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Product Review: Four Monks Cleaning Vinegar

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I recently had the opportunity to do a product review for Four Monks Cleaning Vinegar, and I’m here to tell you, I AM HOOKED!  If you’ve ever cleaned with vinegar before, you know the properties it holds to be able to both clean and disinfect.  Four Monks does all that, yet somehow holds a stronger acidity, enabling me to clean deeper with less effort on my part.

I’ll be honest, I was a bit skeptical at first.  What does this product have over just regular household food vinegar that I have readily available in my kitchen?  Aside from the stronger acidity I just mentioned, the product cleaned quicker and easier than I’ve ever had to do before.  Here are some before and after pictures of some of the areas I cleaned in my home.

counter

Kitchen countertops (after 3 toddlers having breakfast).  Streak free and stain free!!

stovetop

Stovetop

microwave

Microwave

dishwasher

Dishwasher

baseboars

Baseboards

tub

Bathtub

shower

Shower pan and tile grout!

All in all, I’d say I’m happy with the product.  After simply spraying the product, letting it set of a minute or two, stains and dirt wiped away with very little effort on my part.  There are so many possibilities to cleaning with vinegar and I tackled the projects in my home that needed to be done the most.

If you visit Four Monk’s website, you’ll notice there are two different options of cleaning vinegar to purchase.  I tried both.  While I didn’t notice a difference in the cleaning capabilities between the two, the Citrus Mint seemed to have a less strong “vinegar smell” to me.  It was a little more pleasant to clean with in the bathrooms and kitchen areas where I was closely scrubbing.  However, the regular Aroma Controlled vinegar did great with my appliances.

If asked, I would give the product a 5 star rating for sure!  I highly recommend it to all of you and hope it can make your cleaning  tasks a little easier and environmentally friendly.

Check out their website to see what products they offer, a list of ways you can clean with Four Monks Cleaning Vinegar, and how you can order your own today.  Visit their site here: Four Monks Cleaning Vinegar

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Comments

  1. Nice review. This cleaning vinegar seems to be quite efficient and a good option for when I’m out of my homemade cleaning solutions. Thanks for the good idea, I’m definitely trying this product and recommending it to some friends too. Greets!

  2. Just a heads up, on their website they post that it is not a good idea to use this product on any grout, stone, or porous material. I use this product and have fallen in love with it. I have carpet and use it in my shampoo cleaner instead of soap. So far, that has been my favorite. I also used the citrus mint scent and my house smells great instead of something fermenting.

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