Note: NEVER MIX THE TWO. It created an acid that is harmful. Again, NEVER MIX THE TWO.
That said, using one or the other to clean is PHENOMENAL. It’s safe, healthy, has no toxic chemicals for scent nor leaves any residue. It kills topical bacteria and mould. It sanitized. It brightens. It’s amazing.
Recently we were cleaning a rental property for the new tenants. We’d had a good amount of renovation done inside so there was your standard “Reno debris” like dust or dirt. But we’d also received the house in a condition that made us wonder if it had ever been cleaned, not just topically wiped down. My husband went through 8 bottles of vinegar to get the gunk out of the washing machine. (We had to totally replace the dryer vent pipe. So gross). He used multiple bottles of hydrogen peroxide on the shower that we hadn’t redone and by the time he was done I said “omg the tile had a blue hue to it?! No way! So pretty”. And the grout was almost white again! The floorboards and tile had no residue on them after two rounds of a vinegar and water mixture cleaning, and everything just finally felt and looked clean again.
I joke that most people’s basic level of cleaning gets them to about 40-60% and they’re happy to hire a cleaning service to get it to 70-80%. My husband and my level of clean is 70-80% so it’s just on us (and let’s be honest, on him bc he loves it and is sooooo good at it) to get it to 90-95%. So when it starts at 20% clean and we get it to 80-95%, the reward is wonderful.
And all because hydrogen peroxide and vinegar exist. Never mix them, but separately, they are amazing!
