Vinegar is one of those things that’s commonly laying around the house. In fact, some of us have it around so long we wonder if it’s still good for anything.

Now, there’s a difference between food-grade vinegar and the vinegar you buy in the household items aisle, so if you’re ingesting it, make sure you’re using the right one.

White vinegar can be useful for cleaning and buffing all sorts of things (including you). So if you have some sitting around or you need to shine or soften some stubborn strains or scales, it doesn’t matter what kind you use. You’ll want to dilute it appropriately, but we’ve gathered 69 different ways to try it around the house.