• tonic
• Hair conditioner
• Gargle
• Natural detergent
• Means for eliminating unpleasant odors

If you've only ever used apple cider vinegar as a salad dressing, you don't know what you're missing! Apple cider vinegar can be used in so many different ways that we guarantee that by the time you're reading this article, you should have a bottle in almost every room of your house—no joke!

Let's get to the most important details first: If you want to fully reap the benefits of apple cider vinegar and plan to use it for food or cosmetic purposes, you should opt for the raw, unpasteurized, and organic version. Our organic shop offers several types of this product! Why exactly? Because only in its unprocessed, preservative-free form does apple cider vinegar retain all its beneficial properties. You can tell that a good vinegar is cloudy and has a kind of fuzz at the bottom: This is the so-called mother vinegar, which contains the enzymes that make the vinegar work properly. What is this action? Here are five of our favorite uses for apple cider vinegar!

tonic

Bloggers who use natural beauty methods have long touted the benefits of apple cider vinegar as a tonic. Diluted 1:2 with water and used once daily to wipe the face, apple cider vinegar brightens the complexion, accelerates the healing of scars and blemishes, prevents new ones from forming, and also acts as a very gentle enzyme exfoliator.

Hair conditioner

Rinse your hair with diluted apple cider vinegar after shampooing, and your hair will gain exceptional shine and softness. Vinegar helps balance the hair's pH and close the cuticle, leaving it nourished and soft. Vinegar's antibacterial properties can also help get rid of dandruff. An apple cider vinegar rinse is also effective if your problem is a layer of styling products that has built up on your hair, leaving it flat, dull, and lifeless. Don't worry about the strong vinegar smell: It will dissipate as soon as you dry your hair!

Gargle

We are in the middle of cold season, so it is important to remember that gargling with a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar dissolved in lukewarm water will help relieve soreness and swelling in the throat and relieve the unpleasant symptoms of a cold.

Natural detergent

Good news for all allergy sufferers and people who are concerned about the high concentration of toxic chemicals in their environment: Apple cider vinegar dissolved in a 1:1 ratio with water, used as a spray or liquid, is a universal cleaning agent that copes surprisingly well with various types of dirt.

Means for eliminating unpleasant odors

Want to eliminate unpleasant odors from your home? Pour about a cup of apple cider vinegar into a bowl and let the "deodorant" sit for a few hours. A quicker, but somewhat more drastic, approach is to boil a similar amount of apple cider vinegar in a pot until its sharp, sour apple scent fills the room. The sharp vinegar smell will quickly disappear, and with it the unpleasant odor you were trying to get rid of.