Can white vinegar replace ACV? Please help
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free skin care · Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:33 am

I've been doing a lot of reading on apple cider vinegar, whether as a toner, hair rinse or foot soak. Unfortunately, ACV is a premium (imported) product here in Asia and costs upwards of $30 USD for a regular sized bottle!!

I was wondering, since white vinegar is so readily available in local supermarkets here, can I use it as a substitute in those ACV recipes? Please help! TIA!

free skin care · Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:57 am

Hi, I live in Asia too.

I don't think white vinegar can replace Apple Cider vinegar. I can't recall the brand that I am using, will let you know tomorrow. It's not that expensive.

free skin care · Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:37 am

The organic ones are expensive, but the normal ones shouldn't be that ex. You can look around in your supermarkets, go to the bigger supermarkets, i'm sure you can find one that is cheaper.

And I dont think you can use them interchangeably

free skin care · Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:12 am

Ughhh thanks guys! It's just that apple cider vinegar is not at all common in Asian diets so the only places that I've been able to find it are specialty food stores that cater to the expatriate community.. These stores mostly stock imported goods which is why it's so expensive! Mad

free skin care · Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:19 am

I prefer diluting my conditioner with white vinegar rather than ACV. Makes my hair soft and fluffy.

I'm sure you can use white vinegar mixed with water as a toner, you just wouldn't get the nutrients that ACV has in the mix.

Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:42 am

Not only ACV or white vinegar, You can actually use any vinegar for tonic, its the acetic properties of vinegar that will work for cleaning and toning.

free skin care · Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:06 pm

I'm pretty sure that white vinegar will work to remove sediment (like from hard water--I've used it) from your hair. ACV has a lot of nutrients from apples like vitamin C, E, A, B1, B2, b6, beta-carotene, potassium, calcium, sodium, copper, iron, magnesium (probably great for your scalp!).

Thanks for this thread because I have folliculitis and I'm going to start with the vinegar rinses!!!

free skin care · Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:49 am

Thanks ladies for all the replies! I will definitely try a white vinegar rinse tonight! Very Happy

Secretly, I had no idea it helps with folliculitis! I've been having a pretty bad case of it lately, taking a lot of antibiotics..... Thanks for the tip!

free skin care · Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:42 am

I use ACV on my feet to exfoliate and on my hair to correct pH.

I think what makes it work is the acid content - not the type, FWIW.

BF

free skin care · Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:48 pm

I have always used ACV as a hair rinse, but have never tried it as a toner. It's cheap here in NZ. For your hair, there would be no difference at all in using white vinegar, as it is its' ph-changing ability that makes your hair shiny.

For shiny hair, I have just bought a Raindance shower filter, even though the water is not particularly hard here. Will report back after I have installed it and tried it!

free skin care · Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:21 pm

Barefootgirl wrote:

I use ACV on my feet to exfoliate and on my hair to correct pH.

I think what makes it work is the acid content - not the type, FWIW.

BF

Thanks BF! So in other words, the acetic properties of vinegar should be pretty similar across all the different types, right? I'll try soaking my feet later Very Happy

Thanks!

free skin care · Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:23 am

Barefootgirl wrote:

I use ACV on my feet to exfoliate and on my hair to correct pH.

I think what makes it work is the acid content - not the type, FWIW.

BF

Thanks BF! So in other words, the acetic properties of vinegar should be pretty similar across all the different types, right? I'll try soaking my feet later Very Happy

Thanks!

free skin care · Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:56 pm

I use ACV as a hair rinse and I have to say that the brand/type makes a difference to me. Between Braggs ACV and Heinz ACV, the Braggs one smells less strongly and has better effect on my hair. The Heinz one has a much stronger smell which lingers on my hair and doesn't work so well. To me, there are some "extra" ingredients in the organic ACV that give it that edge. But it may depend on individuals. Just recounting my own experience.

free skin care · Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:19 pm

For foot soak or for hair rinse , you can definitely substitute regular white vinegar for ACV. Smile

Great for feet or hands, especially if you any nail infections, and a great hair clarifier if you put a couple of tablespoons in your shampoo bottle.
(works especially well that way if you live in an area that has hard water)

For foot soak, two parts water to 1 part vinegar was the 'recipe' I actually
got from my dermatologist, lol.

HTH

free skin care · Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:42 am

fat_swan wrote:

Secretly, I had no idea it helps with folliculitis! I've been having a pretty bad case of it lately, taking a lot of antibiotics..... Thanks for the tip!

fat swan - if you're suffering from folliculitis, antibiotics may make it worse, if it's the fungal kind of folliculitis. Strangely many docs (including derms) seem to know little about it and automatically assume it's the bacterial type. If you're having trouble kicking it, maybe do a google for pityrosporum folliculitis. It's very common in hot humid climates...and I believe you're in Asia.

Vinegar, ACV or other, will likely help fungal folliculitis. I think it's the acid content, as fungus doesn't like an acid environment. I use a 50/50 mix of ACV/water in a spray bottle, but it can be a real pest to get rid of...

free skin care · Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:07 am

Thanks Appletini! My folliculitis is mostly gone now, thanks to 50/50 vinegar rinses twice a day, oral antibiotics, and an antifungal body wash Very Happy

free skin care · Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:39 pm

I just put a little white vinegar in my conditioner and you are not freaggin kidding when you say it gives your hair a little boost.

I am on day two with wash one and my hair, including bangs, look awesome. I woke up with great hair! What the heck! Such a simple remedy for a lifetime of problems!

Now I will try it a little bit around my eyes for the milia.

free skin care · Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:00 am

Miss Tina wrote:

I just put a little white vinegar in my conditioner and you are not freaggin kidding when you say it gives your hair a little boost.

I am on day two with wash one and my hair, including bangs, look awesome. I woke up with great hair! What the heck! Such a simple remedy for a lifetime of problems!
.

Pretty cool huh? I was skeptical about doing this because I don't like the way vinegar smells. Now I wonder why I never heard about this decades ago!

free skin care · Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:18 pm

Yeah, the conditioner that I use smells good. I can kind of smell the vinegar when I put it in, but not when I rinse.

My face however, the ACV smells like crap. I can't stand it and it makes me paronoid that people can smell it. I happened to buy the Heinz kind. ewwwww

free skin care · Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:07 pm

Miss Tina wrote:

I just put a little white vinegar in my conditioner and you are not freaggin kidding when you say it gives your hair a little boost.

Hi Miss Tina, can you please tell me how much vinegar you mix into your conditioner? Thanks!

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