Plain ol’ white vinegar is a bit of a miracle-maker around the house. Its high acidity makes it a versatile household helper, and it’s safer than many chemicals we might use instead. Vinegar has many uses besides dying Easter eggs and teaming up with oil for salad dressing.

Swipe through to get 7 ideas for how you can use vinegar around the house.

Dilute ¼ cup vinegar with an equal amount of water, and add this mixture to your washing machine in place of bleach to whiten clothes. Vinegar also acts as a fabric softener, so that’s a great bonus of adding it to the wash.

Did you burn some toast? Vinegar will help dissipate odors in a stinky room. Simply pour about ½ inch of vinegar in a bowl and let it go to work neutralizing the stinkiness.

You can also use diluted vinegar to clean mirrors and glass. SImply mix an equal amount of water and vinegar in a spray bottle, and wipe the smudges away!

Every six months or so, add a cup of vinegar to a bowl and place the bowl in your empty dishwasher. Run a cycle to clean and refresh your appliance.

Kill weeds with vinegar by mixing up 1 cup of salt, 1 gallon of vinegar and 1 tablespoon of dish soap. Squirt on weeds, but take care not to spray on desirable plants, because this mixture will harm all plants.

Salvage and bring new life to rusty tools by soaking them in vinegar for several days. After the rust has loosened and dissipated into the liquid, rinse the implements thoroughly and then dry them completely.

Vinegar is a natural pesticide, and is especially effective with ants. Mix up a quart of water, 12 ounces of vinegar and a tablespoon of dish soap. Spray this mixture anywhere you’ve noticed any ants congregating in your home, or even outside.