家庭里醋的14种妙用(下)

8.Banish bruises

If you or someone you care about has a nasty fall, you can speed healing and prevent black-and-blue marks by soaking a piece of cotton gauze in white or apple cider vinegar and leaving it on the injured area for one hour

消除擦伤

如果你或者你关心的人严重跌倒，用浸透白醋或者棉纱敷于受伤的地方一小时，可以快速治愈，防止淤青。

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Soothe a sore throat

Here are three ways that you can make a sore throat feel better:

* If your throat is left raw by a bad cough, or even a speaking or singing engagement, you'll find fast relief by gargling with 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon salt dissolved in a glass of warm water; use several times a day if needed.

* For sore throats associated with a cold or flu, combine 1/4 cup cider vinegar and 1/4 cup honey and take 1 tablespoon every four hours.

* To soothe both a cough and a sore throat, mix 1/2 cup vinegar, 1/2 cup water, 4 teaspoons honey, and 1 teaspoon hot sauce. Swallow 1 tablespoon four or five times daily, including one before bedtime. Warning: Children under one year old should never be given honey.

缓解喉痛

这里讲三种方法可以缓解喉痛地方法：

*如因唱歌，演讲，或者感冒致使喉痛，用溶解了一大汤匙的苹果醋和一茶匙的盐的温水漱口，可以快速缓解疼痛；如需要，一天可多次漱口。

*如喉痛伴随感冒或者流感，可将四分之一杯的苹果醋混合四分之一杯的蜂蜜，每四小时服用一大汤匙。

*为缓解感冒和喉痛，可将二分之一杯的醋，二分之一杯的水，四茶匙的蜂蜜，一茶匙的调味汁调配。每次服用一大汤匙，每天四五次，包括睡前一次。警告：对于一岁以下的儿童，绝不能放蜂蜜。

10.Breathe easier

Adding 1/4 cup white vinegar to the water in your hot-steam vaporizer can help ease congestion caused by a chest cold or sinus infection. It can also be good for your vaporizer: The vinegar will clear away any mineral deposits in the water tubes resulting from the use of hard water. Note: Check with the manufacturer before adding vinegar to a cool-mist vaporizer.

呼吸顺畅

在蒸汽加湿器中，加入四分之一杯的白醋，可以缓解胸腹受凉或者鼻窦感染造成的呼吸堵塞。醋可以消除因长期使用硬水而沉淀在水管里的水垢。注意：加醋前请检查加湿器的构造。

11.Treat an active cold sore

The only thing worse than a bad cold is a bad cold sore. Fortunately, you can usually dry up a cold sore in short order by dabbing it with a cotton ball saturated in white vinegar three times a day. The vinegar will quickly soothe the pain and swelling. 治疗重感冒溃疮

唯一比重感冒更坏的就是重感冒溃疮。幸而，可以简单的用棉球浸透白醋涂抹患处直至晾干，每天三次，就可以很快缓解疼痛和肿胀。

12.Make a poultice for corns and calluses

Here's an old-fashioned, time-proven method to treat corns and calluses: Saturate a piece of white or stale bread with 1/4 cup white vinegar. Let the bread soak in the vinegar for 30 minutes, then break off a piece big enough to completely cover the corn. Keep the poultice in place with gauze or adhesive tape, and leave it on overnight. The next morning, the hard, callused skin will be dissolved, and the corn should be easy to remove. Older, thicker calluses may require several treatments.

制作治疗鸡眼及老茧的药膏

这里告诉你一个古老而实用的治疗鸡眼及老茧的偏方：将一小片白面包或者过期面包在四分之一杯的白醋里浸泡30分钟，撕下一片敷在鸡眼上，用纱布或者胶带固定好，放置一晚上。第二天早上，坚硬的老茧已经软化了，鸡眼也可以很容易的去除了。多次这样的重复，厚厚的老茧也可以去除。

13.Get the jump on athlete's foot

A bad case of athlete's foot can drive you hopping mad. But you can often quell the infection, and quickly ease the itching, by rinsing your feet three or four times a day for a few days with undiluted apple cider vinegar. As an added precaution, soak your socks or stockings in a mixture of 1 part vinegar and 4 parts water for 30 minutes before laundering them.

先发治疗脚癣

严重的脚癣能让把人逼疯。每天将脚浸泡在纯苹果醋三四次，连续重复几天，就可以很快的去除感染，缓解疼痛。洗烫之前，也可以额外预防一下：将醋和水按照一比四的比例融合，将袜子在溶液里浸泡半小时。

14.Pamper your skin

Using vinegar as a skin toner dates back to the time of Helen of Troy. And it's just as effective today. After you wash your face, mix 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar with 2 cups water as a finishing rinse to cleanse and tighten your skin. You can also make your own facial treatment by mixing 1/4 cup cider vinegar with 1/4 cup water. Gently apply the solution to your face and let it dry.

软化外皮角质

剪修指甲之前，浸泡指甲在一个放了纯度白醋的碗里五分钟，然后可以软化指甲或者脚趾上的外皮角质。