who made it included instructions to soak in lots of cold water using 1 cup of vinegar at the first time the quilt is laundered. This is to prevent colors from fading.
14. The representative from Wrangler Jeans said to wash jeans for the first time by turning them inside out and adding one cup of vinegar to the wash. It takes the stiffness out of new jeans.
15. To remove the solid residue on the underarm of a shirt left by deodorants, soak the area in white vinegar until saturated then wash as usual(also removes any odor as well).
16. When dying fabric, include one cup white vinegar in hot dye bath to set color.
17. I discovered using vinegar in my laundry when we started using terry cloth nappies for my new born son. I use half the recommended detergent during the wash and skip the fabric softener. Instead, I put them through an additional rinse at the end and fill the softener dispenser with vinegar. This both sterilizes and neutralizes any residue left by the detergent which may cause my baby's sensitive skin to react.
18. Mix half vinegar and half water and put into a spritzer bottle. When ironing use the spray to help remove iron made creases or shiny areas in the fabric. Spritz a shirt for a clean, odor free , crisp garment, especially collars and underarm areas. Use a press cloth that has been dampened with straight vinegar and use to set creases, folds, pleats that are still there after you wash the garment. Use this same damp cloth and gently rub shiny areas -like those that appear when the iron is too hot and you iron over a zipper- then repress and the shine will be gone. May have to be repeated. Spritz the ironing board cover to freshen it up and iron while it is still damp. Cheaper than any purchased fabric freshener or odor eliminator.
19. Use a paste of vinegar and baking soda to clean the sole plate of the iron. Smooth, clean and shiny. Will not harm any surface.