Can white vinegar kill bacteria?

Both bacteria and fungi have an environment suitable for their own survival. Most bacteria like to live in an alkaline or neutral environment. Acidity will cause their large-scale death, so white vinegar can play a bactericidal role. White vinegar prepared in a certain proportion can kill most of the bacteria we come into contact with in daily life. It can be used as an environmental disinfectant whether during illness or for daily prevention.

1. Does white vinegar have a bactericidal effect?

White vinegar has a strong bactericidal and disinfecting effect. According to the test of the American "Good Housekeeping Institute", 5% white vinegar has bactericidal, anti-mildew and disinfecting effects. It can kill 99% of bacteria, 82% of mold and 80% of viruses. Therefore, it is the most commonly used old-fashioned cleaning agent by housewives. It is not only readily available but also very cheap. Another thing that needs to be emphasized is that during the SARS epidemic, using white vinegar to disinfect and sterilize the room is also a good method. Therefore, if there is a patient with a cold or a child at home, you can also disinfect and sterilize by boiling white vinegar.

2. Common methods of sterilizing with white vinegar in life

Boil

You can pour vinegar into the rice cooker and then move the rice cooker to the room you want to disinfect. Plug in the power supply and when the vinegar boils, it will evaporate into the room. It should be noted that vinegar should be added continuously, otherwise the rice cooker will dry out.

Splash

First, boil the vinegar. If it is a tile floor, you can spray some appropriately to allow the vinegar to disinfect it. If it is floor, carpet, etc., spraying is not recommended.

Disinfection with vinegar

Before disinfection, close the windows and doors tightly to prevent the vinegar from escaping outside. Use an enamel or small pot, use about 5-10ML of vinegar for every cubic meter of space, then add 1-2 times the amount of water, and then start to boil it. All the liquid will turn into gas and enter the house.

Put it into the spray bottle

Pour the prepared vinegar into a spray bottle, add some water, and spray it evenly everywhere in the room.

3. Precautions for sterilization with white vinegar

1. Do not open the window immediately after disinfecting with vinegar.

2. Try to let the smell of vinegar stay in the room for a while to disinfect it thoroughly.

3. People can go sit in another room for a while, and then open a small crack after a while to let the smell dissipate.