Did you know that vinegar can be used for cooking and washing your face?

Vinegar is a must-have condiment in every household. It can reduce salt intake and slow down the rise of blood sugar. However, not all dishes are suitable for adding vinegar. Which dishes will be more delicious if you add a little vinegar? What else can vinegar be used for besides cooking?

Fish soup, bone soup and other soups

Bone soup is a common soup in the family. Since I was a child, I have heard the elders say "drink more bone soup to grow taller and taller". Animal bones do contain rich calcium, but this calcium mainly exists in the form of compounds and is not easy to dissolve when stewing. Therefore, adding a little vinegar when stewing small fish or stewing pork ribs can promote the dissolution of calcium in the bones and facilitate human absorption.

Shredded cabbage, radish and other salads

Vinegar can inhibit bacterial growth and increase appetite. So if you love making salads, you might as well add some vinegar. It not only improves safety and reduces the production of nitrite, but also helps improve the condition of loss of appetite. In addition, adding vinegar when making vegetarian dishes can also protect vitamin C from being destroyed to a great extent.

Lotus root slices, potatoes and other vegetables rich in polyphenols

During the cooking process, you find that the freshly cut lotus root slices or potatoes quickly turn brown. Why is this? The color change is because the polyphenols in the lotus root slices or potatoes are oxidized under the catalysis of polyphenol oxidase. Adding a little vinegar can inhibit the activity of oxidase and prevent it from changing color.

Wash your face with white vinegar to prevent aging

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that vinegar has the function of removing blood stasis and promoting new blood, and has a certain auxiliary effect on improving blood circulation in the skin and promoting skin metabolism.

Modern research also shows that vinegar has auxiliary antioxidant, anti-aging and wrinkle removal effects.

After washing your face at night, mix 1 tablespoon of white vinegar and 3 tablespoons of water, dip a cotton ball in the mixture, and gently apply it on the wrinkled areas on your face. Then massage gently with your fingertips for 3 to 5 minutes and wash it off with warm water.

Long-term use can help eliminate fine facial wrinkles.

Soak your hands in white vinegar to keep them smooth and fair

Hands are a woman’s second face, and hand care should never be neglected.

After washing your hands, you may mix white vinegar and water in a ratio of 3:1, apply it evenly on your hands, leave it on for about 5 minutes, and then wash it off with clean water.

If you persist for a long time, your hands will become white and tender.

Soak your feet in hot vinegar and have a good sleep

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that vinegar can promote blood circulation and disperse blood stasis. Soaking feet in vinegar can promote blood circulation, relieve fatigue, and help you fall asleep.

Therefore, friends who suffer from insomnia may pour vinegar into hot water at about 40℃ and soak their feet before going to bed every night, and then they can fall asleep easily.