Softening Hands With Vinegar

Though todays detergents seem to pay more attention to their effects on the skin, in order to be effective, they are still hard on hands. Washing dishes really takes itâs toll on hands, often leaving them rough and chaffed. Try this for relief. In a gallon container put some of your favorite herbs and or spices. I use a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom. But you can mix and match these as you like. Then add one gallon of white distilled vinegar. Let this set for about a month. Strain the vinegar through a fine cloth like muslin and then pour it into a spray bottle. Spray this vinegar on your hands after washing dishes. Then rub your hands together making sure that the vinegar is well distributed over the hands and wrists. The vinegar neutralizes the alkali found in most soaps and the herbs and spices give a nice scent. This combination can also be used to spray in rooms to get rid of unwanted odors or in rooms of bed ridden people with respiratory illnesses like colds.